Using PHP to interface with WMI
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a Windows derivative of the WBEM standard allowing centralized management of a wide number of Windows functions. There is almost no mention of how to use it...
View ArticlePHP fatal errors in imagepng()
I upgraded to PHP 5.2 from 4.3 recently and came across a couple of error messages: php[7028], PHP Warning: imagepng(): gd-png: fatal libpng error: zlib error in … followed by: php[7028], PHP Warning:...
View ArticleMaking valid CAPTCHAs
The WP-reCAPTCHA plugin is very helpful, providing a way to stop spam comments, and assisting electronic storage of old books. It has as a feature “XHTML compliance,” but at the price of requiring...
View ArticleWorking with HTTP_Request
I needed to make a bit of sample code for someone the other day, demonstrating how to log into a website and collect data programatically from PHP. The HTTP_Request PEAR class works fairly well for...
View ArticleUsing cURL in PHP
Basic Usage (GET Requests) cURL is a tool for transferring data with URL syntax. It support HTTP, FTP, SCP and many others (when using curl >= 7.19.4). Remember, you need to install and enable the...
View ArticleUsing cookies with cURL in PHP
I wrote this up for Stack Overflow when they were trying out the concept of “Documentation” for all sorts of things. It didn’t work out, but I thought I’d post this somewhere. cURL can keep cookies...
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