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A Flex List to List Component

On a recent Flex project I needed a component that would allow me to move selected items in one list to another list.  A Google search for “flex list to list component” turned up nothing, nor did “flex enhanced list component”.  Undaunted I decided to roll my own which I am now sharing with the [...]

Create HTML Forms with Object-Oriented PHP

One of the things I really dislike about PHP is it’s reliance on spaghetti code.  Every PHP developer has had to deal with <?php ?> tags strewn about HTML in a seeming mess.  The worst situation is updating someone else’s code.  Often it takes longer to decipher everything than it does to make the actual [...]

Externally Create and Manage MediaWiki Accounts with PHP

Recently I was charged with integrating our content management system our company is developing with MediaWiki. Specifically, we wanted the appearance of a single account for both our CMS and MediaWiki. Since our CMS is were all the action happens and MediaWiki is serving as a user manual I decided to have our CMS also handle account management for MediaWiki.