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  • dnsmonster
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    • Jul 2002
    • 634
    #1

    PHP programmers, what's in your toolbox?

    Even though I'm a pretty hardcore PHP programmer I rarely "socialize" with other programmers. The times I do, I usually learn some good tricks. So, share some tools, classes and scripts that you use frequently.

    Here are mine:

    1. ADODB (http://adodb.sourceforge.net) - database abstraction lawyer with result cashing and a bunch of other good things.

    2. Smarty (http://smarty.php.net) - template engine with built-in page caching.

    3. Snoopy (http://snoopy.sourceforge.net) - web client class. Useful for fetching other pages.

    4. JP Cache (http://www.jpcache.com) - full page caching class

    5. NuSOAP (http://dietrich.ganx4.com/nusoap/index.php) - SOAP engine for data exchange and RPC calls
    I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.
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    • Steen2
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      • Feb 2004
      • 7662
      #2
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        • EscortBiz
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          • May 2002
          • 19422
          #3
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          DB5 PHP

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            • dnsmonster
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              • Jul 2002
              • 634
              #4
              Originally posted by EscortBiz
              Total PHP

              DB5 PHP

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              Google didn't return any info of any of these. Can you provide links or at least descriptions of what they do?
              I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

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                • Linguist
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2004
                  • 1706
                  #5
                  Awesome thread!

                  How do you find AdoDB? I'm currently working for a network that uses it, but I don't see why it's useful.

                  Not like one would be switching to some other DB in your day-to-day projects, and the thing is pretty big (100kb+).
                  How fast does it execute and can it handle very high traffic in the same way as simple mysql functions that are built into PHP?
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                    • dnsmonster
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 634
                      #6
                      ADODB is just a wrapper and uses standard MySQL functions for interaction with MySQL database. The 100 kb size is confusing since it encompasses a variety of database interfaces, which aren't used with the exception of the interface for your particular database.

                      It's probably a bit slower than direct MySQL calls due to the extra code yet it makes up big time in simplicity and result set caching. Any result set that doesn't get modified often I store in cache (propriatary flat-file system of ADODB) and thus save the time it takes to run that particular query agaist the MySQL engine. It does wonders on heavy queries.

                      Further, ADODB has had multipe query per call structure for years which only recently got implemented in MySQL directly.
                      I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

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                        • jwerd
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                          • Jun 2003
                          • 1953
                          #7
                          Kate and a browser that's all I need

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                            • Methodcash Rick
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 1720
                              #8
                              Those mentioned above, plus Zend performance suite...

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                                • Linguist
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2004
                                  • 1706
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by dnsmonster
                                  ADODB is just a wrapper and uses standard MySQL functions for interaction with MySQL database. The 100 kb size is confusing since it encompasses a variety of database interfaces, which aren't used with the exception of the interface for your particular database.

                                  It's probably a bit slower than direct MySQL calls due to the extra code yet it makes up big time in simplicity and result set caching. Any result set that doesn't get modified often I store in cache (propriatary flat-file system of ADODB) and thus save the time it takes to run that particular query agaist the MySQL engine. It does wonders on heavy queries.

                                  Further, ADODB has had multipe query per call structure for years which only recently got implemented in MySQL directly.
                                  Cool, thanks for the explanation!
                                  315-310

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                                    • Intrigue
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                                      • Feb 2004
                                      • 662
                                      #10
                                      I personally use

                                      Smarty
                                      ACL (in house class library, hit me up if you wanna check it out, it's GPL)

                                      and ultraedit

                                      i don't like precanned code much.

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                                        • gornyhuy
                                          Chafed.
                                          • May 2002
                                          • 18041
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Intrigue
                                          I personally use

                                          Smarty
                                          ACL (in house class library, hit me up if you wanna check it out, it's GPL)

                                          and ultraedit

                                          i don't like precanned code much.
                                          yep Ultraedit all the way. Fuck IDEs.

                                          Also (neither of these are APIs or strictly coding tools) I use phpMyAdmin and phpAdsNew all the time. Aside from that I mostly use classes and functions that I've written over the years and find that I can reuse constantly for great efficiency in cranking out new projects.

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                                            • gornyhuy
                                              Chafed.
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 18041
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by dnsmonster
                                              3. Snoopy (http://snoopy.sourceforge.net) - web client class. Useful for fetching other pages.
                                              Snoopy looks bad-ass! Thanks for the link!

                                              icq:159548293

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                                                • fris
                                                  I have to go potty
                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 55826
                                                  #13
                                                  i use

                                                  php.net the manual on it

                                                  google.com

                                                  pico on my dedicated server to code.

                                                  devshed.com forums
                                                  phpbuilder.com forums

                                                  thats it
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                                                    • CS-Jay
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                      • 1794
                                                      #14
                                                      here's my little contribution:

                                                      http://www.phpfreaks.com

                                                      and I like to code with homesite still.

                                                      But I love to learn more tips and tricks.
                                                      I do stuff - aIm CS_Jay_D

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                                                        • dnsmonster
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                          • 634
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Intrigue
                                                          I personally use

                                                          Smarty
                                                          ACL (in house class library, hit me up if you wanna check it out, it's GPL)

                                                          and ultraedit

                                                          i don't like precanned code much.
                                                          Your ICQ number would be helpful...
                                                          I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

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                                                            • fr8
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                                                              • Mar 2003
                                                              • 5074
                                                              #16
                                                              My tool is VIM. Love the color syntax. phpbuilder for the rest.
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                                                                • jone
                                                                  Registered User
                                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                                  • 87
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I'm surprised nobodys mentioned phppatterns.com yet .. It's the best resource for some PHP object oriented hacking!

                                                                  For my developing i use Nusphere PhpEd, which is a kickass IDE. Removes the need for any other applications while programming - except of course - your favorite browser!

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                                                                    • toddler
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                                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                                      • 1911
                                                                      #18
                                                                      vi or bbedit

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                                                                        • Repetitive Monkey
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                                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                                          • 3505
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Notepad. I am wondering about people's fascination with "advanced notepad" programs though. I'll get one too if I stumble across something that looks useful.

                                                                          And with the exception of a textfile containing some longer functions and regular expressions I often use, that's all.

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                                                                            • Repetitive Monkey
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                                                                              • Feb 2004
                                                                              • 3505
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by gornyhuy
                                                                              Snoopy looks bad-ass! Thanks for the link!
                                                                              Why use third party code, and for that task even? Sending a custom HTTP header and doing something with the output is 10 lines plus minus any way.

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                                                                                • dnsmonster
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                                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                                  • 634
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Repetitive Monkey
                                                                                  Why use third party code, and for that task even? Sending a custom HTTP header and doing something with the output is 10 lines plus minus any way.
                                                                                  Those are 10 lines you don't have to write. Also look at all the features, it's not limited to just getting contents of a web page. It has nice facilities for form submissions, redirect following, frame browsing, etc.
                                                                                  I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

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                                                                                    • venturi
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                                                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                                                      • 386
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Holy Shit! I actually just bookmarked a thread from GFY!!! Thanks dnsmonster - I'm always looking for more stuff to stick in my toolbox.
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                                                                                        • Doctor Dre
                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                          • Jan 2001
                                                                                          • 51692
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Just send this thread to a ASP programmer that wants to learn PHP . Hopefully he will like it
                                                                                          Originally posted by rayadp05
                                                                                          I rebooted, deleted temp files, history, cookies and everything...still cannot view the news clip. All I see is that fucking gay ass music video from "Rick Roll". Anyone else have a different link to the news clip?

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                                                                                            • Mr. Mike
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Aug 2004
                                                                                              • 913
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              AnyEdit, and note pad.
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                                                                                                • dnsmonster
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                                                  • 634
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  http://www.phpclasses.org - this site has a good collection of classes for a variety of tasks. The navigation there sucks but it's usually worth the digging.
                                                                                                  I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, I'm completely, absolutely and definitively out of my fucking mind.

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                                                                                                    • grannytgp
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                                                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                                                      • 269
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I know most hate graphical style PHP editors, one that I've tried out that I do like is DzSoft's PHP Editor: http://www.dzsoft.com/dzphp.htm
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                                                                                                        • woj
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                                                                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                                                                          • 47880
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by Repetitive Monkey
                                                                                                          Notepad. I am wondering about people's fascination with "advanced notepad" programs though. I'll get one too if I stumble across something that looks useful.

                                                                                                          And with the exception of a textfile containing some longer functions and regular expressions I often use, that's all.
                                                                                                          There are dozens of features that "advanced notepads" have:
                                                                                                          syntax highlighting comes in handy... ability to create "projects" rather than 10 independent files... advanced search and replace... etc...
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                                                                                                            • woj
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                                                                                                              • Jul 2002
                                                                                                              • 47880
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              ... and you don't even see line numbers in notepad... (!!!)
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                                                                                                                • Repetitive Monkey
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                                                                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                  • 3505
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by woj
                                                                                                                  ... and you don't even see line numbers in notepad... (!!!)
                                                                                                                  No, and that's honestly the only thing that bothers me about it. Syntax highlighting is not necessary if you write clean and formatted code.

                                                                                                                  I'll give UltraEdit a try though.

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                                                                                                                    • rich06
                                                                                                                      Registered User
                                                                                                                      • May 2004
                                                                                                                      • 20
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      PEAR anyone? I don't use it myself as IMO it's overkill usually - so just wondering if anybody out there is using it?

                                                                                                                      IMO Smarty and ADODB are just another layer slowing you down however I did roll my own lightweight db abstraction class for convenience for when we move from MySQL to Oracle...

                                                                                                                      although not strictly PHP, installing an opcode cache (eg Turck/MMCache) has gotta be a no-brainer ...

                                                                                                                      cheers
                                                                                                                      rich
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                                                                                                                        • Nathan
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                                                                                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                          • 3108
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Hi,

                                                                                                                          outside-built stuff, we only use Smarty.

                                                                                                                          ADODb I would never use, its a HUGE chunk of code, totally not needed if you know what you are doing. Caching the way they do it also sounds weird, learn how to setup mysql and your tables! Why friggin cache ON DISK?!

                                                                                                                          Also, the benchmarks show for themself that ADODb slows down your system, thus, unless you HAVE to support a ton of other databases, why use it?

                                                                                                                          I have not seen snoopy yet, but when do you ever need frame browsing or similar stuff? Learn how to use cURL, it will be a LOT faster.
                                                                                                                          "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right."
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                                                                                                                            • Nathan
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                                                                                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                              • 3108
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by rich06
                                                                                                                              PEAR anyone? I don't use it myself as IMO it's overkill usually - so just wondering if anybody out there is using it?

                                                                                                                              IMO Smarty and ADODB are just another layer slowing you down however I did roll my own lightweight db abstraction class for convenience for when we move from MySQL to Oracle...

                                                                                                                              although not strictly PHP, installing an opcode cache (eg Turck/MMCache) has gotta be a no-brainer ...

                                                                                                                              cheers
                                                                                                                              rich
                                                                                                                              If I may ask, what do you use for templates?
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                                                                                                                                • wizardsoftware
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                                                                                                                                  • Feb 2004
                                                                                                                                  • 56
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  www.crimsoneditor.com

                                                                                                                                  a great editor
                                                                                                                                  one of the best features is, with the { } or with ( ) tags, if you put the cursor beside one of them, it will match it up with the other end. Good for finding the end of statements ect.

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                                                                                                                                    • {fusion}
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                                                                                                                                      • Sep 2003
                                                                                                                                      • 1650
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      edit plus
                                                                                                                                      scriptlance

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                                                                                                                                        • mntyler
                                                                                                                                          Registered User
                                                                                                                                          • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 50
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          gvim, firefox, mysql, postgres, books, books, books, books, google
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                                                                                                                                            • rich06
                                                                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                                                                              • May 2004
                                                                                                                                              • 20
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Nathan
                                                                                                                                              If I may ask, what do you use for templates?
                                                                                                                                              I have to use Smarty on my current project but it bugs me to use the extra layer when php can do it pretty well itself.

                                                                                                                                              Normally I'd just separate the content from the hardcore code and use plain PHP tags in the content includes ... most designers I've worked with have no problems seeing <?= $whatever ?> instead of }$whatever} (1st brace reversed) or simple loop/logic structures in their layout...

                                                                                                                                              rich
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                                                                                                                                                • psili
                                                                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                  • Apr 2003
                                                                                                                                                  • 5526
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Coworker at work licensed us Slick Edit ( http://www.slickedit.com/products/pr..._slickedit.php )

                                                                                                                                                  and i'll never be able to use another program, ever.

                                                                                                                                                  Aside from that, if you need a quick installer of Apache, PHP, mySQL and a plethora of other modules, check out http://www.apachetoolbox.com/
                                                                                                                                                  Your post count means nothing.

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                                                                                                                                                    • Napolean
                                                                                                                                                      Misanthropic Egalitarian
                                                                                                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                                                                                                      • 4330
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      1. Notepad
                                                                                                                                                      2. Dreamweaver
                                                                                                                                                      3. SmartFTP

                                                                                                                                                      i try to keep it simple
                                                                                                                                                      HAH! FOUND IT FRIS

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