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PHP Laravel try/catch; WordPress block patterns; mysqldump backups; PHP redirection; Thank you for reading the newsletter for PHP/MySQL developers!
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Recently Published on the Digital Owl’s Prose Blog
This week on the Digital Owl’s Prose developer blog, I published the article, Multiple WHERE Clause Conditionals Using the MySQL AND Operator.
Multiple WHERE clause filters with the AND operator requires that each individual conditional return TRUE for a row to be included in the results. Learn how to use the AND logical operator in the WHERE clause with examples in this guide.
I published a thread here on the OpenLampTech publication page. Check it out and chime in if you would like.
I have curated some fantastic reads for you this week. Let’s get to them!
This Week’s Picks
✔️ How to Backup and Restore a MySQL Database
By: Mohammed Noufal
#mysql
The obvious reason to run backups on your MySQL database is to have a copy in case of corruption or data loss.
However, 2 other reasons are noted in this article:
Prior to a version upgrade.
Migration or cloning from one server to another.
Two different methods are covered, both with examples and clear explanations:
mysqldumpcommand-line utilityphpMyAdmin web GUI
mysqldump
Learn the syntax and breakdown of the mysqldump command-line utility for making and restoring a backup of your MySQL installation.
One downside of mysqldump is mentioned:
"It is impossible to backup MySQL databases or data to separate .sql files with the mysqldump utility."
phpMyAdmin
phpMyAdmin provides more of a visual experience in taking backups and restoring them with the web interface.
With mysqldump, command-line arguments or options are used, but in phpMyAdmin, mostly checkboxes and/or radio buttons help create the specific type of backup (E.g., data only) you want.
Both phpMyAdmin and mysqldump are great options for backing up the MySQL database.
✔️ How to redirect to another page with PHP
By: Alex Web Develop
#php
I've always used the header() function in whatever Controller I'm in to redirect to another URL.
There are several pointers and tips in this article about redirecting in PHP.
A few optional practices that stood out to me are:
Call the
die()function after theheader()function.💡Store any output in a variable. (optional)
Use output buffering with the
ob_start()andob_end_flush()functions. (optional)
Using the header() function is but one way you can redirect to another URL and 2 other methods are also discussed:
Redirect with an HTML meta tag
Redirect with JavaScript
✔️ Beginner’s Guide: How to Use WordPress Block Patterns
By: WPBeginner
#wordpress
With the advent of full site editing (FSE), block building is now a mainstay and integral part of WordPress.
If I stop and think about it, I've been using blocks in my blog posts over on the Digital Owl's Prose developer blog since Gutenberg came out.
Now I just need to learn to apply them site-wide when page building and designing layouts.
This is where block patterns come in to save the day.
This post from the WPBeginner blog is a solid resource that you (and I) can learn how to use block patterns from.
✔️ Better way of using TryCatch in PHP | Laravel
By: Krixnaas
#php #laravel
This post has a PHP code snippet of a catch() block with suggestions for useful data metrics such as:
Path
Message
Timestamp
Nice handy reference.
✔️ How MySQL(InnoDB) follows ACID Properties?
By: Unknown at time of publishing
#mysql
See a high-level overview of the 4 properties of ACID:
Atomicity - Within a transaction, nothing is partial. It is either done or not.
Consistency - Any changes to data are preserved.
Isolation - No transactions should affect or interfere with another transaction.
Durability - A completed transaction should have the data written to the database and stored.
This post further explores how MySQL InnoDB achieves these ACID properties with a dedicated section for each.
✔️ FIND NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH – MYSQL
By: SHAFI SHAIK
#mysql
If you work with data in any shape, form, or fashion then dates always play some significant role in said data.
MySQL provides many built-in date and time functions.
If you need a quick one-off query to find out how many days are in a particular month, you can use these 2 date functions together:
LAST_DAY()DAYOFMONTH()
Learn how with the example queries in this short article.
✔️ MySQL Find All Calendar Dates in the Month (video short)
By: Joshua Otwell
#mysql
I created this quick video on my Kofi page that piggy-backs off of the article I wrote, Fill in missing Date ranges using MySQL.
Check it out and let me know what you think. I'm less experienced (at the time of writing) at recording videos so hopefully, I get better with time.
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