A client recently requested an option to extract search results from their PHP application as CSV. It had me confused for a while, I was writing wrappers, writing out files, changing directory permissions, until I had a lightbulb moment.
There is no reason why you can’t have the browser do all the work for you. (more…)

I’ve decided to mirror the ADOdb Documentation as the developers have taken it offline due to bandwidth restrictions.

ADOdb Library for PHP

This universal modification allows you to show your products side by side on the “View Category” page instead of the usual table top to bottom view.
Works with both CubeCart 3 and CubeCart 4. (more…)

This modification is for CubeCart 3.
It will show all the products belong to the subcategories on the main category page. Confused? Check out the image, it explains all!
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Here’s how I keep on top of updating the GeoIP binary databases used by various scripts and applications I use.

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Following on from a previous post, “PHP Geo-IP Location in 4 lines”, I’ve had a look at stalking people a bit more. Here’s how to lookup their location specific to city.

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I’ve just noticed a new(-ish) package on PEAR, called Text_Spell_Audio. It generates sound clips speaking the contents of a string.

It’s especially useful for home brew CAPTCHA applications and such.

I always enjoy seeing different solutions to the same problem - on a previous article of mine, I did a very similar job. See KB_CAPTCHA - CAPTCHA Image Generation in PHP for more details.

Following on from my previous post, I’ve cleaned up the getNavigation() function to generate XHTML Transitional compliant code. It’s good for all kinds of things, if nothing else, you’ll live longer. (more…)

For my first project of the New Year I had to retro-fit pagination controls to an existing ADOdb powered web application for a client of mine. Looking back at my previous post on this topic, it was relatively simple to add the required features. Hers’s how I did it. (more…)

Seen as Devellion Ltd has suspended their CubeCart installation service, I am now offering my own installation service.

Please contact me for more information and pricing.