View/download a file not in the public directory with PHP

When you need to give users access to files that are not in the public directory, where you cannot simply use an anchor tag with an “href”, you need to do a bit of work. For example, if you’ve created an authentication system where only authenticated users can download or view a file, this [...]

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XAMPP on Mac OSX with Virtual Hosts

XAMPP is an all-in-one LAMP development solution for multiple platforms. I use Linux on my main computer and OSX for my laptop.

I’ve selected XAMPP to provide the LAMP environment on my Mac. It is free, in on-going development and works well.

Because I have several projects in development at once, I need [...]

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Installing PHP Beautifier on Ubuntu

PHP Beautifier makes your codes all pretty like and such.

First, install Pear, if it is not yet installed:

sudo aptitude install php-pear

Then, install php_beautifier:

sudo pear install PHP_Beautifier-0.1.15

Some Links

http://beautifyphp.sourceforge.net/docs/ http://pear.php.net/ http://pear.php.net/package/PHP_Beautifier/

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