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Some Useful Regex

Mail-id verification: /^[A-Za-z0-9._%-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}$/ Though both can be used in PHP and JS but there is another method to verify an email-id in PHP, by using the below code if(!filter_var($email, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL is a predefined filter in PHP. Name Verification: /^[A-Za-z .’-]+$/ Phone Verification: /^[0-9 -]+$/ Removing all spaces: $pattern = ‘/\s+/’; $replace = “”; $string… Continue reading Some Useful Regex

Secure Upload Folders

There are two ways to prevent execution of any (malicious) scripts uploaded to by users. Method one – like described in this post. Method two – add the below code to .htaccess file of the directory that needs to be protected. RemoveHandler .cgi .php .php3 .php4 .php5 .phtml .pl .py .pyc .pyo .sh .html .shtml… Continue reading Secure Upload Folders

PHP executing rm -f -r dirname through exec

If exec doesn’t execute the rm -f -r dirname command then try shell_exec, it should work.

Google Trends on PHP Frameworks

It seems Russia loves Phalcon very much, followed by India. And the rest 4 seems most popular in Bangladesh and Cuba.

PHP Microframeworks

Below is a list of some PHP Microframeworks Epiphany Flight Fat Free Silex Slim BulletPHP Limonade Phalcon Recess PHP Tonic Wave Framework Zaphpa Though all have their own merits and demerits but Phalcon is the most recommended one for speed and Slim and Flight for ease and speedy learning. In general Slim seems to be… Continue reading PHP Microframeworks