Top PHP security blunders
Whilst looking through my archive of technology blog posts, I came across this article on SitePoint: Top 7 PHP Security Blunders. Although written in 2005, most of the points made…
Using WordPress as a Content Management System
This is an archived post from my old technology blog, which I've imported here as it relates to PHP. It was originally published on 02/08/2008. Things To Consider When Using…
Using exec to reduce PHP memory use
As mentioned in a previous post, I've recently started to use a library called dompdf to convert HTML to PDF using PHP. One of the major problems I came across…
Creating PDF files in PHP with Smarty and dompdf
Back in 2010 I'd been looking for a way to generate PDF files dynamically on a Web site mainly to create files which can be printed or emailed and will…
Downloading files in Internet Explorer over SSL
There's a known problem with Internet Explorer when it tries to download files on a secure site (i.e. one with a https prefix). For some reason, IE tries to save…
UK Company Data library
As part of the work for Filing Reminders, I needed to fetch company data (specifically filing dates) from data.companieshouse.gov.uk. In order to do this, I wrote a small wrapper class…
Filing Reminders launched
I've recently launched Filing Reminders, a free email service to remind you when the filing dates for a UK company are approaching. The design comes from the highly useful Bootstrap,…
Curry Gateway launched
I've recently launched Curry Gateway, a directory of curry houses in the British Isles which, like Pub Gateway, focuses on precise geodata and eschews intrusive advertising. Most of the curry…
Serving static files from a different domain
Whilst debugging a site last week, I noticed the following header was being sent to the server with each request (actual name/value removed): Cookie: cookiename=cookievalue When requesting the main PHP…
If PHP Were British
Forwarded to me by a fellow PHP developer: If PHP Were British.