Sunday, November 30, 2014
JavaScript How to Interact with Parent window from child window
parent.html
[sourcecode language="html"]
<html>
<head>
<script >
// assigning new property with function so child window can point it
document.functionToBeCalledFromChildWindow = function (param){
alert(param);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="response"></div>
<button onClick="window.open('child.html', '_blank', 'width=500,height=500')">Open window</button>
</body>
</html>
[/sourcecode]
child.html
[sourcecode language="html"]
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script >
window.onload = after;
function after(evt)
{
}
//Here we call function "functionToBeCalledFromChildWindow" in parent window.
//window.opener.document.functionToBeCalledFromChildWindow('Mom, U there?');
//Here we access DOM in parent.
window.opener.document.getElementById("response").innerHTML = "Success";
window.close();
opener.window.focus()
</script>
Hi I am the only child here.
</body>
</html>
[/sourcecode]
Monday, November 17, 2014
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Friday, July 25, 2014
iPhone Push Notifications PHP Server
[sourcecode language="php"]
<?php
$ctx = stream_context_create();
stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'local_cert', YOUR_.PEM_FILE);
stream_context_set_option($ctx, 'ssl', 'passphrase', YOUR_PASSPHRASE);
$fp = stream_socket_client(
'ssl://gateway.sandbox.push.apple.com:2195', $err, $errstr, 60, STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT | STREAM_CLIENT_PERSISTENT, $ctx);
if (!$fp) {
exit("Failed to connect: $err $errstr<BR><BR>");
}
echo 'Connected to APN<BR>';
// Create the payload body
$body['aps'] = array(
'badge' => +1,
'alert' => 'Testing push notifications',
'sound' => 'new_wall_paper.wav',
'action-loc-key' => 'OK'
);
$payload = json_encode($body);
for ($i = 0; $i < count($tokens); $i++) {
$msg = chr(0) . pack('n', 32) . pack('H*', $tokens [$i]) . pack('n', strlen($payload)) . $payload;
fwrite($fp, $msg, strlen($msg));
}
echo "Completed sending messages";
fclose($fp);
[/sourcecode]
Monday, June 30, 2014
Passing Multiple Parameters to Form Validation Custom Callbacks in Codeigniter
[caption id="attachment_979" align="aligncenter" width="225"]
Codeigniter Custom Callbacks[/caption]
CI natively only allows for single parameter in custom callbacks. For an instance see the following code.
[sourcecode language="php"]
$this->form_validation->set_rules
('hstate', 'State', 'required|callback_suburb_check[' . $suburb . ']');
[/sourcecode]
If you need to pass multiple parameters, you have several options. Obviously you can change CI behaviour by subclassing the core library. But in this tutorial we follow the less pain approach. That 's to access required parameters via POST variables within your custom callback function. They are still available in this scope.
There is another way using your PHP string handling knowledge. Just formatting all the parameters as single string and passing to the callback function.
[sourcecode language="php"]
$parameters = 'first_arg' . '||' . 'second_arg' . '||' . 'third_arg';
$this->form_validation->set_rules
('some_field', 'Some Field Name', 'callback__my_callback_function['.$parameters.']');
[/sourcecode]
Then in your callback,
[sourcecode language="php"]
function _my_callback_function($field_value, $second_parameter){
list($first_param, $second_param, $third_param) = split('||', $second_parameter);
...
}
[/sourcecode]
CI natively only allows for single parameter in custom callbacks. For an instance see the following code.
[sourcecode language="php"]
$this->form_validation->set_rules
('hstate', 'State', 'required|callback_suburb_check[' . $suburb . ']');
[/sourcecode]
If you need to pass multiple parameters, you have several options. Obviously you can change CI behaviour by subclassing the core library. But in this tutorial we follow the less pain approach. That 's to access required parameters via POST variables within your custom callback function. They are still available in this scope.
There is another way using your PHP string handling knowledge. Just formatting all the parameters as single string and passing to the callback function.
[sourcecode language="php"]
$parameters = 'first_arg' . '||' . 'second_arg' . '||' . 'third_arg';
$this->form_validation->set_rules
('some_field', 'Some Field Name', 'callback__my_callback_function['.$parameters.']');
[/sourcecode]
Then in your callback,
[sourcecode language="php"]
function _my_callback_function($field_value, $second_parameter){
list($first_param, $second_param, $third_param) = split('||', $second_parameter);
...
}
[/sourcecode]
Thursday, June 26, 2014
How to check HTML5 Web Storage Support in JavaScript?
[caption id="attachment_879" align="alignnone" width="372"]
HTML5 Data Storage[/caption]
[sourcecode language="javascript"]
function supports_html5_storage() {
try {
return 'sessionStorage' in window && window['sessionStorage'] !== null;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}
alert(supports_html5_storage());
[/sourcecode]
[sourcecode language="javascript"]
function supports_html5_storage() {
try {
return 'sessionStorage' in window && window['sessionStorage'] !== null;
} catch (e) {
return false;
}
}
alert(supports_html5_storage());
[/sourcecode]
Saturday, May 3, 2014
How to remove index.php from CodeIgniter URL in Ubuntu
[caption id="attachment_979" align="aligncenter" width="225"]
CodeIgniter[/caption]
In
to:
Create or modify .htaccess in project root with following content.
Also allow overriding htaccess in your apache
and edit the file & change to
and
Restart Apache
or:
or:
In
application/config/config.php change:$config['index_page']='index.php';to:
$config['index_page']='';Create or modify .htaccess in project root with following content.
# Customized error messages.
ErrorDocument 404 /index.php
# Set the default handler.
DirectoryIndex index.php
# Various rewrite rules.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L,QSA]
</IfModule>Also allow overriding htaccess in your apache
/etc/apache2/sites-available/defaultand edit the file & change to
AllowOverrideAlland
Restart Apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reloador:
sudo service apache2 reloador:
sudo /etc/init.d/httpd reload
Thursday, May 1, 2014
How to Install PhoneGap in Ubuntu
[caption id="attachment_975" align="aligncenter" width="599"]
PhoneGap[/caption]
1. First, check you’ve got Java and Ant installed – you’ll need those later:
2. Install npm
3. Get the latest nodejs (by installing ‘n’ and running that):
4. Now install phonegap itself
5. Download the Android sdk from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html, put it somewhere sensible and unpack it:
6. Update PATH in ~/.bashrc to include the phonegap tools:
and then ‘source ~/.bashrc’ to make sure you’ve got the new path setup.
7. Create a phonegap app (I use a “projects” subdirectoy):
8. Before you run the app, you’ll need to set up an emulator – run the android tool:
9. You may need to select a target (e.g. “Android 4.2.2 (API 17)”), and click the “Install 8 packages..” button (may need several clicks to accept all the licences)
Now setup and start an emulator – in the ‘android’ util, go to Tools -> Manage AVDs, go to the “Device Definitions”, select a device, and use the “Create AVD” button to create a new AVD. Then use the “Start..” button to start the AVD (it may take a surprisingly long time to start fully).
Run the app:
You should see the app compile and install on the emulator.
You can do the compile and install steps separately:
10. Add plugins
Optional Step
Original tutorial found at
http://julianhigman.com/blog/2013/10/17/notes-on-setting-up-phonegap-on-ubuntu-for-android-app-development/
1. First, check you’ve got Java and Ant installed – you’ll need those later:
sudo apt-get install default-jre
sudo apt-get install default-jdk
sudo apt-get install ant
2. Install npm
sudo apt-get install npm
3. Get the latest nodejs (by installing ‘n’ and running that):
sudo npm update npm -g
sudo npm install n -g
sudo n stable
4. Now install phonegap itself
sudo npm install -g phonegap
5. Download the Android sdk from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html, put it somewhere sensible and unpack it:
sudo mv ~/Downloads/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130917.zip /opt/
cd /opt
sudo unzip adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130917.zip
sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130917
6. Update PATH in ~/.bashrc to include the phonegap tools:
# Add android sdk
PATH=$PATH:/opt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130917/sdk/platform-tools:/opt/adt-bundle-linux-x86-20130917/sdk/tools
and then ‘source ~/.bashrc’ to make sure you’ve got the new path setup.
7. Create a phonegap app (I use a “projects” subdirectoy):
cd ~/projects
phonegap create my-app
cd my-app
8. Before you run the app, you’ll need to set up an emulator – run the android tool:
android
9. You may need to select a target (e.g. “Android 4.2.2 (API 17)”), and click the “Install 8 packages..” button (may need several clicks to accept all the licences)
Now setup and start an emulator – in the ‘android’ util, go to Tools -> Manage AVDs, go to the “Device Definitions”, select a device, and use the “Create AVD” button to create a new AVD. Then use the “Start..” button to start the AVD (it may take a surprisingly long time to start fully).
Run the app:
phonegap local run android
You should see the app compile and install on the emulator.
You can do the compile and install steps separately:
phonegap local build android
phonegap install android
10. Add plugins
Optional Step
phonegap local plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-device.git
phonegap local plugin add https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/cordova-plugin-media.git
Original tutorial found at
http://julianhigman.com/blog/2013/10/17/notes-on-setting-up-phonegap-on-ubuntu-for-android-app-development/
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Google Map Polygons Demo
How to get coordinates of a polygon?
How to delete a polygon?
[sourcecode language="html"]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no">
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Drawing Tools</title>
<script src="jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"
src="http://maps.google.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false&libraries=drawing"></script>
<style type="text/css">
#map, html, body {
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
height: 100%;
}
#panel {
width: 200px;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 13px;
float: right;
margin: 10px;
}
#color-palette {
clear: both;
}
.color-button {
width: 14px;
height: 14px;
font-size: 0;
margin: 2px;
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
}
#delete-button {
margin-top: 5px;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
var drawingManager;
var selectedShape;
var colors = ['#1E90FF', '#FF1493', '#32CD32', '#FF8C00', '#4B0082'];
var selectedColor;
var colorButtons = {};
var polygons = [];
var drawingManager = null;
var bermudaTriangle;
function clearSelection() {
if (selectedShape) {
selectedShape.setEditable(false);
selectedShape = null;
}
}
function setSelection(shape) {
clearSelection();
selectedShape = shape;
shape.setEditable(true);
selectColor(shape.get('fillColor') || shape.get('strokeColor'));
}
function deleteSelectedShape() {
if (selectedShape) {
selectedShape.setMap(null);
}
}
function selectColor(color) {
selectedColor = color;
for (var i = 0; i < colors.length; ++i) {
var currColor = colors[i];
colorButtons[currColor].style.border = currColor == color ? '2px solid #789' : '2px solid #fff';
}
// Retrieves the current options from the drawing manager and replaces the
// stroke or fill color as appropriate.
var polylineOptions = drawingManager.get('polylineOptions');
polylineOptions.strokeColor = color;
drawingManager.set('polylineOptions', polylineOptions);
var rectangleOptions = drawingManager.get('rectangleOptions');
rectangleOptions.fillColor = color;
drawingManager.set('rectangleOptions', rectangleOptions);
var circleOptions = drawingManager.get('circleOptions');
circleOptions.fillColor = color;
drawingManager.set('circleOptions', circleOptions);
var polygonOptions = drawingManager.get('polygonOptions');
polygonOptions.fillColor = color;
drawingManager.set('polygonOptions', polygonOptions);
}
function setSelectedShapeColor(color) {
if (selectedShape) {
if (selectedShape.type == google.maps.drawing.OverlayType.POLYLINE) {
selectedShape.set('strokeColor', color);
} else {
selectedShape.set('fillColor', color);
}
}
}
function makeColorButton(color) {
var button = document.createElement('span');
button.className = 'color-button';
button.style.backgroundColor = color;
google.maps.event.addDomListener(button, 'click', function() {
selectColor(color);
setSelectedShapeColor(color);
});
return button;
}
function buildColorPalette() {
var colorPalette = document.getElementById('color-palette');
for (var i = 0; i < colors.length; ++i) {
var currColor = colors[i];
var colorButton = makeColorButton(currColor);
colorPalette.appendChild(colorButton);
colorButtons[currColor] = colorButton;
}
selectColor(colors[0]);
}
function initialize() {
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), {
zoom: 10,
center: new google.maps.LatLng(22.344, 114.048),
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
disableDefaultUI: true,
zoomControl: true
});
var polyOptions = {
strokeWeight: 0,
fillOpacity: 0.45,
editable: true
};
// Creates a drawing manager attached to the map that allows the user to draw
// markers, lines, and shapes.
drawingManager = new google.maps.drawing.DrawingManager({
drawingMode: google.maps.drawing.OverlayType.POLYGON,
markerOptions: {
draggable: true
},
polylineOptions: {
editable: true
},
rectangleOptions: polyOptions,
circleOptions: polyOptions,
polygonOptions: polyOptions,
map: map
});
google.maps.event.addListener(drawingManager, 'overlaycomplete', function(e) {
if (e.type != google.maps.drawing.OverlayType.MARKER) {
// Switch back to non-drawing mode after drawing a shape.
drawingManager.setDrawingMode(null);
// Add an event listener that selects the newly-drawn shape when the user
// mouses down on it.
var newShape = e.overlay;
newShape.type = e.type;
google.maps.event.addListener(newShape, 'click', function() {
setSelection(newShape);
});
setSelection(newShape);
}
});
// Clear the current selection when the drawing mode is changed, or when the
// map is clicked.
google.maps.event.addListener(drawingManager, 'drawingmode_changed', clearSelection);
google.maps.event.addListener(map, 'click', clearSelection);
google.maps.event.addDomListener(document.getElementById('delete-button'), 'click', deleteSelectedShape);
buildColorPalette();
google.maps.event.addListener(drawingManager, 'overlaycomplete', function(polygon) {
polygons.push(polygon);
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
function pointsToText() {
for (i = 0; i < polygons.length; i++) {
var coordinates = (polygons[i].overlay.getPath().getArray());
for (i = 0; i < coordinates.length; i++) {
$("#points").append("(" + coordinates[i]['k'] + "," + coordinates[i]['A'] + "),");
}
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="panel">
<div id="color-palette"></div>
<div>
<button id="delete-button">Delete Selected Shape</button>
</div>
<div>
<input type="button" onclick="pointsToText()" value="Get Coordinates">
<textarea id="points" cols="30" rows="20"></textarea><br>
</div>
</div>
<div id="map"></div>
</body>
</html>
[/sourcecode]
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Import Excel Data into MySQL with PHP
To import Excel data, first you need to have a Excel reader. It should be accurate enough to interpret Excel data as expected. There 's a good old Excel reader.
Download PHPExcelReader.
In the downloaded archive, you only need Excel directory with files including oleread.inc and reader.php.
Just extract it where your web server can access.
Next place your excel file or just create one with some dummy data. Make sure this file is readble by the web server.
Finally create your php script to connect with database, read Excel file and insert data into db.
[sourcecode language="php"]
<?php require_once 'Excel/reader.php'; $data = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Reader(); $data->setOutputEncoding('CP1251');
$data->read('a.xls');
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost","root","");
mysql_select_db("test",$conn);
for ($x = 2; $x <= count($data->sheets[0]["cells"]); $x++) {
$first = $data->sheets[0]["cells"][$x][1];
$middle = $data->sheets[0]["cells"][$x][2];
$last = $data->sheets[0]["cells"][$x][3];
$sql = "INSERT INTO mytable (First,Middle,Last)
VALUES ('$first','$middle','$last')";
echo $sql."\n";
mysql_query($sql);
}
?>
[/sourcecode]
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Create PDF with fpdf
[caption id="attachment_957" align="aligncenter" width="315"]
FPDF[/caption]
There are various PHP libraries to create PDF documents. FPDF, MPDF, DomPDF, HTML2PDF are among those popular ones. Each of them has some sort of uniqueness in terms of functionality. This tutorial is just a demo of FPDF using official distribution.
Demo
There are various PHP libraries to create PDF documents. FPDF, MPDF, DomPDF, HTML2PDF are among those popular ones. Each of them has some sort of uniqueness in terms of functionality. This tutorial is just a demo of FPDF using official distribution.
Demo
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