http://www.bswebdev.com Web development, PHP, Security, etc... etc... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:37:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Adventures in sql dumping and database migration My latest problem project presented itself as a phpbb conversion. The client was having some issues with the old versions of phpbb so we elected to move them to the new version. While this is a great idea ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/sql-file-splitter-to-the-rescue/ WOOT!! I got a new phone! Only reason I did, was I broke my Treo 650 a second time. Same issue, I managed to short out the headphone jack. I don't know why they bother to put them on, if they don't ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/palm-centro/ Dealing with date based data can be a mind numbing experience. Calculation date differences, doing date comparisons can really stretch you to the limits at times. There is a variety of ways to deal with date based data but the first step usually is to convert it ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/php-day-count-and-date-comparison/ I had just paid for several domains that I had planned to build websites on yet have not had time to do them. You know web entrepreneurs, they are always looking for that next great website. While I am not one that has taken up the reigns of the ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/experiments-in-domain-parking/ One of the main reasons I decided to have this blog is to create a reference place so I could easily find code or how to do things from time to time. Usually I have to sift through code trying to remember the last place I used something. ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/javascript-autofocus-form-element/ There is one programing concept that always hurts my head, and that is the variable variables or dynamic variables. What dynamic let you do is access data from the value of the a variable you are viewing. (See I told you it would hurt your head) $b ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/05/variable-variables-and-template-lite/ One of the greatest tools I have in my library set is Template Lite . Template lite is a light-weight version of another template engine known as Smarty. Once you start using template lite you will be pleasantly surprised by how powerful yet modular it is. My whole ... http://www.bswebdev.com/2008/04/template-lite-modifiers/