PHP - What did I learn?
Lately I touched more PHP than felixker.com. (Notice that I blog less!)
I’ll keep this entry short and simple since it’s 12am and I should be in bed by now.
Some in-built functions I found very useful.
urlencode
This is a must-use function if you’re going to use query strings ($_GET) to pass variable to another page! Remember to use urldecode when using the variable!
Example:
$string = “i have a cute & tiny dog!”
header(”Location: http://felixker.com/foo?bar=));
htmlentities
Wonderful function to use if you’ve got a page with form submission. Prevents users from playing tricks!
Example:
$str = “A ‘quote’ is <b>bold</b>”;
// Outputs: A ‘quote’ is <b>bold</b>
echo htmlentities($str);
Conclusion
I must end this entry. I need to sleep.
There are many more functions I used, but I just cannot remember them. Most of them are functions that I cannot find built into VB.net. (Correct me if I’m wrong.)
Good night.
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