Disambiguation: DotKernel 1 and DotKernel 3

What is DotKernel? The name DotKernel symbiotically  combines the string  Dot, as a representation of the Internet, and Kernel, the quintessence of any IT application. In other words Dotkernel wishes to be, with modesty, the central part of the Internet development … Read More

Where is the intl PHP extension? Problem solved!

Problem PHP packages/frameworks/libraries/scripts we work with might require different PHP extensions. In this case the Intl extension is needed to work with using Internationalization Functions. What is Internationalization? Got any of these error messages? Zend InputFilter requires intl PHP extension … Read More

Zend Framework 1 End-of-Life

EOL ( End-of-Life)  term was just announced. Only up until Sept. 28,2016 , Zend Framework 1 will receive security updates.   ” With the release of Zend Framework 3, it’s time to halt development on Zend Framework 1. As such, … Read More

Migration of Zend Framework 1 PEAR channel

This post is old and probably out of date. The unofficial PEAR channel for Zend Framework 1 was hosted on Google Code at this location: ZF Pear, but since the closing of Google Code we were forced to move it. … Read More

Using DotKernel with Composer Dependencies

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 or above related posts, go here. This article will cover the external dependency usage VIA composer within DotKernel applications. There is also … Read More

Adding Composer support in your DotKernel project

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 or above related posts, go here. Composer is an application-level package manager. Composer auto-loads the dependencies on demand and can also auto-load … Read More

Floating-Point Arithmetic – Why is (int)((0.7+0.1)*10) = 7 ?

This article applies to PHP 5.x but also to PHP 7 While using floating-point arithmetic you might have noticed that not all the calculus results are as expected, this can usually be observed when casting values. … Read More

Using PHP 7 Express in Zend Studio 13

This article will cover the steps needed in order to check the PHP7 compatibility, a small troubleshooter. This article will also contain a compatibility issue check on the latest Zend Framework 1 version. … Read More

Adding Windows 10 OS and Browser detection in DotKernel projects

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 or above related posts, go here. Recently we have added the Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 OS icon and Microsoft’s Edge browser … Read MoreRead More

DotKernel 1.8.1 + Upgrade from 1.8.0 Released

This post refers to DotKernel 1, based on Zend Framework 1. If you are looking for DotKernel 3 or above related posts, go here. DotKernel 1.8.1 was just released. Changes to DotKernel in the latest release: – Enhanced Cache Support, … Read More