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Parse and format var_dump data to become more readable
I have a class that exposes var_dump data in order to get better human readable layout. I have achieved this with a lot of ...
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2answers
139views
User interface HTML string generated using PHP
Goal This is very basic beginner script, only for prototyping, probably never to reach alpha/beta prototyping/production, is being designed/tested for performance. Its performance quality might be ...
2votes
2answers
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Writing a ~100Kb HTML string over an MD file (number of iterations ~10K)
I have tried to write a large string (~100-120 Kb of HTML) on an md file, and am pretty sure it's not the fastest method, even though it only has to iterate ~8000-...
2votes
1answer
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Equity data processing: Fast and/or efficient file writing using PHP
Problem This project gets the past ~20 days of an equity data (such as $AAPL, $AMZN, $GOOG) plus the current equity "quote" (which comes every 60 seconds using a free API) and estimates seven "real-...
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1answer
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Read JSON files, basic calculations and write over another JSON file
Class SectorController calculates weight coefficients for sector performances in equity exchange markets using minute data from an API (for instance, if a group of ...
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2answers
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Sanitizing name strings using PHP
Functionality: This method removes a list of specific terms (e.g., LLC, INC, Inc, Company, etc.) from a list of public companies names. It is part of a class that can be viewed in this link. I'd ...
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1answer
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Probability suite for an array of elements
I wrote a function that can be used to generate a probability distribution for an array of elements (probGen()), and another that can be used to select an element ...
2votes
2answers
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Shuffle array elements by rearranging the key value associations
PHP's shuffle() function destroys the array keys, so I decided to write a shuffle function that doesn't do that and instead rearranges key-value associations. As I ...
3votes
1answer
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PHP + PDO - Inserting data on the table with a loop
First of all i made a simple code to insert data on my table, with the information from this code i made a loop to insert data on another table for a notification system. I'm new to PHP and i think ...
1vote
1answer
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Decrease execution time in updating rows in PHP
Any tips on how the below code can be optimised for faster execution? I have a table in postgres called staging with the below columns; ...
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3answers
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Trimming unicode whitespace, control characters, and line breaks with regex
I'm getting user submitted text from a <textarea></textarea>, and I want to edit it a bit before storing it in a database. Here are my 3 regexes, with ...
1vote
1answer
1kviews
PHP subset of 2 arrays containing objects - compared only by 1 attribute
I'm looking for a fast way to get the subset of 2 arrays containing the same kind of objects using PHP functions. I'm looking for the red part: ...
3votes
1answer
151views
Calculating the difference between 2 arrays
I made this function to calculate the difference between 2 arrays and return it in a third array. I'm using this function as a part of stocktaking functionality I apply in my accounting system. ...
2votes
2answers
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Returning the number of records per day
I'm writing a query to get the number of sessions created each day for the past 90 days. I'm currently using a prepared statement to do this - looks something like this: ...
2votes
2answers
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Dynamic PHP Form Submit Script
Below is a PHP script which dynamically finds and process all of the form elements such as inputs, textareas, dropdowns etc... then organize them into a table as shown in the image below when sending ...