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This function outputs a string that is filename friendly. It removes all non-characters and punctuation from the input and converts to lowercase. I find this useful for seo friendly cms pages. This function is still being tweaked so any improvements would be most appreciated. function checkCharacters($title) {         $final_text = ”;   [...]

This function is great for retrieving the last key of a multidimensional array. I use this function on a site that stores cake options such as size, shape, ribbon colour, icing colour and text fields for use in a shopping basket. Not all cakes have all the options so i need to know where the end of the array is, hence this function.

Following on from my other 2 useful functions I thought I would show you another one which I have found useful for determining if a colour background needs a white or black text colour over the top. I found this function a while back so can’t take the credit for writing it myself, I have [...]

Following from my last post, here is the method to get your IP address if you are behind a proxy. It’s a much better function than the earlier post as it will almost guarantee a return result.

Here’s a quick little function which can be used to return your IP address. Not as useful as the next method but a simple quick solution

Here’s a useful function that I use a lot for taking a database date and converting it into something human readable. It allows custom date formats to be input for custom returns.

Uberthemes have released there latest PHP Nuke theme for clans playing Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. The game which is free to download and play, came out a few years ago and it’s combination of team based and objective led combat has kept it on the top 10 list of Xfire. Earlier this year a new updated version of the [...]

Been using this class now for my sites for a while it’s just the ticket. So i thought i’d include it here so that more people can benefit from it. I wish i could take the credit for producing this but unfortunately it was built by Eric Sizemore over at www.secondversion.com he’s also produced a [...]