PHP jpg compression Imagick vs Vanilla
Compressing a jpg file in PHP can be done without installing a third-party library, we call this method Vanilla as it is done stock standard, no extras needed. Imagick is…
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FFmpeg set video bitrate amount for encode
To set a bitrate for a video encode in FFmpeg use -b:v which means bitrate for video, then specify the bitrate value. This can be k for kBits or m…
Transition your CSS hovers
The hover selector in CSS is a very well known selector, it can do great things for when your mouse hovers over an element. However this snpappy change can be…
Check if user or channel is live with Twitch API using PHP
Checking if a channel is live and streaming on Twitch requires a client id, you can get your client id from here. The endpoint for getting a streams information is…
Installing PHP 7.4 Beta4 on Ubuntu 18.04
Installing the new PHP 7.4 Beta 4 on an Ubuntu 18.04 server, 7.4 Beta4 was released on the 22nd of August 2019. Start by updating package lists and information sudo…
Looking at PHP 7.4 coming soon
The major PHP Version 7.4 is set to be released November 28th 2019. All indicators are that it will again make PHP faster, building on the improvments 7.2 and 7.3…
Using Chart JS with PHP and MySQL
Chart JS is a very comprehensive framework for creating and customizing many charts and graphs. The ease of use and ability to configure the charts makes Chart JS a good…
MySQL filtering SELECT results by date
It may be getting data from inbetween two dates or even a SELECT query for data from now to 1 week ago or older than 1 month, there is a…
Make text grow on page load with CSS keyframes
Using CSS keyframe animations on page load can add something extra to your design. Whether it be animating a border, a background change or section grow, using keyframes to change…
PHP converting Unix epoch time format into readable date
Unix epoch time is the amount of seconds elapsed since 00:00:00 1st January 1970. Even more interesting is in 2038 the count will go to negative as it will reach…