We’ve just released the initial version of sfToboAds, a Symfony plugin allowing for integration with ToboAds, an advertising network offering contextual text and graphic advertising to the masses (banners are contextual!). The initial release is pending PEAR packaging before being offered as a compressed download, for now, it’s available via the subversion repository on the […]
As a tie-in to this excellent how-to for installing both versions of Symfony, I’ve decided to extend the method to apply to Vista as well. EDIT: Symlinks don’t work this way because of the working directory being in C:\PHP where the symlink is located. See below for modified instructions. First, check out the SVN branch for 1.1 […]
A while back, I’ve stumbled upon an interesting, yet exotic, project - PAMP. It promises to bring the full Apache/MySQL/PHP stack to the Symbian phone. So, on a whim, I decided to try it out. After following the installation instructions (installing on a Nokia N95 with the installation for memory cards) and starting up the PAMP […]
Well, it seems there’s a few other things that aren’t as they seem in Symfony - if they’re expected or not, they are things I’ve noticed and needed a few minutes (or in a another case) or just over two hours to figure out. All of them have to do with Symfony’s output escaper using PHPView. […]
There’s an interesting aspect about using functions within partials, which I’ve written about before - the existence of functions and the dangers of redeclaring them. The problem here is using partial-specific functions within partials. We’ve had an instance where we needed a function to solve a recursive problem when displaying data within the partial (a complex […]
Well, I’ve written up a short summary of ideas relating to handling Javascript files in relation to requests, not it’s time to evaluate them. First thing I’ve noticed with the different ways of injecting Javascript into the response is the order by which the files are loaded, the problem being dependency. If you’re using a library […]
If you’re like me and you don’t trust yourself to catch all of the breadcrumbs you leave behind you, you tend to rely on an arsenal of tools to keep you in check. This is especially true with XLIFF and Symfony. There’s an i18n generation script that scans your actions, YAMLs and templates for the use […]
We’ve all been there - Symfony and I18n do play well together - it’s got XLIFF for interface translation which works almost out-of-the-box, it’s got localization features for things like numbers, currencies and many others. It also has internationalization features that work with database tables. Unfortunately, all is well until you stray from the guidelines presented […]
I know, I know, I’m getting lazy. Or rather, that’s what it would seem. Lately I’ve had projects coming in on all sides, which extended my field to include developing Flash applications, which is a pain in the. Also, Friday is the big premiere I’ve been bragging about the last couple of weeks. As far as […]
Just a quick note - if you’re into strict systems specification and architecture, you’re no doubt no stranger to object-oriented patterns and interfaces. In case you were ever tempted to use interfaces in your application, Symfony has a simple way of declaring an instance and having it autoload into the program stack: just declare your […]