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Forum: Show Off 02-25-2008, 05:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,153
Posted By bdm
Can we get a demo? The image looks too good to be...

Can we get a demo? The image looks too good to be true. ;)
Forum: General 12-29-2007, 04:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 545
Posted By bdm
You will need something along the lines of in...

You will need something along the lines of in your .htaccess:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^([0-9a-Z]+)/([0-9]+)/$ /index.php?page=$1&id=$2
Forum: The Lounge 12-25-2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 917
Posted By bdm
Woot! iPod and books. :)

Woot!

iPod and books. :)
Forum: Absolute Beginners 12-23-2007, 08:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 884
Posted By bdm
++ for PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice by...

++ for PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice by Matt Zandstra. I'm reading it now and it's very interesting.
Forum: MySQL & Databases 12-23-2007, 12:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,313
Posted By bdm
Your users table needs some...

Your users table needs some lovin'.

users
user_rank => tinyint(1)
username seems to be way too long, same with password and name
and i think the hashes password will always be the same length. so...
Forum: Advanced PHP Programming 12-23-2007, 12:40 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,457
Posted By bdm
Like dschreck said, we'd need to see all of the...

Like dschreck said, we'd need to see all of the code that's being used to insert a new post.
Forum: General 12-22-2007, 11:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,470
Posted By bdm
It's also worth mentioning that mysqli will only...

It's also worth mentioning that mysqli will only protect against SQL injection if you use prepared statements.

I was going to write a tutorial about the basics of using the mysqli extension. But why...
Forum: Absolute Beginners 12-19-2007, 03:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
Posted By bdm
You mean a for loop wrapping his if statement. :-)

You mean a for loop wrapping his if statement. :-)
Forum: Advanced PHP Programming 12-19-2007, 03:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,457
Posted By bdm
Taken from Karl: However, by making that specific...

Taken from Karl: However, by making that specific field unsigned, we change that range to 0-255, thus giving us another 128 possible IDs. The same applies for most (if not all?) numeric data...
Forum: Absolute Beginners 12-19-2007, 02:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,088
Posted By bdm
I do believe that you would need a second loop...

I do believe that you would need a second loop which would wrap your if statement.

And I'm not positive about $i's scope, but I don't think you can call $i outside of your for loop.
Forum: Advanced PHP Programming 12-19-2007, 02:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,457
Posted By bdm
So in your case, I'd say it's safe to use...

So in your case, I'd say it's safe to use unsigned tinyint.

Now that I think about, I have yet to see a forums have anywhere close to 255 forums+categories.

Just another decision you must make....
Forum: Advanced PHP Programming 12-19-2007, 01:05 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,457
Posted By bdm
I'm confused! You have tinyint(10) but the...

I'm confused!

You have tinyint(10) but the highest tinyint you can get is an unsigned tinyint which is 225 digits max. :\
Forum: The Lounge 12-19-2007, 01:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 991
Posted By bdm
Nice, which one?

Nice, which one?
Forum: General 12-18-2007, 07:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 777
Posted By bdm
You have a variety of options....

You have a variety of options. :-)

http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/hierarchical-data.html
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/hierarchical-data-database/2

I also posted some code at...
Forum: General 12-18-2007, 01:35 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 745
Posted By bdm
Wouldn't it be in your history?

Wouldn't it be in your history?
Forum: Show Off 12-17-2007, 11:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,289
Posted By bdm
Andrew: You should probably use getter and setter...

Andrew: You should probably use getter and setter functions if you plan on accessing member variables outside of the class scope.
Forum: The Lounge 12-17-2007, 07:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 779
Posted By bdm
Anyone read Code Complete?

If you have, could you please give me your thoughts.

http://www.amazon.ca/Code-Complete-Steve-McConnell/dp/0735619670/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197905277&sr=8-1

Thank you!
Forum: The Lounge 12-17-2007, 06:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 991
Posted By bdm
Most likely a copy of Code Complete and a book on...

Most likely a copy of Code Complete and a book on Java.

Then maybe an nVidia 8800 or 22 inch wide screen.
Forum: Tips & Tricks 12-17-2007, 01:27 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,705
Posted By bdm
I once worked with someone who commented EVERY...

I once worked with someone who commented EVERY line of Javascript he wrote.
<!-- assign the value of 1 to a -->
var a = 1;

<!-- assign the value of 2 to b -->
var b = 2;
Forum: Show Off 12-17-2007, 01:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,289
Posted By bdm
I do agree with everything Tanax has...

I do agree with everything Tanax has mentioned.

I would like to add that you should stick to a consistent coding style. You use camel case for functions and some variables than some variable names...
Forum: The Lounge 12-16-2007, 06:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 712
Posted By bdm
King of Queens

King of Queens
Forum: MySQL & Databases 12-14-2007, 08:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,313
Posted By bdm
I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I'm having...

I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I'm having a hard time distinguishing the relationships. Seems like all the lines cross eachother.

Any way we could get a clearer model please?
Forum: MySQL & Databases 12-14-2007, 03:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,313
Posted By bdm
In your case: signed tinyint => -128 to...

In your case:
signed tinyint => -128 to 127
unsigned tinyint => 0 to 255
Check out MySQL AB :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 9 Data Types (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/data-types.html) for...
Forum: Absolute Beginners 12-14-2007, 01:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 794
Posted By bdm
Thanks for everyones input. Now that I think...

Thanks for everyones input.

Now that I think about it, playing with the timestamp itself seems better.

:-)
Forum: MySQL & Databases 12-14-2007, 01:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,313
Posted By bdm
Good thinking bmicallef. Quick things off the...

Good thinking bmicallef.

Quick things off the top of my head:
- There is no status table.
- Since you're using tinyint as your datatype for user_rank in your users table, you should do the same the...
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