Code inventories An inventory is the list of items in a container, and it is also the process to making such list. The inventory is meant to provide a complete view over available ressources. Translated to code, PHP or else, it is an auditing process that collects code structures of one type, for further analysis. […]
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Sep
Sep
The 3 nothings of PHP Mathematicians have the concept of infinity, which represents something that cannot be topped. Strangely enough, infinities come in different sizes : some infinities are larger than others. That sounds quite paradoxical, yet somewhat understandable. On the other hand, PHPians, if we can say that, have three kinds of nothing. The […]
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Aug
Aug
Let’s make PHP more abstract abstract is a conception keyword. It is decided during the conception phase that some classes and some methods uses the abstract keyword. Later, that keyword might disappear as needed, yet abstract never appears sponteanously. Nobody decides abstraction late in the coding phase. That seems to be a lack of practise […]
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Aug
Aug
Adding the last types to PHP code Adding types to PHP code is a staple of any PHP code refactoring. With a code base crawling towards 10 years and over 2000 classes, Exakat is quite a consistent piece of software, with a lot of parameters, methods and properties. Covering everything with types was long, and, […]
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Aug
PHP native attributes In PHP 8.0, PHP added attributes to its vast arsenal of features. Later, the first native attribute, aka, available in the core of PHP, appeared. Here they are, for quick reference. In PHP 8.2, there are 4 native attributes. Attribute ReturnTypeWillChange SensitiveParameter AllowDynamicProperties Attribute Attribute is the attribute to make a class […]
Using Exakat with Docker Exakat is available on docker, as community version. It is available at hub.docker.com. Here is how to use it. Installation docker is needed to run this tutorial. To install exakat, start docker, then run the following command in the terminal : git pull exakat/exakat:latest With a graphical interface, such as Docker […]
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Jul
Jul
The 100 PHP functions that you have to know Here is the top 100 PHP functions : it is the list of the most often used PHP native functions. The functions are named, and ranked from 1 to 100. The other 4500 functions are not ranked here. The frequency column represents how often this function […]
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Jul
Jul
Exakat 2.4.6 Review Exakat 2.4.6 finishes the movement to Gremlin 3.6. It now prepares PHP 8.2, with the upcoming feature freeze by the end of July. Preparation for Gremlin 3.6.0 With this version, Exakat has finished the move to Gremlin server 3.6.0. All drivers are now ready, and many rules have been ported to the […]
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Jul
Jul
Bracketless instructions PHP control structures, such as foreach, for, while, if/then/else,… are followed by one or several instructions. When there are several instructions, a block needs to be set up, with curly braces. When the following instruction is unique, it is possible to skip the brackets, and only use the instruction. This feature has always […]
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Jul
Jul
How to make an elePHPant (WIP) Here is the official page about how to make an elephpant (PHP plush toy) generation. This is a Work In Progress, and this article is not yet finished. Come back later for new filled sections. Table of content Why doing an elePHPant generation Preparing for an elePHPant generation […]