Creating PDF files in PHP with Smarty and dompdf
Back in 2010 I'd been looking for a way to generate PDF files dynamically on a Web site mainly to create files which can be printed or emailed and will…
Downloading files in Internet Explorer over SSL
There's a known problem with Internet Explorer when it tries to download files on a secure site (i.e. one with a https prefix). For some reason, IE tries to save…
UK Company Data library
As part of the work for Filing Reminders, I needed to fetch company data (specifically filing dates) from data.companieshouse.gov.uk. In order to do this, I wrote a small wrapper class…
Filing Reminders launched
I've recently launched Filing Reminders, a free email service to remind you when the filing dates for a UK company are approaching. The design comes from the highly useful Bootstrap,…
Curry Gateway launched
I've recently launched Curry Gateway, a directory of curry houses in the British Isles which, like Pub Gateway, focuses on precise geodata and eschews intrusive advertising. Most of the curry…
Serving static files from a different domain
Whilst debugging a site last week, I noticed the following header was being sent to the server with each request (actual name/value removed): Cookie: cookiename=cookievalue When requesting the main PHP…
If PHP Were British
Forwarded to me by a fellow PHP developer: If PHP Were British.
Requirements for WordPress 3.2
Are you ready for WordPress 3.2? The next version of the popular blogging software is due to be released soon and has higher minimum requirements than previous versions, including: PHP…
PHP North West conference 2011
Once again the PHP NW Conference is coming to Manchester in October, and the schedule is now online. All of the talks look interesting, although having realised that they run…
Postcode validation and verification
If you run a UK website which collects any sort of address information, you will no doubt have come across the potentially thorny subject of postcodes. Specifically, you will want…