Category Archives: PHP and web

If you’re not a member of the XCDP, the only way to access gamertag information is via the public “gamercard”, here.  Microsoft, being Microsoft, hasn’t really left the information in a particularly useful format, so here’s a small script that boils all the HTML down to the bare stats and facts. (more…)

Here’s a basic PHP “syntax highlighter” function: (more…)

The subtle differences between empty(), is_null() and isset() are common source of confusion and uncertainty.  So in this post I’ll try and clarify how these three (boolean) functions work. (more…)

I’ve put together a small API that provides basic statistics for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Medal of Honor in XML form.  The stats are sourced from StatsVerse.com and not direct from EA.  Feel free to use the API as you see fit, but bear in mind that the API is reliant on a third-party (Stats Verse), so I cannot guarantee its reliability. (more…)

Yesterday I talked about a method for securely keeping information in PHP flat files. However it’s just occurred to me that I never spoke about putting the data into the flat file to begin with, so here goes… (more…)

Flat files are traditionally simple text files (.txt).  But there’s a problem with this- someone simply has to type in the address of the file and they can see whatever’s stored in it. (more…)

Here’s a fairly straightforward script for calculating and displaying Pascal’s Triangle, used for expanding equations. Instructions at the bottom. (more…)

“Echoing” is simply PHP jargon for displaying something. In HTML to display some text, all you do is type it out- you don’t even need any tags. However in PHP you have to use the echo command, like so: (more…)