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This is a well-written article based on a presentation from WordCamp San Diego 2016, later republished in Smashing Magazine.  Check it out!

 

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Manage MySQL backup files generated with mysqldump

This class can manage MySQL backup files generated with mysqldump.

It can generate backup files of a given MySQL database to a file with a name based on the database name and the current time.

The class can also list previously taken backup files, delete old backup files, and verify if a backup file taken today exists.

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WHAT IS SINGLE FILE PHP GALLERY?

Single File PHP Gallery is a web gallery in one single PHP file. All you have to do is copy the script to any directory containing images to make a gallery. Sub directories will be sub galleries. Thumbnails for images and directories are generated automatically.

Single File PHP Gallery does not require any configuration or programming skills to use.

By default it looks like this:

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 Any module makers interested in converting this to a RavenNuke module?

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I have always wondered how to detect faces automatically with php script. I have seen in many photo sharing and social network sites automatically detect a face and tag a name after being uploaded.

In this article, i will explain how possible this task can be achieved with simplicity with OpenCV and PHP Facedetect extension. Both are free to download and opensource.

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PHP and MySQL
When discussing real time communication, there aren’t many solutions that can rival the power of a simple webchat. What is even better, is that you already have all the tools you need to create one – your web browser. This, coupled with the fact that this is also one of the most requested tutorials by Tutorialzine’s readers, means that it is about time to start coding.

In this two-part tutorial, we will be creating an AJAX Web Chat using PHP, MySQL and jQuery. In this first part, we will be discussing the PHP & MySQL side, and next week we will continue with the jQuery and CSS front-end.

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