Monthly Archives: July 2010

My Favorite Joomla Extensions

There are a lot of Joomla extensions out there, many of which are free (or at least offer limited release or branded versions for free). There are so many, I would say, that it can be frustrating to search for … Continue reading

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PHP Reserved Words

This is a quick reference list of PHP key words.  These words all have separate meanings in PHP and thus can not be used for constants, class names, functions, or methods.  You could use these as variables, but for obvious … Continue reading

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MySQL Workbench 5.2.25 Released

I reviewed Release Candidate 5.2.22 on June 27th. In that review, I said, “I would look for the official release to follow closely after this RC 3 release.” Not, that I had any inside knowledge, I just knew from reviewing … Continue reading

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PHP – Code Snippet – a Quick Variable Checker

When your writing a controller you often ask yourself whether menu choices and form data are getting to the controller file without any errors, are the variables set up properly, and are the form selects selecting properly. And you have … Continue reading

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Use Joomla Login Credentials Outside of Joomla

On several occasions I needed to interface with a Joomla installation from a satellite web application. In these scenarios, it is useful to integrate a login check that accesses the Joomla username and password data. While this integration is not … Continue reading

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