Bash – How to know where the script is
To find out in which folder the script being executed is located, no matter where it is called from DIR=”$( cd “$( dirname “${BASH_SOURCE[0]}” )” && pwd )”
Programming tips
Search for a file per name in the terminal
To find a file by name in the terminal, just use find . -type f -name “nameFile”
Symfony2 – How to list all configured routes
To see all the routes configured in the Symfony 2 application, just use the command: php app/console router:debug
PHP: Create a date/ timestamp with strtotime by setting the time
Everyone knows the strtotime function. With it, for example, we can retrieve the date of 2 weeks ago, strtotime(‘-2 week’); or a year ago strtotime(‘-1 year’); What is interesting is that you can retrieve the date of 2 weeks ago while defining the time, for example midnight strtotime(‘-2 week midnight’); or noon: strtotime(‘-2 week noon’); … Read more
PHPUnit – Set a protected or private property on a mock
Using mocks it is often necessary to give a value to a private or protected variable. To do this, just use the Reflection class. $basket = $this->getMockBuilder(‘Basket’) ->disableOriginalConstructor() ->getMock(); $basketReflection = new ReflectionClass($basket); $sessionId = $basketReflection->getProperty(‘sessionId’); $sessionId->setAccessible(true); $sessionId->setValue($basket, ‘abc’); So the sessionId value in our Mock will be ‘abc’. Since PHP 8.1, setAccessible(true) is unnecessary … Read more
Yii – Create a custom relation between two tables
To make a custom relationship between two tables in a model, it is possible to add an additional option in the relation in which one indicates which foreign key should be used with which field. public function relations() { return array( ‘nomRelation’ => array( self::HAS_ONE, ‘otherTable, ”, ‘on’=>’thisTable.fk_otherTable = otherTable.id’ ), ); }
PHPUnit – How to mock an object and its methods
When you start using PHPUnit, you often find yourself facing the need to simulate a method or object. Fortunately PHPUnit has some methods that can be very useful. How to simulate an object The easiest way to create a mocked object $product = $this->getMockBuilder(‘Product’) ->getMock(); or $product = $this->getMockBuilder(‘Product’) ->setMethods(array()) ->getMock(); This product is a … Read more
PHP – DOMDocument and XPath to parse a large XML file
When we have to process a very large XML, it is unfortunately not possible to use SimpleXML. Fortunately for this, we can use DOMDocument. To do this, just load the desired file and initialize xpath on it with DOMXPath. $document = new DOMDocument(); $document->load($file); $xpath = new DOMXPath($document); If the XML in question has a … Read more
PHP and SimpleXML
When you want to process an XML file in PHP, there are two possibilities: either we use SimpleXML or we go through DOMDocument. In this article I will deal more specifically with SimpleXML. To load a file, just use the simplexml_load_file method $xml = simplexml_load_file($file); By doing so, you get a SimpleXMLElement. If the XML … Read more
PHP – How to load a FILE in PHP from a form
To find out how to load a file in PHP from a form, you have to start by formatting the form correctly. It is mandatory to use the post method as well as the multipart/form-data enctype, otherwise PHP will not receive the necessary data. <form action=”/” method=”post” enctype=”multipart/form-data”> <input type=”file” name=”namefile” /> <input type=”submit” value=”ok” … Read more