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Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced
Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced!
If you're wondering where to start from learning the PHP language or needing some more knowledge to deep dive into the language, you ...
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ziggy-js cannot retrieve the current route correcly while using the same route name for different HTTP methods in Laravel 12
I am new on PHP and currently i'm using Laravel 12 with InertiaJS and React, such toolkit allows me to use ziggy as a route helper and do things like:
import { RouteList } from 'ziggy-js';
type Routes=...
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How to extend WooCommerce get_price_html() to include a parameter for custom field based pricing?
I'm trying to extend the WooCommerce get_price_html to pull pricing from a custom field setup on products.
The issue I'm facing though is that it seems the get_price_html function which I'm using in ...
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GitLab Project Webhook URL "Invalid URL Given" (422), but Works as System Hook
I'm trying to add a project-level webhook in GitLab.
The webhook URL is:
http://172.30.15.171/api/gitlab/webhook/info?userid=599&projectid=9944
This is an internal VPN IP that is accessible from ...
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How to create a repeater field and save it with WooCommerce Settings API?
I have created a repeater form in the WooCommerce settings (custom settings page).
The form works great but I've come into an issue with how to save and load it back in with the WP Option. The ...
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Using own Pages model as reference within another model does not work
Hello dear Stackoverflow community,
i've meet following Scenario which appears to not work properly.
I have an Model called Principal
Inside the Model, i have the following property
protected Pages|...
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UPS REST API - Tracking vs Track by Reference
As long as I have the tracking number, the UPS Track API works great. I use it as described on the help page:
const inquiryNumber = "my tracking number";
$query = array(
"locale"...
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PHP SoapClient using white spaces [duplicate]
The WSDL requires the following parameters:
<soapenv:Body>
<cai3:Set>
<cai3:MOId>
<gsm:param1>?</gsm:param1>
</cai3:MOId>
<cai3:...
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You cannot stuff the attribute (a="123") into the array itself To bind the attribute use, 'MOAttributes' => [ 'gsm:setSubscription' => [ '@attributes' => [ 'a' => '...
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Laravel API Testing index and show data fail at assertJsonStructure of Nested Json back-and- fort
I have API for books that I want to test using phpunit, but the structure of nested json somehow make index and show test function making one of them fail.
If I wrote this code for both index and show ...
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The issue isn’t Laravel or PHPUnit. It’s your test. # for array of books 'data' => [ '*' => [ 'id', 'book_code', .... ] ] # single book object 'data' => [ ...
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I want to keep the login password encrypted in the Payload without using JS file when using the Yii 1 framework [duplicate]
I want to keep the login password encrypted in the Payload without using JS file in the Yii 1 framework.
In the Form Data
LoginForm[password] pp12345 is showing in this pp12345 should be displayed in ...
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As long as you use HTTPS on your server then the whole request, including the password, will be encrypted anyway. The password will be a secret from everyone except the one who typed it in. Therefore ...
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Rounding floats / decimals in e-commerce (PHP 8.3 and Laravel 11)
So due to the fact that product quantities are not limited to integers but can store decimals up to 4 digits, I can have a product with quantity of 69.4160 square meters of something.
Now assuming the ...
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When you force‐round every number "up" or "down", it introduces minor mismatches in your case. You have to drop this and use ROUND HALF UP function price_format(float $price): ...
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PHP Reference Map - Const vs Static
I'm newer to PHP 8. I'm working in code where there are a number of 'constant' mappings. They are done using a static array in various classe. Example:
public static $mapNamedIds = array(
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For Your Information static $map const MAP Mutability Mutable at runtime Immutable — you can’t change it once defined Performance Requires a runtime property lookup Stored in OPcache at compile-time ...
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How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?
If user input is inserted without modification into an SQL query, then the application becomes vulnerable to SQL injection, like in the following example:
$unsafe_variable = $_POST['user_input'];
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How do I check if a string contains a specific word?
Consider:
$a = 'How are you?';
if ($a contains 'are')
echo 'true';
Suppose I have the code above, what is the correct way to write the statement if ($a contains 'are')?
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Reference Guide: What does this symbol mean in PHP? (PHP Syntax)
What is this?
This is a collection of questions that come up now and then about syntax in PHP. This is also a Community Wiki, so everyone is invited to participate in maintaining this list.
This ...
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How do I get a YouTube video thumbnail from the YouTube API?
If I have a YouTube video URL, is there any way to use PHP and cURL to get the associated thumbnail from the YouTube API?
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Deleting an element from an array in PHP
Is there an easy way to delete an element from an array using PHP, such that foreach ($array) no longer includes that element?
I thought that setting it to null would do it, but apparently it does ...
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Quick guide to Laravel package development
Contents
Introduction
Types of packages
Characteristics of a package
The Laravel package!
Components of a Laravel package
Example of a Laravel package
Creating your Laravel package
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Properly removing API from Laravel project
Sometimes a development team may decide to remove all API functionality from a Laravel project for various reasons, such as:
No longer needing any API, and shifting focus to web application with ...
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How to trim (or non-breaking space) in PHP?
The main problem is the way trim() function works.
One cannot reliably trim a substring using this function, because it takes its second argument as a collection of characters, each of which would be ...
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Evolution of Type Declarations in PHP
Introduction:
PHP, being a dynamically typed language, traditionally allowed flexibility in variable types, providing both advantages and challenges in code maintenance and robustness. However, with ...
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Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced
Start learning PHP — Useful resources for beginners and advanced!
If you're wondering where to start from learning the PHP language or needing some more knowledge to deep dive into the language, you ...
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