PHP if else if vs case switch vs nested if speed
A PHP if, else if vs case switch vs nested if speed test comparison from Jeff-Russ found here. The test is a loop that calculates with a high number (500,000)…
Vultrs new South Korea location
Location number 17 for Vultr is Seoul, South Korea in the Asia Pacific region. Surprisingly Vultr’s newest location is another addon to its Asia-pacific region with Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul and…
The continued success of WordPress
WordPress to this day is thriving in an environment filled with open source CMS’s and blogging systems which can be seen as a great feat for a web software that…
Making a video from an image and MP3 file with FFmpeg
Creating a video from an image and audio file with FFmpeg can be achieved in many different ways, but let’s keep it super simple: ffmpeg -loop -1 -y -i theimage.jpg…
How to stop Javascript setInterval
Stopping or cancelling a setInterval call in Javascript involves using clearInterval. You must however use clearInterval on a variable that is assigned to the setInterval you want stopped. setInterval calls…
What is WebM video?
WebM is a new age media file first developed and released in 2010. WebM is the container for VP8, VP9 & AV1(video) and Vorbis and Opus (audio). Perhaps unsurprisingly Google…
youtube-dl download progress bar with PHP
Displaying a progress bar for a youtube-dl download by using PHP and some AJAX setinterval. I have covered AJAX setinterval before with an FFmpeg progress bar and a general continuous…
Basic usage of UFW on Ubuntu
Ubuntu comes packaged with a very easy to use firewall tool called UFW. This is literally meaning uncomplicated firewall for Ubuntu. The UFW syntax is a short and sweet option…
Getting PHP value with AJAX every 1 second
Calling a PHP page and showing its output every second with AJAX. For ease of use, this requires Jquery. This example will show the current datetime as per the PHP…
Understanding FFmpeg map with examples
Map in FFmpeg can be best understood as selecting streams within a file you want to encode, keep or remove when creating an output. -map is the command. Streams means…