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Php – Do not rely on set_time_limit too much

By | April 23, 2019

Php set_time_limit Php has a function called set_time_limit which can be used to dynamically adjust the maximum execution time permitted to a script. It allows specifying the time in seconds and limits the script execution time to that many seconds. The set_time_limit function whenever called, effectively extends the script execution time by that many seconds…. Read More »

How to use proxy with curl in Php

By | May 1, 2023

Proxy with Curl Curl is a very useful library for transferring data over various protocols like http, ftp, https etc. In other words curl can be used to programatically download a web page, or upload file to ftp etc. It also supports using a proxy. This means that curl requests can go through a proxy… Read More »

Convert excel to csv in php

By | March 11, 2013

When working with data import and export for example, file formats like csv and excel are commonly used. Data can be exported to csv format and imported elsewhere. Also data might be entered manually in an excel file and then imported in the database. So there might be a need to convert excel files to… Read More »

Generate code39/isbn barcodes in php with mpdf

By | May 27, 2013

Barcodes Barcodes are used in various business class applications to print information in encoded format such that it can be read later by barcode reading devices. Common places to see barcodes are product covers in shops, membership cards and documents like invoices etc. As php is now increasingly being used to develop such applications, barcodes… Read More »