Monday, May 9, 2016

Creating PHP Helper Functions

PHP helper functions are designed to speed up and homogenise repetitive tasks, and make your life that much easier. Here are some helper functions for Format Class. 
<?php
/**
* Format Class
*/
class Format{
 public function formatDate($date){
  return date('F j, Y, g:i a', strtotime($date));
 }

 public function textShorten($text, $limit = 400){
  $text = $text. " ";
  $text = substr($text, 0, $limit);
  $text = substr($text, 0, strrpos($text, ' '));
  $text = $text.".....";
  return $text;
 }

 public function validation($data){
  $data = trim($data);
  $data = stripcslashes($data);
  $data = htmlspecialchars($data);
  return $data;
 }

 public function title(){
  $path = $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'];
  $title = basename($path, '.php');
  //$title = str_replace('_', ' ', $title);
  if ($title == 'index') {
   $title = 'home';
  }elseif ($title == 'contact') {
   $title = 'contact';
  }
  return $title = ucfirst($title);
 }
}
?>

How to practice tutorials…

  • Make a team with your friends (Member should be 4/5).
  • Start to practice one tutorial series along with them.
  • Don’t try to collect source code. Type the code while watching the tutorial.
  • If you face any problem, discuss with team members to solve quickly.