PHP: Output Data with var_dump

This is extremely helpful when trying to figure out what is going on in your page. When troubleshooting or just trying to figure out what data is in that mysteriously finicky array, this is a charmer: Var_Dump the contents of an Array <?php $arr = array(); //start the array empty $arr[] = 1; // these [...]

jQuery: Global Delete Confirmation

You need to start with document ready of course, and include your jQuery script in your page as shown below, then adding a delete confirmation to any button is as easy as this: <script type="text/javascript" src="jQuery/jQuery-1.4.2.js"></script> $(document).ready(function(){   // here’s the magic: $(‘.delete’).click(function(){ // this will display a confirm (ok/cancel) pop-up box var result = [...]

ASP.NET C#: Label Text

To set the text, or displayed value of a Label Control in ASP.NET, do this: lblName.Text = "Ryan"; One thing to note is how to name label controls, with a prefix of “lbl” which helps you identify the type of control anywhere in the code. Also, if you are going to be using a variable [...]

PHP: Echo

Is there an echo echo echo…in here? Echo, if you don’t know, is how you output stuff to the screen. Like this: <?php echo ‘Hello, how are you?’; ?> Echo is used heavily in any php program, and you can do goofy crazy things, like: <?php $firstname = ‘Ryan’; $lastname = ‘Coder’; echo ‘Hello ‘.$firstname.’ [...]

SQL: Insert Query

The local variables here can be ones you send to your stored procedure, local variables, whatever. The first set of parenthesisW “()” contains the list of fields you want to put data in, like telling someone to stuff a flyer in certain mailboxes (except for that being illegal). The second list is the values or [...]

SQL: Local variables

DECLARE @var1 VARCHAR(50) SET @var1 = ‘hello’ Then you can use it in your SELECT (and other) statements later, like this: SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE welcomemessage = @var1

SQL: While Loop

To repeat a block of code in SQL until a certain condition is reached, you can use a WHILE loop, like this: –DECLARE your vars first DECLARE @var1 INT DECLARE @var2 INT   –the WHILE itself WHILE @var1 > 10 BEGIN @var2 = @var2 + @var1 IF @var2 > 10 BREAK END The IF block [...]

XHTML: Doctype Declaration

Strict <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> Transitional (my favorite) <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> Frameset <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-frameset.dtd">

SQL: Create Stored Procedure

CREATE PROCEDURE procedureName @var1 INT, @var2 VARCHAR(255) AS BEGIN SELECT * FROM tablename WHERE fieldname = @var1 END

CakePHP: find all records

$this->set(’posts’,$this->Post->find(’all’)); Typically for an index action, like this (in the controller context): Location: /app/controllers/posts_controller.php <?php class PostsController extends AppController{ var $name = ‘Posts’;   function index(){ $this->set(’posts’,$this->Post->find(’all’)); } } ?>