Compressing files when transferring them over the internet has a lot of advantages like it saves time and data transfer. With zip and unzip we can reduce file size and save lots of time while transferring. PHP comes with a lot of extensions that deal specifically with file compression and extraction. While working in PHP,
Downloading or Uploading files to the server via FTP is an essential task for every web developer should know. There are many FTP clients available for handling files on the FTP server. You can also connect FTP server using a PHP script and handle file operations. PHP provides various functions to handle FTP server operations
While taking URL as user input, it’s essential to validate it properly otherwise it can affect the application. In this article, we will validate URLs in PHP with regular expressions and also with the FILTER_VALIDATE_URL function. You can implement those methods in other PHP-based frameworks like Laravel or CI. Here, we will see two methods.
While taking an E-mail address as user input, it’s essential to validate it properly otherwise it can affect application functionality. In this article, we will validate the Email address in PHP with regular expressions and also with the FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL function. You can implement those methods in other PHP-based frameworks like Laravel or CI. Here, we
Sometimes working with PHP we need to convert objects into arrays for implement array functions or reduce looping from our code. Here, we will see two methods to convert objects into associative arrays. Before starting let’s understand what is an object in PHP. An object is an instance of a class that has specific memory
JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. JSON is an open standard data format used to transfer data quickly and easily. In PHP, there is an in-built function to handle JSON operations like encode and decode. Objects or arrays can easily be parsed into JSON using those functions. Then we can transfer JSON sting over HTTP/HTTPS
Character Separated Values(CSV) or Comma Separated Values is a file type containing plain text content with a comma or a character as separators. PHP provides built-in functionality to read CSV files. Here, we will learn to use CSV data in our application using multiple methods. The first method will read data from a file while
Laravel is a popular framework built with PHP. While working on an existing project or implementing new packages we need to check particular package is compatible with the Laravel framework’s version or not. We have to decide based on the Laravel version. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to check the Laravel framework’s
The best part of Laravel is it has a variety of open-source plugins available. One of them is Carbon. Carbon is a date-time package for Laravel or any other PHP-based framework. In this blog, we will see some practical examples to add or remove years from carbon date objects. Carbon provides a function for adding
Nowadays, File upload and download functionality is almost mandatory. Laravel provides simple and easy ways to upload and download files. You can store these files in a public folder or local storage. In this blog, we will see some practical examples to upload and download files in Laravel. Here, we have used Test Controller and
