Realm of Zod » PHP http://blog.realmofzod.com Programming and Technology Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:34:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Portable File Encryption with PHP and Java http://blog.realmofzod.com/portable-file-encryption-with-php-and-java/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/portable-file-encryption-with-php-and-java/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:59:44 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=256
I had a client project come up recently that required HIPAA compliance which meant encryption was going to be involved. The goal was to collect patient information and then store it in encrypted pdf files so they could be downloaded, decrypted, and entered into another system. It did not sound like the most efficient system however that was the spec I was given. I had never worked with symmetric encryption before although it has always been a topic of interest so I jumped at the opportunity to expand my knowledge of cryptography.]]> http://blog.realmofzod.com/portable-file-encryption-with-php-and-java/feed/ 1 Dynamic paths in external javascript and stylesheets http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamic-paths-in-external-javascript-and-stylesheets/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamic-paths-in-external-javascript-and-stylesheets/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:46:13 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=252
Best practices  dictate that unobtrusive javascript is king these days which means that all javascript should live in external js files instead of cluttering up the html. Simple enough, however, situations arise sometimes where you need to adapt your javascript for dynamic conditions of the application, most notably, the current base directory where your application lives. If your application is small enough you can just hard code paths to images, other scripts, or internal urls however if you are anything like me, you probably shudder at the thought of hard coding any thing. Take this use case into consideration: let's say we have an external javascript file called myscript.js which houses all of our javascript for handling click events on ajax powered links throughout the site.]]> http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamic-paths-in-external-javascript-and-stylesheets/feed/ 0 Remotely Managing WordPress with PHP http://blog.realmofzod.com/remotely-managing-wordpress-with-php/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/remotely-managing-wordpress-with-php/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:56:10 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=241 http://blog.realmofzod.com/remotely-managing-wordpress-with-php/feed/ 1 Get Geo Coordinates from Google Maps in PHP http://blog.realmofzod.com/get-geo-coordinates-from-google-maps-in-php/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/get-geo-coordinates-from-google-maps-in-php/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:00:21 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=234 http://blog.realmofzod.com/get-geo-coordinates-from-google-maps-in-php/feed/ 0 Why HipHop is Hype and Facebook Looks Foolish http://blog.realmofzod.com/why-hiphop-is-hype-and-facebook-looks-foolish/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/why-hiphop-is-hype-and-facebook-looks-foolish/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:30:28 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=236 http://blog.realmofzod.com/why-hiphop-is-hype-and-facebook-looks-foolish/feed/ 1 Dynamically Manage Models with Zend_CodeGenerator http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamically-manage-models-with-zend_codegenerator/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamically-manage-models-with-zend_codegenerator/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:30:01 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=179 http://blog.realmofzod.com/dynamically-manage-models-with-zend_codegenerator/feed/ 2 Domain Model ORM Adapters http://blog.realmofzod.com/domain-model-orm-adapters/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/domain-model-orm-adapters/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:59:12 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=173 Doctrine ORM (Object Relational Mapper). Given the nature of domain model programming I've held to the assertion that models built using this method are truly ORM agnostic and it should be effortless to swap out Doctrine for the ORM of your choice. Well I like to put my money where my mouth is by showing how easily this has been done by showing off adapters that I have written, one for Doctrine, and the other for Zend_Db. The beauty of this system is that both support the same ORM agnostic query syntax demonstrated in my recent post about creating complex sql queries using associative arrays. This means that no modifications are necessary in the models, controllers or views when switching ORMs. Developer's utopia. ]]> http://blog.realmofzod.com/domain-model-orm-adapters/feed/ 1 Queued, Concatenated, and Gzipped Assets with the Zend Framework http://blog.realmofzod.com/queued-concatenated-and-gzipped-assets-with-the-zend-framework/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/queued-concatenated-and-gzipped-assets-with-the-zend-framework/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:22 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=164 http://blog.realmofzod.com/queued-concatenated-and-gzipped-assets-with-the-zend-framework/feed/ 2 Doctrine, Complex SQL Queries, and Paginators http://blog.realmofzod.com/doctrine-complex-sql-queries-and-paginators/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/doctrine-complex-sql-queries-and-paginators/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:45:46 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=146 In my efforts to build web applications using domain model programming I've encountered some interesting technical hurdles for keeping my implementation details away from my models. The most problematic issue that has come up time and time again has been that of using paginators. It's very difficult to keep your paginator class in the dark about database implementation details and have it be able to handle complex use cases. Over the last few months I have slowly evolved a sophisticated way to describe a complex sql query using nothing more than an associative array which can be passed to a clueless paginator which talks to the database through a predefined interface to a model gateway. Yeah the mad scientist is me because that's how I felt when I looked back on the pure genius of this method.]]> http://blog.realmofzod.com/doctrine-complex-sql-queries-and-paginators/feed/ 1 eROI releases Moonit into the wild http://blog.realmofzod.com/eroi-releases-moonit-into-the-wild/ http://blog.realmofzod.com/eroi-releases-moonit-into-the-wild/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:20:41 +0000 brandon http://blog.realmofzod.com/?p=130 http://blog.realmofzod.com/eroi-releases-moonit-into-the-wild/feed/ 2