Miscellaneous Codesnippets
iif function
The IIF function is a well-known function in most languages, however PHP does not contain such a function. It does now, if you include this function into your php files.
PHP Amazon Web Services Class
This class, written by Dennis Pallett, is used to query Amazon Web Services (a developers' token is required), and retrieve results from Amazon. The class includes automatic caching for increased stability and speed of your website.
Ban certain IP addresses
Using this handy codesnippet you can easily ban several troublemakers from your website. Please note though that this is far from foolproof, and people can very easily get around it, by using a proxy or changing their IP address (e.g. dial-up users, AOL users, etc).
FTP Upload
This codesnippet can be used to login into a FTP server, and then upload a file. Common use might be for backup purposes on a off-site FTP server.
Encode e-mail address
Use this handy function to encode e-mail addresses so it still looks good to humans, but can't be read by (spam) bots.
Crop sentence
Use this handy function, written by David Speake, to crop a sentence to a certain length. This function makes sure the words don't get broken up in the middle.
Sort array alphabetically
This function, used in conjunction with the usort() function, allows you to sort a n array alphabetically, e.g. usort($feeds, "cmp");
Get month name
This function changes a numerical month (e.g. 3) into the name of that month (e.g. March).
Javascript Redirect
With this function you can easily redirect to another page, after a certain amount of time (in seconds).
Javascript GoBack
This function can be used to redirect to the previous page, after a certain amount of time (in seconds).