Micah J. Murray micah1701

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micah1701 / gist:3902167

Created October 16, 2012 21:29

jQuery Digital Clock that attempts to extend accuracy by removing lag time caused by slow processors

	<script>
	/**
	* Show the time and update it every second
	*
	* clock_id (string) DOM id value of element to update
	* offset (int) Optional value to modify local time by, usefull if synchronizing to another clock
	*/
	function clock(clock_id, offset)
	{
	if(offset == null \|\| offset == ""){ offset = 0; }

micah1701 / stateList.php

Created October 15, 2012 21:04

PHP array of the American state names and their respective 2-letter postal codes

	/**
	* formatted as: array("2-letter state code" => "State Name")
	*
	* example usage:
	* <select>
	* <?php $selected = "CT"; //default to this selected state
	* foreach( $stateList as $code => $state_name ){ ?>
	* <option value="<?=$code ?>" <?=($selected==$code) ? " SELECTED" : "" ?> ><?=$state_name ?></option>
	* <? } ?>
	* </select>

micah1701 / cURL_follow_location.php

Created October 3, 2012 18:22

Recursive cURL function to follow links when local server does not allow CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION

	/**
	* use cURL to get the contents on a remote page uses redirect headers
	* necessary when local server does not allow location
	*/
	function curl($url,$recursive_attempt=0){

	if (!function_exists('curl_init')) { return false; }
	$content = false;

	$can_follow = ( ini_get('safe_mode') \|\| ini_get('open_basedir') ) ? false : true; //cURL can't follow redirects in safe mode or if open_basedir is on