PHP

The post below describes an easy and quick way to write text over an existing image using PHP. You can use this method to watermark your images and can put it to use in number of other ways.   First we would have to make the existing image editable to […]

The phar extension is used to put entire PHP applications into a single file called a "phar" (PHP Archive) for easy distribution and installation. It provides the means for distributing code as a single archive, that does not have to be extracted to a folder before usage. In addition to […]

To set timezone in php at user level, you have to use the function date_default_timezone_set(). This function is available in version 5 and later of PHP   <?php date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles'); // To see a list of all supported time zones please go to : http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php $script_tz = date_default_timezone_get(); if (strcmp($script_tz, ini_get('date.timezone'))){ […]

What is Nonce? Literally it means a number that can be used only once. Nonce is often a random or pseudo random number that is used in authentication protocols in preventing semantic URL and replay attacks using old communications. Each 401 authentication invokes a distinct nonce response, rendering replay attacks […]