Export data as a CSV with PHP

Export data as a CSV with PHP

This is a very simple class for constructing basic comma-separated value (CSV) files in PHP. The export method forces the correct headers to initiate a file download. More information can be had in the PHP documentation. ...

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JSON-RPC 2.0 Implementation

Here’s another quick braindump post. A custom JSON-RPC library I wrote for a project at my last job. It should follow the JSON-RPC 2.0 Spec pretty closely. It does require the jQuery library as well. You can pretty much ignore the MIKU references. Basically it’s just a way of namespacing objects to make them globally available. Try reading up on the YUI library for more...

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Writing a custom WordPress multi-instance widget

Writing a custom WordPress multi-instance widget

While working on a soon-to-be finished WordPress theme for a client, I ran into a situation where it would be useful to create a custom widget that they could use to organize content on their site. Basically, they wanted to be able to select a random post or page and display some associated meta data. Essentially a custom image and content teaser. They were going to be doing this several times...

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Create and list new tickets through the Assembla API

A while back I created a PHP library for interacting with the Assembla Ticket API. I thought it might be useful to someone, so here it is. You can use this library to create and list tickets that exist for one of your Assembla spaces. It’s useful for integrating bug reporting and other feedback features into an application that you may be developing. This code is very much a work in...

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Moving your blog off Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress site

Moving your blog off Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress site

I have a client who absolutely loves WordPress, but one of her long-time blogs has been hosted at Blogger since the dawn of time. Luckily, thanks to some persistence and a handy WordPress plugin, she’s now happily blogging with WordPress. ...

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New Post on Open-Source in Academia [EMU Marketing]

Just wanted to direct your attention to my new post over at EMU Marketing on open-source software in academia: http://emumarketing.uoregon.edu/tristan/2009/09/04/coding-open-the-benefits-of-free-and-open-source-software-in-academia/ Check it out and leave us a...

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