Author Archives: ekeretex

Restful authentication with Rails 2: Usage

Posted on January 18, 2009 by ekeretex

This blog has been inactive for ages and one of my 2009 resolutions is to show the poor thing some love! I will try to keep it even if it’s the only resolution I don’t give up on. Things have … Continue reading →

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Zend Framework – my three month review

Posted on November 6, 2008 by ekeretex

I have been using the Zend Framework almost daily for the past three months and my verdict on it is a mixed bag. I really, really wanted to like ZF three months ago when we chose to use it at … Continue reading →

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Jump start your next Rails 2 application

Posted on October 29, 2008 by ekeretex

Ruby on Rails has gotten really popular owing mostly to its well-earned reputation for rapid web application development. The plugin system has also helped to add loads of functionality not built into the core. It is almost certain you’ll find … Continue reading →

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Tips for the budding PHP developer

Posted on September 30, 2008 by ekeretex

The ease of learning PHP and the trivial deployment of PHP applications (just upload and go) has resulted in everyone’s cousin coding with it and the accompanying impression of being a ‘toy’ language. The following tips should help the aspiring … Continue reading →

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Two step view with CodeIgniter

Posted on August 5, 2008 by ekeretex

All the web development frameworks I have worked with have a full fledged layout system out of the box except CodeIgniter. A good number of CI tutorials encourage including common header and footer files to build the final page but … Continue reading →

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PHP framework comparison benchmarks

Posted on June 30, 2008 by ekeretex

In response to Wil’s comment regarding the PHP framework performance comparisons I made in my previous post, I have decided to post the results I got. My decision not post them initially was due to the benchmarks not being done … Continue reading →

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PHP frameworks revisited – CodeIgniter vs Zend

Posted on June 24, 2008 by ekeretex

We are about to start a project from scratch at my new job and have been evaluating PHP frameworks. We’ve shortlisted CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Symfony and Zend. I have put them through their paces by building the same application with all … Continue reading →

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Apache mod_rewrite on Windows

Posted on June 13, 2008 by ekeretex

I use Windows XP as my development platform and this is more of a note from me to me so I don’t have to Google for it next time. I also use WampServer for Apache, MySQL and PHP and while … Continue reading →

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