Php

PHP has two “while” constructs, one if the code needs to run before the condition is checked: and the other if if the code needs to run after the condition is checked: But sometimes a portion of code needs to be executed before the condition is checked, and another portion after the condition is checked. Here is an example directly from the php ducomentation: This is an easy problem that can be solved with an assignment in condition, it generates a warning but it does not break the code. [Read More]

For a project I am working on, I am playing with Joomla’s authentication and user management. As expected, the mechanism is quite complex, both to understand and to modify. First, a little explanation of what authentication is. We are all familiar with the username+password The whole mechanism is composed of a persistent state (authenticated/not authenticated), and a function to switch from one state to the other (from not authenticated to authenticated, and vice versa). [Read More]