My Thoughts and Ramblings
Today’s Regex is used to parse a string for Flickr links and extract the Photo_ID. Once we have the Photo_ID we’re able to create a standard embed code from nearly any Flickr URL. Supported Links: The following Regex supports these …
Today’s Regex is used to parse a string for Vimeo links and extract the Video_ID. Once we have the Video_ID we’re able to create a standard embed code from Vimeo links. Supported Links: The following Regex supports these Vimeo links …
Over the next several days I’m going to post a series of Regex strings. These Regex strings can be used to parse input for different links. I’m using PHP in my examples (you may need to tweak the Regex to …
I’m working on a PHP project that requires human readable, relative date formatting. Below is the PHP function I’m using. The function handles past and future dates. Sample Future Output : 30 seconds to go 1 minute to go 5 …
The popularity of short URL services, like tinyurl.com and bit.ly, has grown due to the character limits of Twitter. These services pose a security risk because they could be used to conceal the addresses malicious sites. Users are being taught …