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raveren / cryptographically_secure_random_strings.php
Last active November 21, 2023 12:35
Generate cryptographically secure random strings. Based on Kohana's Text::random() method and this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13733588/179104
function random_text( $type = 'alnum', $length = 8 )
{
switch ( $type ) {
case 'alnum':
$pool = '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
break;
case 'alpha':
$pool = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
break;
case 'hexdec':
@parhamr
parhamr / 0: Magento 1.12 Enterprise multi-store cluster configuration.md
Last active October 13, 2023 14:20
A highly available, fault tolerant, distributed, and load balanced LEMP cluster.
@aras-p
aras-p / preprocessor_fun.h
Last active April 7, 2025 13:38
Things to commit just before leaving your job
// Just before switching jobs:
// Add one of these.
// Preferably into the same commit where you do a large merge.
//
// This started as a tweet with a joke of "C++ pro-tip: #define private public",
// and then it quickly escalated into more and more evil suggestions.
// I've tried to capture interesting suggestions here.
//
// Contributors: @r2d2rigo, @joeldevahl, @msinilo, @_Humus_,
// @YuriyODonnell, @rygorous, @cmuratori, @mike_acton, @grumpygiant,
@kmtu
kmtu / backup_world.sh
Last active February 4, 2022 09:24
Minecraft backup script
#!/bin/sh
WORLD='world'
SERVER='localhost'
PASSWD='mcrcon-password'
MCUSER='minecraft'
MCPATH='/srv/minecraft'
BACKUPPATH='/srv/minecraft/backup/worlds'
REMOTE_BACKUPSERVER=example.com
REMOTE_USER=foo
REMOTE_BACKUPPATH='/home/foo/backup/minecraft/worlds'
@messified
messified / php-interview.md
Last active July 1, 2024 05:15
PHP Engineer Interview: What you should know

PHP Developer Interview: What you should know

1. What’s the difference between " self " and " this " ?

Use $this to refer to the current object. Use self to refer to the current class. In other words, use $this->member for non-static members, use self::$member for static members.

Source: When to use self vs this -stackoverflow

@mathiasverraes
mathiasverraes / TestFrameworkInATweet.php
Last active September 24, 2024 14:47
A unit testing framework in a tweet.
<?php
function it($m,$p){echo ($p?'✔︎':'')." It $m\n"; if(!$p){$GLOBALS['f']=1;}}function done(){if(@$GLOBALS['f'])die(1);}
@sukei
sukei / Signal.php
Last active August 24, 2021 11:08
An Observer in a Tweet
<?php
/**
* The Signal class is the smallest and fastest observer written in PHP 5.6 and
* using some new features such as the variadic functions and the arguments
* unpacking.
*
* ...and it fits in a tweet.
*
* @author Quentin Schuler aka Sukei <[email protected]>
@brunogaspar
brunogaspar / install.md
Last active October 13, 2023 00:14
Sentry 3 Users Online

Step 1

Open the file app/config/session.php and change the driver to database.

Step 2

We need to create the sessions table, so use the following artisan command php artisan session:table to generate the migration file.

Step 3

@xem
xem / codegolf.md
Last active January 2, 2025 16:05
JS code golfing

codegolf JS

Mini projects by Maxime Euzière (xem), subzey, Martin Kleppe (aemkei), Mathieu Henri (p01), Litterallylara, Tommy Hodgins (innovati), Veu(beke), Anders Kaare, Keith Clark, Addy Osmani, bburky, rlauck, cmoreau, maettig, thiemowmde, ilesinge, adlq, solinca, xen_the,...

(For more info and other projects, visit http://xem.github.io)

(Official Slack room: http://jsgolf.club / join us on http://register.jsgolf.club)