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GuyPaddock / array_contains.sh

Created July 2, 2019 03:38

Check if a value is in an array in Bash

	##
	# Determine if a given element exists in an array.
	#
	# Based on:
	# https://stackoverflow.com/a/11525897/4342230
	#
	# @param string $1
	# The value to look for (the "needle").
	# @param string... $2...
	# The array of values to search (the "haystack").

GuyPaddock / resurrect.php

Last active September 18, 2019 14:45

Resurrecting an Unsaved Drupal 8 Node from the Database using Devel

	<?php
	// NOTE: Node previews expire after 7 days. Be sure to use this method to extract the desired data before then.

	// IMPORTANT: Set this to the user ID of the person who was creating/lost the node.
	$user_id = 1;

	// IMPORTANT: Set this to the UUID that appeared in the node preview URL.
	// This value is from a URL that looked like this:
	// https://my-site/node/preview/ed4eaac0-3c32-427e-860f-6ce8fc79c3b2/full
	$preview_id = 'ed4eaac0-3c32-427e-860f-6ce8fc79c3b2';

GuyPaddock / results.txt

Last active December 18, 2019 14:55

How Static Variables Work with Inheritance in PHP

	On PHP 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (cli) (built: Oct 28 2019 12:07:07) ( NTS ):

	ClassA = 1576680836
	ClassA = 1576680836
	ClassA = 1576680838
	ClassA = 1576680838

	ClassA = 1576680840
	ClassA = 1576680840
	ClassX = 1576680842

GuyPaddock / results.txt

Last active December 18, 2019 14:57

How array_reduce() and array_map() Behave with Associative Arrays in PHP

	On PHP 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (cli) (built: Oct 28 2019 12:07:07) ( NTS ):
	Array
	(
	[a] => ABC: 1
	[b] => ABC: 2
	)

	,1,2

GuyPaddock / results.txt

Created December 30, 2019 22:02

How array_merge() compares to the + operator when working with different array types

	On PHP 7.2.24-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 (cli) (built: Oct 28 2019 12:07:07) ( NTS ):
	Result of combining:
	Array
	(
	[0] => 1
	[1] => 2
	[2] => 3
	)

	...with:

GuyPaddock / more_advanced_js.html

Last active January 18, 2020 19:52

Simple HTML + JS Examples

	<!doctype html>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<title>My Slightly More Advanced Page</title>
	</head>

	<body>
	<h1>A Slightly More Advanced Simple Page</h1>
	<p id="my_paragraph"></p>

GuyPaddock / sample.js

Last active February 29, 2020 02:00

Converting an Array or jQuery Object to NodeList (from https://stackoverflow.com/a/13363526/4342230)

	var tagAttribute = 'data-tag-for-query';

	$(elements).each(function() {
	$(this).attr(tagAttribute, 'true');
	});

	var nodes = document.querySelectorAll('[' + tagAttribute + '="true"]');

	Array.prototype.forEach.call(nodes, function(node) {
	$(node).removeAttr(tagAttribute);

GuyPaddock / 01-test-failing.php

Last active May 1, 2020 03:45

Why does this script lose CSV rows when three concurrent processes are run? Test.csv has an additional column added in Excel. It's TRUE when two rows are sequential.

	<?php
	// Run this command in three separate consoles, concurrently.
	// - Run the first with php -f ./test.php 1
	// - Run the second with php -f ./test.php 2
	// - Run the second with php -f ./test.php 3

	$prefix = $argv[1];

	for ($value = 0; $value < 1000; ++$value) {
	$sleep_amount = rand(50000, 250000);

GuyPaddock / password.txt

Created May 16, 2020 20:23

Technicolor CGA4234 VGW Default Password

The default username and password for a Technicolor CGA4234 VGW from AtlanticBBInc is "user" with no password.

GuyPaddock / kubectl_timeout_evade_trick.sh

Created June 17, 2020 12:41

Keeping a long-running command going without interruption through kubectl exec through timeouts

	# This trick keeps the kubectl session active by printing the current time every 10 seconds
	#
	# Run commands like this
	(while true; do sleep 10; date; done) & <YOUR LONG RUNNING COMMAND GOES HERE>

	# For example:
	(while true; do sleep 10; date; done) & sha512sum my_super_large_file.dat \| tee checksum.sha512

	# When done, to get control back, run this command:
	fg

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