Zend_Auth and Zend_Acl integrated in DotKernel

Zend_Auth and Zend_Acl have been integrated into the DotKernel, starting with version 1.5.0 With the integration of these two major components for user authorization and access we completely refactored the User and Admin models by using Dot_Auth and Dot_Acl classes. … Read More

DotKernel 1.5.0 Released

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 related posts, go here. After a longer wait than usual, DotKernel 1.5.0 was just released. Due to the large amount of changes … Read MoreRead More

Protecting admin folder with .htaccess in Plesk

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 related posts, go here. In /var/www/vhosts/exampledomain.com/conf/vhost.conf file add this code: AuthType Basic AuthName “My Site Admin” AuthUserFile /var/www/vhosts/exampledomain.com/conf/.htpasswd Require … Read More

WURFL PHP API libraries , GPL versions

GPL versions of WURFL PHP API libraries are ready to be downloaded from here . Version 1.1 is the one integrated in Zend Framework Zend_Htpp_UserAgent component. Version 1.2.1 is the latest released under GPL license. Later Edit: removed because A) … Read More

Golden Rules of Professional PHP Coding

1.  Always use in development and in staging highest error reporting level, and display_errors ON: error_reporting(-1); ini_set(‘display_errors’, 1); 2. Fix every warning or notice that occur. 3. Check regularly server’s error_log for notices/warnings 4. Identify any temporary hack with a … Read More

WURFL PHP API license incompatible with DotKernel

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 related posts, go here. We integrated long time ago the WURFL PHP API into DotKernel code base. At that time, the license … Read MoreRead More

Intro to jQuery

Starting with the 1.5 release, DotKernel will make the switch from Dojo to jQuery. On jQuery’s website, there’s an excellent “Getting started with jQuery tutorial“, as well as a extensive documentation for the framework, so I’ll just go over a … Read MoreRead More

Zend Registry usage in DotKernel

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 related posts, go here. In DotKernel, Zend_Registry will contain the following variables: startTime – the result of microtime() at the beginning of the request configuration … Read MoreRead More