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PHP 5.5, Deprecated MySQL Extension, and PDO Extension
Seasoned (read: old) PHP programmer definitely must have used this MySQL extension most of the time. Build a quick and dirty demo application or proof of concept application, this extension is pretty straightforward. The MySQL extension is the oldest of the three and was the original option developers used to communicate with MySQL. However, this extension is now being deprecated in PHP 5.5 and removed in PHP 7.0. So the choice now is between the other two alternatives because of improvements made in newer releases of both PHP and MySQL and security issues. -
Using Composer with CodeIgniter
All web app developers, who have started using modern frameworks like Symfony, Slim, Laravel etc and have wished for the composer support inside their CodeIgniter application, I will try to show you the most efficient and standardized way to achieve this goal. If you are concerned to get support for composer with codeigniter in an existing application, you can totally do that without much worry as well. -
Access Any Blocked Website Using SSH Tunnel
Back in college when our sysadmins were blocking most active Indonesian forum, we use SSH tunnel to bypass his proxy. I still remember each steps to configure the tunnel in PuTTY. -
Running composer require/update Sometimes Very Slow and Takes Very Long Time
I live in a lovely developing country, Indonesia. Internet is still an expensive thing and bandwidth is not so high among other nearby countries. You can find the comparison below.
