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function causing slow load time
i had this function matching a uid using a binary select query. The sites were loading in about 8 full seconds according to my load timer, sometimes up to 12 seconds! So this was running on old site ..
error Warning: getimagesize(uploads/583517f49099a.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in SimpleImage.php on line 1198
i think this error is just caused by a missing file. But there should be some kind of error checking here to not crash the whole site just due to a missing image file. this error is quite hard to fin..
font quick embed inter all styles google font
For some reason every time I go into google fonts website it seems to get more and more complex, i dont really care too much about all the font details i just want the embed link! Anyway... Maybe im g..
using preg_match to extract text from elements
using preg_match to extract specified text from elements I also tried this search "if you have the start and end of a string extract the middle with php" as thats really all i need it to do, i have t..
how to write a javascript string over multiple lines
i remember learning this on freecodecamp while doing the ES6 training, and i could not remember exactly how to do it. I was using the \ at the end of each line but thats really a bit annoying.&..
Testing Playwrite on for Node
I came across this library on y news, and thought id give it a bit of a test. I managed to get it working but not really sure what tests it can do. I set it to take a screen shot of a we..
function to delete older sqlite records when the limit is reached
I had an issue where a sqlite database was hitting over 100,000 records and this was causing quite a lot of lag and crashing on my server, the number of records was not really meant to be this high, s..
Darkmode JS - Add darkmode to your site with one script
This library looks really nice! It drops in ok, but maybe with more complex layouts or coloring, it seems to break a little bit. Darkmode JS Example Source Links https://darkmodejs.learn.un..
Hello world in C and seeing what it is actually doing
One of the most simple C applications, how to compile it and how to objdump it. C #include int main() { int i; for(i=0;i < 10; i++) { puts("Hello Mac\n"); } return ..
wordpress add a template file to your theme
this is the basic layout of adding a wordpress template php file to your wordpress theme. good for custom theme pages This is a really basic template with just the header, but once added wordpress w..
moving the hits widget into the post header and footer
I wanted to make a smaller deal of the views page widget, i was adding it as a full widget and it does not need to be that huge so moving from widget area to the top of the post. Move it down..
creating embedded php code from a database field
i actually dont know why i didnt think of doing this earlier, i already have the php code field in these code articles. I thought why not embed this code into an actual file and then run it as a test..
how to bundle css files together using windows or mac
so i was wondering how to do this the other day using some modern end tools, and i found this way just do it straight from mac or windows. lets say i have these css files main.css style.css..
how to view a web page in its printer format
if you have to check a website in its print or @media print format this is how you can emulate it in browser if you are using chrome or edge. Open the Dev Tools (usually F12) Click the menu ..
hero widget header - creates a nice looking hero item from a target uid and class
this creates a "nice" looking hero widget, just wanted to create something that looked decent and had an attached background image, surprizingly annoying to link items together. For some reason i kee..
counting the occurrence of words in a multidimensional array
array sorting example The array Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => Some [1] => great-looking [2] => special [3] => editio..
python extract title tag from url and html using regex
this will extract the title tag as text from the url and the title tag in the following python script Python import refrom urllib.request import urlopenurl = "http://olympus.realpython.org/profiles/..
python import and print url
here is an example script that imports html from a url and prints it add it to a .py file and then run it with python3 filename.py Python from urllib.request import urlopenurl = "http://olympus.rea..
box shadow example(s) - drop shadow
I realised just now, that i dont have a box shadow example! How does that happen, its one of those css elements that i just use so much that i guess i forgot about it. Related Pages: https:/..
make labels or badges look better
How to make these look better. The labels are used in the list items to show a small version of the category or sometimes the view count for a list item. How they look currently Dark Mode Ligh..
make an image white with css using filter brightness and invert
If you have an icon or something with transparency this can be useful if you dont want to have to edit the image and create another copy of it you can apply the filter brightness and invert. You can ..
css perspective and transform css properties testing
i wanted to see what i could do using the perspective and transform css properties. i dont really get how the perspective one works, but you can tweak it so it doesent look too weird. with the ..
What is Core?
17 Aug 20 core is php content management system where the content is editable from the front end of the site, so there is no real back end to this system. i designed it to be easily extended so every..
find and replace hrefs in existing page links using jquery
sometimes i have to do these things when you cant change the source files for some reason, usually due to old code. Its kind of a patch, but it works. The reason i had to add a delay in running the fu..
Multidimensional Array
sounds complex, but it's not really here is an example of a Multidimensional Array in javascript. It's just one array nested in another.
PHP MySQL vs SQLite Count Items Function
I have been writing a few functions using sqlite and mysql. There are a couple of slight differences which can be seen in this count items_function.
replace anything in brackets in a string using preg_replace regex php
Lets say we have a string like this hi there im a string (not really a string). and we want to remove this bit (not really a string) We can do this using the following regex (preg_replace) $strin..
google map with overlay data
Ever wanted to add a really slightly complex google map to your site? Working Example /* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div * element that con..
json loop load elements
Loading json content from a url can be tricky, there are a few different things you need to watch out for. Here is some examples using an example json feed. Load the feed this will load the feed and..
stacktable jQuery plugin for stacking tables on small screens
stacktable.js The purpose of stacktable.js is to give you an easy way of converting wide tables to a format that will work better on small screens. It creates a copy of the table that is converted in..
jqueryui date selector with examples and code
This has to be one of the most used date picker items from jquery ui. And its usually the reason i even include jquery ui. Without using a theme this one looks pretty good. This version of it does n..
make all links target new window
I was actually searching for a js way to do this, but i found this instead. Here is a really easy way to make all links target a _blank window. Just add this to your <head>. <base targ..
take full page screenshot screencapture using chrome dev tools
This isnt really html, but its handy ;) Here is how to take a full page screen shot using the chrome dev tools. Open dev tools in chrome and the page you want to capture the image from F12 Pr..
css grid for responsive layouts and how to use it - 12 col layout
Note: Added version 2 of this with no rows for the grid css grid for layouts with no rows Update: 12 Nov 2024 - Fixed code and embed as is was linking to some broken and weird iframe. Grid should wor..
make your images look non squished when not using image backgrounds
Update: Fixed the code, you can see it here. i deal with a lot of sites where they have a bunch of images listed and sometimes they can end up looking a bit sqashed unless you add a div and set..
