Utoxin's Random Insanity

Cake DB Update Shell

Utoxin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:07:09 +0000

Time for another useful CakePHP code example. This was created for our hosting system at work, and is used to manage DB updates on installs of the hosted websites. I have removed some code to simplify this example, mainly relating …

CakePHP, Custom Queries, and the Result Array

Utoxin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:12:07 +0000

Just a quick post about a wonderful trick I stumbled across last night while experimenting with Virtual Fields on models in CakePHP. Since I started using Cake, I’ve been annoyed that when I ran a custom query, the results would …

Ham Radio Update

Utoxin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:41:30 +0000

I’ve been getting much more active in ham radio lately, and have helped a local group I joined put up a website. I also just finished installing an antenna on my car to go with my handheld radio. Feel free …

CakePHP – Updated Cryptable Behavior

Utoxin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:12:27 +0000

Almost 2 years ago, I created the Cryptable behavior, documented here. It worked well, and served it’s purpose, but I missed a feature that I soon wished I’d added. So, today, I was working on a new project, and I …

CakePHP + Symlinks = Pain

Utoxin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:07:45 +0000

Now that I’ve had a day or so to recover, I’m going to tell you about what I just spent 2-3 weeks trying to resolve. By way of explanation, our main product at work is a CakePHP based CMS application. …