Why use CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on a field that record date/time?

On a TIMESTAMP field that records date and time when inserting a new record, it is encouraged to use as a DEFAULT value, the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP constant. … Read More

Protection against SQL Injection using PDO and Zend Framework – part 2

Following the preview article about SQL Injection, here is more – a strong argument why you should use Zend Framework for handling database access. Zend_Db is the primary class used for access the database, but there is more: Zend_Db_Statement, Zend_Db_Select … Read MoreRead More

Protection against SQL Injection using PDO and Zend Framework

SQL injection is a technique that exploits a security vulnerability occurring in the database layer of an application. Usually, user input is not filtered by the script and is passed into a SQL statement. PDO – PHP Data Objects – … Read MoreRead More

INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements with Zend_Db

Continuing the Zend_DB article series, we are stopping now at DML statements. DML (Data Manipulation Language) statements are statements that change data values in database tables. There are 3 primary DML statements: INSERT – Inserting new rows into database tables. … Read MoreRead More

Subqueries with Zend_Db

Continuing the Zend_DB article series, we are stopping now at subqueries. As you note, the below is a complicate query, with COUNT(), LEFT JOIN(), GROUP BY – select from 3 tables, and make a count from 2 different tables: … Read More

What are returning the FETCH functions from Zend_Db

Continuing the Zend_DB article series, we are stopping now at FETCH methods that are in Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract: array fetchAll (string|Zend_Db_Select $sql, [mixed $bind = array()], [mixed $fetchMode = null]) array fetchAssoc (string|Zend_Db_Select $sql, [mixed $bind = array()]) array fetchCol (string|Zend_Db_Select $sql, … Read MoreRead More

SQL queries using Zend_Db – SELECT

Zend_Db and its related classes provide a simple SQL database interface for Zend Framework. To connect to MySql database, we are using Pdo_Mysql adapter : $db = Zend_Db::factory(‘Pdo_Mysql’, $dbConnect); … Read More

PHP support back in Aptana 3.0

Aptana 3.0 is in beta stage, can be downloaded from the official site . The very super good news is that Aptana PHP Support is back , based on an annoucement from their forum. And even more,  will be integrated … Read MoreRead More

Sending emails using Dot_Email component and Zend_Email

Dot_Email class extends Zend_Mail, so all the methods from Zend_Mail are available  in Dot_Email. Dot_Email is a simple class composed only from 2 methods, except constructor, all  other methods beeing inherited  from Zend_Mail. … Read More

camelCase Table Names in MySQL on Windows

If you are using a WAMP stack, like WAMP or XAMPP, and try to create a table in camelCase ( example: adminLogin) you will notice that camelCase is not working, table name will be lowercase: adminlogin. In order to fix … Read More