Monthly Archives: April 2006

ASP-Style Programming in PHP?

Posted on Wed, 26 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

Prado looks a lot like ASP, but for PHP5. While it’s not my style, maybe you can show Java/Microsoft types that PHP can work the way they’re used to. Also: what does “the PHP way” really mean? Continue reading →

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Instant Forms from Tables with Solar

Posted on Fri, 14 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

I was talking with Matthew this morning, and he asked if I was setting up a methodology to create forms using table definitions. My answer was “yes!”. Here’s an example: 2 lines to start Solar, 2 lines to connect to … Continue reading →

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Solar 0.17.0 Released

Posted on Thu, 13 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

This release of Solar includes a minor BC break in how Solar_Sql_Table lets you set up column validation. It also standardizes how validation routines get feedback messages. The change notes are: * Solar_Sql_Table * When specifying a ‘valid’ key for … Continue reading →

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Automating Release Tasks

Posted on Tue, 11 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

In this post, I talk at great length about how Solar uses (effectively) a one-step script to package and commit each release. Continue reading →

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Solar 0.16.1 released

Posted on Tue, 11 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

This is a minor bugfix and enhancement release to the Solar library and framework for PHP5. The biggest changes are: Packaging script now properly keeps Solar/App/Public in the main library directory (instead of in the data directory) … reported by … Continue reading →

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Solar 0.16.0 released

Posted on Mon, 10 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

Version 0.16.0 of the simple object library and application repository for PHP5 was released yesterday, mostly because I needed to make a minor schema change to one of the “content” tables. Read on for more. Continue reading →

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Solar 0.15.2 released

Posted on Fri, 07 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

Just a quick note: fixed two bugs (one in the Solar_Controller_Page::_redirect() method, and one in Solar_App_Bookmarks “user” action for RSS feeds) and released 0.15.2, available now. Solar is a simple object library and application repository for PHP. It acts as … Continue reading →

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Solar 0.15.0 alpha released

Posted on Wed, 05 Apr, 2006 by pmjones

The first non-development (!) release of Solar is now available. After a bugfix release, I’ll be able to start adding new functionality, instead of adjusting/tweaking/breaking/fixing current functionality. Read on for some short change notes, and a brief note related to Solar_Filter and Zend_Filter comparison. Continue reading →

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