Convert and format Bytes PHP function
A simple PHP function to convert and format Bytes to Megabytes, Gigabytes and Terabytes: function convertBytes(int $bytes, string $convert_to = ‘KB’, bool $format = true, int $decimals = 2): float…
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Leaflet map latitude and longitude marker with PHP
How to make a simple Leaflet map box with a marker at your set latitude and longitude values. Leaflet is a free, open-source javascript library for working with interactive maps….
Using PHP __DIR__
PHP __DIR__ returns the current working directory, its usage is common when including files as you don’t have to dynamically define the directory each time. Simply running echo __DIR__; Will…
Bootstrap toggle button status update with AJAX PHP and MySQL
How to make a Bootstrap toggle button with a status update by using PHP, Ajax and MySQL. The toggle button represents on/off which is 1 and 0 in the database….
Removing duplicates from an array in PHP
Removing duplicate values from an array in PHP by using array_unique(), this will return a new array, based on the input without duplicate values. The second parameter is sort type,…
Automatically refreshing OAuth access tokens with PHP
A simple system that automatically refreshes an expired OAuth access token if a call is attempted but the token is expired. This post is a continuation of Twitch authentication with…
Twitch API authentication with OAuth using PHP
From May 11th 2020 Twitch has implemented OAuth to its helix API version, now instead of just needing the client id key to make API calls you also need to…
PHP filemtime; file last modified time
Getting a file’s modified time with PHP is done by using the filemtime() function, this returns the files last modified time in Unix format. An example below which also checks…
Creating a PHP file by using PHP
Creating a PHP file by using PHP, the concept is the same as creating a text file except you have to enclose the code you want to be in your…
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)…