Items tagged "php"


Speed up Laravel tests with database transactions

How I used transactions to make my tests run eight times faster.


Globally install PHP command-line tools with Composer

How to install CLI tools wiht Composer.


Writing a custom Codeception module

How to write a custom Codeception module and distribute it as a Composer package.


Testing emails with Codeception

A Codeception helper to test emails sent by your application.


Acceptance testing with Codeception and Vagrant

How to get Codeception acceptance tests working in a Vagrant workflow.


The two characters that were destroying our CodeIgniter sessions

Documenting a bug in CodeIgniter that causes sessions to be irretrievable.


Laravel 4.1 handles ambiguous routes differently than 4.0

Documenting a change in Laravel 4.1 that affects how ambiguous routes are handled.


Setting up PHP completion in Vim

.vimrc settings for PHP completion in Vim


Better indent support for PHP in Vim

A .vimrc snippet for better indent support for PHP with HTML.


Refresh Hero Avatar Game

I turned my forum avatar image into an interactive rhythm streak game.


Play the card game "War" in my avatar

I programed a dynamic avatar that plays the card game war.


Php only serving one page at a time [fix!]

I uncovered the reason why my php server was only serving one page at a time.


PHP: Avatar Hack

A php script that generates an image for use as an avatar.


Get alerts when the emails you send are opened

I wrote a script that sends you an email when the image you embed in your emails is opened.


Drawing mandalas with PHP for my Papa

I wrote a PHP script that generates mandalas based on the size and number of points you give it.