Ever wanted to set your own session id? Well, I did. I was creating a webservice where authentication would be done with a ‘token’. This token would simply be a random guid given to that user after he logged on with his username/password. Now, this random guid/string would be the session ID. That way, if the user does an action [...]
Ever wanted to split off functionality to a base class other then AppController? This is what was needed to prevent typing the same code over and over again in a project of mine. The app controller is great and all, but it’s just one class and you might want some functionality in only a part of your controllers. So lets [...]
When working with xml allot, you’ll find that this little ‘trick’ might come in handy. Editing large xml structures is a pain. So why not convert them to a nice array? It’s done like this: The xml: <PipeMsg> <Header> <Task>Logon</Task> <AuthenticationToken>sdfdg4-hkjty45-4544-sdfdsf4</AuthenticationToken> <CreationDstamp>54641215</CreationDstamp> </Header> <Body> <UserName>Crazy</UserName> <Password>cinderella </Password> </Body> </PipeMsg> Now convert to an array: $objXml = ‘the xml in the [...]