Monthly Archives: February 2012

A CodeIgniter view does not run in the global scope

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

In a regular PHP file, you can grab the value of a variable from the global scope using the keyword GLOBAL. So for example if you want to use a variable inside your function, you can do something like this… … Continue reading →

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A sensible naming scheme for backup files

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

It’s important to back up a database regularly. But how do balance being thorough with being reasonable? If you save a full backup, every day, indefinitely, you will need more and more storage space. And really, do you care if … Continue reading →

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