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Re: Digest for atlantaphp@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

2010-03-15T15:02:57Z

Hi Nandita,
When the user registers on the first site, the info will be saved in a
table with an ID field. This is going to be a number. It should also
be the primary key for the table, so you know the number will be
unique for the user.
When you redirect to the second site, but pass the user ID in the URL

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2010-03-15T13:34:00Z

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Re: [atlphp] Digest for atlantaphp@googlegroups.com - 1 Message in 1 Topic

2010-03-12T17:29:29Z

Hello everybody,
I had a small query.
There is a PHP website which lists certain products. User registers to the
website and selects one product. After selecting , user is directed to a
completely new website. This is a CPA offer website wherein the user has to
select an offer to claim the product.
After completing the offer , does a checkout.The general functionality for

Re: [atlphp] PHP Upload Script

2010-03-10T20:01:29Z

Thanks for the suggestion. I have dropbox so I will look to utilize it for
that purpose. I appreciate your reply to my question though.
Thanks Again
Moses

Re: [atlphp] Re: How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-10T17:12:46Z

To put in my two cents:
1) Use a framework, because you will be much better off understanding OOP
and reusing your code than by writing your logic over and over (my vote is
for CodeIgniter ... the fastest, lightest "get out of your way" framework,
with excellent documentation and community).
2) Document, document, document what your client says and your

Re: [atlphp] PHP Upload Script

2010-03-10T17:02:47Z

I second that suggestion. Dropbox is perfect for this.
-- Sean

Re: [atlphp] PHP Upload Script

2010-03-10T16:46:05Z

I have my own, but for sharing with clients I would suggest using Dropbox [link]
Nic

PHP Upload Script

2010-03-10T16:22:43Z

I have clients who normally send me files sometimes numerous at times either
through ftp or email but I'm thinking maybe having an upload script on my
site may be ideal. I know I can develop a script that can perform validation
checking and the like but I'm pretty sure there may be some script I can

Re: [atlphp] Re: How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-10T16:22:39Z

My process usually start by
1. clearly laying out the requirements/goals on a piece of paper.
2. Creating some visual representation of these requirements with lots of
details using a tool like [link]
3. Wireframe the site/tool with a tool like
[link]

Re: [atlphp] Re: How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-09T23:31:17Z

Well, I think my view on frameworks is closer to Mike's, but I do suggest that all newcomers start coding small things from scratch, get comfortable doing everything the old fashioned way and then move on to a framework that suits them. I like CodeIgniter A LOT and I don't think I'll ever go back to coding from scratch. I also happen to use Wordpress and I'm working on a Wordpress MU project at the time and it's a lot of fun to code for.

Re: [atlphp] Re: How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-09T23:07:54Z

I'll give an opposite view of frameworks. While they are not panaceas, a good one is IMO almost always a much better option than starting from scratch. Still one of them foresee being able to make everything easier, especially around edge cases.
What I dislike more than frameworks are one-off custom solutions developed by only one programmer or a small team. Compared to many frameworks that have a large number of people hardening the code and working through use-cases to ensure the frameworks works with well known patterns, a small team (almost?) never has the time to or breadth of experience to create something that can be used for as broad a number of use cases as a framework.

Re: PHP and ASP - how similar

2010-03-09T22:45:46Z

Rick,
The most successful IT people I know do not have IT degrees. My only
"formal education" in programming was a VB class in college. The real
skill to have in IT is being able to figure things out on your own -
either tinkering or research.
That being said, a college degree is useful for other things besides

Re: How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-09T22:42:01Z

It really depends on the project. With some projects, an architect
hands you all the specs and they just need a code monkey to make it a
reality (often these are extensions to existing projects.)
In other cases, the client doesn't even know A, B, and C... they need
someone who can look at their business problem and help them devise a

How to approach a PHP project => Programming Paradigms & Tools?

2010-03-09T22:13:18Z

With becoming familiar with PHP, I am asking myself how you more
experienced developers approach a development project?
I expect that one typically has more or less specific parameters and
expectation from a customer ("e.g. I want a web application which can
do A, B, and C"). What methodology are you using to break requirements

Re: PHP and ASP - how similar

2010-03-09T21:59:35Z

Thanks to everyone for their detailed and informative responses. I
feel (rather I hope) I'm already at entry-level skill for PHP. I was
growing concerned that there may be a major shift to ASP over the past
year or two, but from the responses here that doesn't seem to be the
case at all. As it seems PHP and ASP are not very similar, then my