I came across a multi-byte (UTF-8) string this week, that was encoded by the single-byte escaping \x, for example: His nickname was \xE2\x80\x98the Angel\xE2\x80\x99, which is kind of a clich\xC3\xA9 in my opinion. Which represents... » read this

Javascript is becoming increasingly popular. Frameworks like jQuery, MooTools and Prototype/Scriptaculous have opened up a wide array of possibilities to webdevelopers. As a result, many webpages depend on a series of Javascript source... » read this

After spending way too much time figuring out how to add modules to existing PHP installations on OSX, I realized this should be worth sharing. The procedure below works on Leopard, but should work on Tiger just as well (just not tested).... » read this

This article will discuss the headache-giving "magic quotes" feature of PHP, which will be removed in PHP 6. I will highlight the idea behind it, explain how it exactly works, the problems it creates for developers, and finally:... » read this