Comments on: My top 5 PHP tips and tricks http://jamesangus.ucantblamem.com/programming/my-top-5-php-tips-and-tricks/131/ Hi, I'm James Angus. I have a greed for learning, an obsession with all things web; I am in love with standards, accessibility, creating things for use by people and yes, this site was designed on a mac. Fri, 16 May 2008 13:23:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lee Haskings http://jamesangus.ucantblamem.com/programming/my-top-5-php-tips-and-tricks/131/#comment-284 Lee Haskings Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:53:19 +0000 http://jamesangus.ucantblamem.com/programming/my-top-5-php-tips-and-tricks/131/#comment-284 Nice little set of tips there - that '++$i' is a new on for me which Ill try and remember for future work! On the topic of the 'if ($var) {}' tip (which you mentioned to me last time we met) I have to give a warning to people that this only works with variables and NOT defines such as when generated by: define ('define_name', 'define_value'); If you have NOT SET the define then the following will be true: As 'define_name' will equate to 'define_name'. To solve this make sure for any defines that you use: To check a define/constant has been set. Nice little set of tips there - that ‘++$i’ is a new on for me which Ill try and remember for future work!

On the topic of the ‘if ($var) {}’ tip (which you mentioned to me last time we met) I have to give a warning to people that this only works with variables and NOT defines such as when generated by:

define (’define_name’, ‘define_value’);

If you have NOT SET the define then the following will be true:

As ‘define_name’ will equate to ‘define_name’. To solve this make sure for any defines that you use:

To check a define/constant has been set.

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