CodeIgniter Profiler Extended

CodeIgniter includes a built in Profiler class that really helps debugging your php applications in real-time. I highly recommend using it if you aren’t already. It’s really simple to enable, just add this one line to your php code and refresh your application. The profiler data will be displayed in the footer of your php [...]

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CodeIgniter with Zend Framework Libraries

After several additional months of developing PHP applications with CodeIgniter, I am still very pleased with the platform and the suite tools that it provides. I know what it takes to write an application framework, so I appreciate the simplicity in its design. In my opinion, it is just enough framework to get the job [...]

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CodeIgniter with Multiple Database Support

Over the last few months I have been using the CodeIgniter framework for several projects. So far, I have been very pleased with its flexibility and even more so with its extensibility. On one my projects, I needed to connect to multiple databases at the same time. CI easily supports this via configuration settings, however [...]

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PHP Development on a Mac

Earlier this year, I made the transition from PC to Mac and can honestly say that I wish I would have done it sooner. Having been a life-long PC user, I seriously doubt if I’ll ever “want” to purchase another PC again. The scary thing is, I know that I am not alone. It’ll be [...]

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