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A new blog is born. My old blog at RickGuyer.com never really progressed very far. So here I go again. This time with a focus on my career. I love to code, especially in PHP (especially using CakePHP)...
View ArticleSpeeding up count queries with counterCache
Today while working in a CakePHP application, I needed to hide some records based on the number of associated records they had. I basically needed to get a count of associated records. Fortunately,...
View ArticleLetting multiple CakePHP apps talk
CakePHP is getting really popular, so naturally, there are quite a few sites out there using it. If you’ve been using CakePHP long enough, sooner or later you will want to have 2 or more of those apps...
View ArticleCakePHP: One core, many apps
CakePHP allows you to use one set of core files while maintaining multiple applications. It only takes a few steps, but may not be completely straightforward the first time you try. In my example, I...
View ArticleReusing controller views in CakePHP
CakePHP makes it easy to reuse your small blocks of presentation code throughout your application by using Elements. You can read more about them here: http://book.cakephp.org/view/97/Elements...
View ArticleSmartRedirect Plugin for CakePHP
When adding, editing, or deleting records in a web application, it is common to return the user to where they originated. That is what they typically expect. The SmartRedirect plugin allows just that,...
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Peep! Getting things done gets a little easier
Over the last 3 weeks we’ve been working hard in our secret lab. We’ve been pouring in extra time and effort on a tool that will help revolutionize the way people get things done. Although our new...
View ArticleRemember to Google Wave
Google Wave has a lot of potential, and in many ways is already useful despite being in early beta. One problem I’ve seen with many people however is forgetting to check for new waves. Here are a few...
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Easy E-commerce Sites
I’ve been talking with my kids a lot lately about selling online. One is interested in selling t-shirts and various branded items. The other is more interested in creating movie and video props and...
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