Get basename and file extension with PHP or Javascript
Getting file extension and basename is a common development task. PHP internal function pathinfo is very useful. But, Windows paths will not work correctly on Linux servers and vice versa.…
Easily Backup Virtualbox disks using Immutable Images
Virtual disks (Virtualbox in our case) are very large files, that may change frequently. This is a big problem for backup. A little change (even a simple boot of virtual…
How to check if a Request is AJAX call with PHP
It is useful to prevent direct access of AJAX calls (from browser address bar). A solution could be the following simple function check_is_ajax(): /** * Check if request is an…
How to Convert Date or Time to any Timezone and Dateformat with PHP
Date manipulation is a common and extremely useful development task. It was never easy with PHP, until PHP5 and DateTime class. There are many cases you need to convert dates.…
Check if a String represents a Valid Timezone with PHP
Sometimes you want to check if a string represents a valid timezone. Using PHP versions greater than 5.2, timezone_identifiers_list() could be a solution. Take a look in the following function:…