Implicit Evaluation with PHP Archives: PHP
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4 May 2007
Benchmarking PHP Threads
All threads can now both hear and report on conditions. A problem with the original send/recieve mechanism made threads hang the controlling thread while long operations were occurring.
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3 May 2007
Communicating with threads in PHP
Earlier this week, I suggested PHP could be multithreaded. The sample I provided was very simple and at least one reader quickly wondered how to communicate with threads.
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1 May 2007
Multi-threading strategies in PHP
PHP does not have threading anywhere in its massive core. We can, however, fake it by relying on the underlying operating system instead of PHP. This article will show you how.
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28 March 2007
Fortitude is Dead
This morning, I learned of Delphi for PHP. It looks like the PHP.net language I’ve always wanted. Short of the System.* Namespace, it seems to be a .net clone. It has the interface I hoped to develop to front-end Fortitude. It has a framework which is close enough. This is the future of PHP development.
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15 March 2007
Comparing monolithic controllers with task-based controllers
While learning to program with MVCs, design questions like “what should be covered in a given controller” and “how many controllers do I need?” arise. After reading this, you’ll learn how to determine the answers to questions like those.
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8 March 2007
Nuances with mysql_real_escape_string
What to do if mysql_real_escape_string gives you an empty string as a result.
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22 February 2007
Generating SQL Insert Queries
Its possible to generate a well formed SQL query with one line of PHP by capitalizing on lambda-style functional support.
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9 February 2007
The Implicit Isset
A guide discussing when to use isset and when to assume.
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8 February 2007
Managing Variable Scopes While Using Templates
PHP’s rules for variable’s scopes can make coding complex templates difficult. Today, I’ll show you several methods to make it easier.
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30 January 2007
PHP as a Lambda Language
PHP is an imperative language which supports object-oriented programming. However, it supports a number of paradigms closer to what you would expect Lisp or Scheme to allow. I’ve discussed parts of this before, but its time to put together a definitive primer. You’ll learn ways to create entire functions at run time, as well as applying them to entire arrays in a single pass. PHP will seem more LISP-like than it ever has before.