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[PHP] Unable to detect character encoding – how to detect it properly?

Last time I had a very strange case for simple XML file processing. the file was downloaded from the external server, there was no response header about content-encoding but the browser (Chrome) could display it correctly, the file was processed by file_get_contents function. The issue was that preg_match couldn’t find anything and str_replace was not…… Read more [PHP] Unable to detect character encoding – how to detect it properly?

Posted on 25 June 202026 June 2020 by Michał Zięba

[How To] Change character set and collate for all tables (and fields)

This is the template: Running this query will produce a list of ALTER TABLE queries you can adjust (remove/modify lines for some tables etc.). Just replace [CHARACTER-SET], [COLLATE] and [DBNAME] with values you want to set. If you want to run the code right away just modify statement like this: For example below you can… Read more [How To] Change character set and collate for all tables (and fields)

Posted on 21 May 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

[Tip] Running methods at once in bash

Run always all the listed methods: It will run A then B and then C command – regardless of result of any previous method C-like code example: Run all the listed methods until the first fail (exit code different than 0): Run B only if A ended with success then run C only if B… Read more [Tip] Running methods at once in bash

Posted on 4 May 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

[Tip] Bash: Move new/current task to and from the background

Starting the task in the background (add the & to the end of a command): Moving the task to the background: Restoring the task from the background: Ending the task: Example of use:

Posted on 21 April 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

How to exit from: vi(m), telnet, bash, …

Exit VI(M) Press ESC to enter normal mode, Optional: Type :w (colon + w) to save changes, Type :q (colon + q) to exit vi(m). If you don’t want to save changes, add an exclamation mark – :q! More about vi(m) modes you can find e.g. here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Learning_the_vi_Editor/Vim/Modes You are not alone: https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/05/23/stack-overflow-helping-one-million-developers-exit-vim/ Exit Telnet Telnet is giving… Read more How to exit from: vi(m), telnet, bash, …

Posted on 5 April 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

Speed-up your coding with PHPStorm features

In this post I want to present you some basic features of PHPStorm IDE which could really speed-up your coding process. Beware. You’ll not find here any fancy things – just basics. But still very helpful if you didn’t know it before. Plugins You can install plugins on Preferences > Plugins page. Codeglance Plugin page: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7275-codeglance… Read more Speed-up your coding with PHPStorm features

Posted on 23 March 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

CSS: How to preserve aspect ratio for an HTML element

The Problem: How to set aspect ratio for a HTML element In my case I needed that for a slider. But sometimes it can be required by some fancy layout or gallery component. The Solution: It’s simpler than you think! Lets assume we want to preserve 4:3 aspect ratio for slide placeholder to display an… Read more CSS: How to preserve aspect ratio for an HTML element

Posted on 7 March 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

CSS: How to center content (multiple ways)

The Problem How to make content centered both vertically and horizontally. The Context Let’s assume we have simple html structure like this: Table way (old way #1) In this method we’re using CSS to change our divs into tables. That’s why we can use table properties to align the content. Absolute-position way (old way #2)… Read more CSS: How to center content (multiple ways)

Posted on 22 February 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

JavaScript: don’t remove element before all events occurs

Sometimes really simple bug can be very hard to find – and expensive to have. In this case I’m talking about business costs – a lot of some specific events for a marketing campaign wasn’t tracked properly. The Problem Tracking of “clicked” events doesn’t work for some buttons (mostly responsible for closing modals/alerts). The Context… Read more JavaScript: don’t remove element before all events occurs

Posted on 9 February 201813 November 2018 by Michał Zięba

[FIXED] PHPMailer and SMTP with SSL issues

If you’re using PHPMailer library for sending emails and have some issues with SMTP – there are some steps to check. Step one: use SMTP :) From my experience I can say that’s quite common mistake. Make sure your code have this line: Step two: turn SMTP debugging on Using SMTP allows you to debug… Read more [FIXED] PHPMailer and SMTP with SSL issues

Posted on 25 January 201821 November 2018 by Michał Zięba