Related to back end development: PHP, Node, RDBMS, MySQL and frameworks
(apologies for the raw dump, keeping this for myself for posterity) Error: (intermittently) Warning: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory in {} on line # Suspicions: – MySQL hitting a resource or connection limit – MySQL has a configuration error – Corrupt hardware/disk/partition/blocks – MySQL has corrupt data Checks: Read more…
Using a text file and cleverly evaluating byte counts, we can create a fairly smart base for a chat powered by a simple JS front end and PHP back end. Using jQuery and bootstrap, the actual code is less than 200 lines! First, try out the demo: http://ryanrodd.com/chat Viewing source Read more…
Factory patterns allow you to call different codebases dynamically. Layered with a common interface a factory pattern is powerful for processing similar data returned from different APIs. I’ll add context later, maybe a factory pattern tutorial. But for now just saving the crux of implementations I’ve done in PHP and Read more…
In most frameworks, ORMs like say… Eloquent, do a fair job extracting and abstracting the database into objects programmers use, but also generally come with a super steep learning curve. Back in 2014, I set out to create an abstraction that would turn MySQL tables and rows (relations and records Read more…
Without the appropriate amount of caffeine or alcohol, “just do it recursively” can be a developer’s least favorite phrase. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing more elegant than a well written recursive function. But when faced with a choice, most of us choose to add programming overhead and iterate Read more…
Being part time devops in a small shop can limit the time (and money) you spend load testing a web application or server API. And yet if you’re publishing a consumer application with the hopes of growing your user base, it’s important to keep your finger on the pulse of Read more…
Why spend time carefully curating photos on a photo sharing website, when you can simply upload them to a PHP enabled server and drop in a single gallery file? That was the motivation behind this configurable drop-in I first authored in 2005. Since then, the web has evolved a bit Read more…