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Xdebug for Fedora with PHP 5.3

In February I wrote a guide on setting up Xdebug for Eclipse usage under Ubuntu. Using a neat debugger while exploring an existing WordPress project is a must and among the two possibilities (the Zend one or Xdebug) I use Xdebug. However, setting it up on my ThinkPad took a bit more time due to the different configuration. Basically the installation process and the Eclipse configuration is all the same - install php-devel and pecl and then proceed with xdebug install, configure Eclipse further. However, adding the Xdebug support for the PHP has several differences to be taken into account.… Continue Reading
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Bulgaria PHP Conference – Day 2 Recap

Today was the last day of the Bulgaria PHP Conference and after my Day 1 review, here's my recap post from Day 2. First off, I'd like to thank the organizers for the splendid event - great organization, incredible speakers list, solid WiFi, several areas for hanging out and a great atmosphere - looking forward to the 2016 version! Drupal 8: The Crash Course Larry Garfield gave a great talk explaining the transition from their handcrafted code built until Drupal 7 to their current code base in Drupal 8 based on a lot of open source libraries and tools. His Drupal 8: The Crash… Continue Reading
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Bulgaria PHP Conference – Day 1 Recap

Bulgaria is hosting its first official Bulgaria PHP Conference this weekend and I was honored to attend and present my WordPress Core Architecture talk today. I usually don't do recaps here - mostly because lots of my readers attend WordCamps with me, watch the talks on WordPress.tv, follow Twitter hashtags and so forth, or I go to other conferences that focus on different areas unrelated to what I tend to blog about here. PHP, however, is the core of the WordPress platform, and the line-up this year is magnificent, which is why I feel obliged to share a quick overview about some of the… Continue Reading
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eval() error check

We all know how dangerous eval() is in terms of security, but still it is the necessary evil sometimes. I've been developing a script last week that required eval() execution. I did pretty granular input validation with regular expressions and known troubleish test cases. Still, some expressions passed to the eval() function were prone to parse errors. Reading a bit I tried to use the exceptions handling mechanism in PHP 5 (try - catch blocks) to provide a solution, or using a error handler with the set_error_handler function. They work for exceptions and some basic errors, but most of the… Continue Reading