PHP Delete Function
There is actually no delete function in PHP. However, there is a PHP function that does the function of a delete if there was one.
Welcome unlink, the PHP delete function.
PHP Unlink function usage
unlink('/uploads/my_photo.gif');
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CodeIgniter AJAX Helper
This is a quick post on how to recognize AJAX Requests.
<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
function is_ajax()
{
return isset($_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH']) && $_SERVER['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] == 'XMLHttpRequest';
}
?>
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AJAX with CodeIgniter
AJAX can be seen almost everywhere on the web. Yahoo uses it. Google uses it. My boss uses it. My grandmother uses it — well maybe not but that shouldn't stop you from using it.
Here's an awesome tutorial to use AJAX with CodeIgniter.
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CodeIgniter FAQ: Loading a View within a View
A lot of new CodeIgniter users have at one point asked, "How to load a view within another View?"
To load a view within another view. We can also use the same method we used in the controller to load the "primary" view.
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PHP's Ternary Operator
This is probably something old for most PHP developers out there. Unfortunately, I see tons of questions about what the ternary operator.
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How to do Multiple SQL Inserts
Using multiple insert queries almost always slip my mind when developing applications. If you are like me, we all need some reminder in some way or another.
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How To Set-Up CodeIgniter
The CodeIgniter framework is one of the easiest frameworks to set-up whether it is on a development server or production server.
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How to Rename when File Uploading using CodeIgniter
This would have been something I could have liked to implement when I built, Bargainph - The Buy and Sell website. I just never got to implementing this very easy feature. Instead, I have been relying on the file's filename and CodeIgniter's built-in renaming to duplicate uploaded files.
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