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Template based document generation using LiveDocx and Zend Framework

2009-11-05T13:34:20-05:00

Generating print-ready well-formatted PDF documents with PHP is not an easy task. Traditionally, there are two main approaches to PDF generation with PHP. Given sufficient time and patience, both partially get the job done, but still leave a lot to be desired. This tutorial introduces a new way of doing it using template based document generation.

MySQL University: GRAPH computation engine for MySQL

2009-11-04T11:36:12-05:00

GRAPH is a plugin engine for MySQL (and also MariaDB and Drizzle) that allows for more efficient handling of trees, graphs and similar structures within a relational database.

MySQL University: Concurrency Control: How It Really Works

2009-09-22T16:13:46-04:00

Summer season has ended and MySQL University sessions are being held again. This week's topic might interest those of you, who use transaction capabilities of InnoDB.

PCRE Regex Spotlight: \K

2009-08-21T11:36:15-04:00

This entry focuses on the discussion of the pcre regex backslash assertion, \K. Surprisingly handy yet perhaps largely unknown and under used. Once understood, this regex tool can make certain problems very easy to solve.

Working with dates in PHP

2009-08-19T02:31:45-04:00

There are many topics on the forums that go again, topics many people often are having trouble with. One of these problem areas are how to handle dates, convert them to a different format, timezone issues, etc. This tutorial will attempt to address many of the commonest problems related to date and time issues.