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  • jpenney
    replied to Writing first mysql abstraction layer, would like suggestions
    in PHP
    I realize it's policy, but in the spirit of free software, I don't think it's necessary or prudent to remove "competing" links. In fact, I don't think the concept of "competing" even makes sense in a free software world.
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    • jpenney
      replied to What is Software Testing?
      in Software Development
      Software testing really is

      The answer to this depends on who's asking the question. I'll answer it as if my audience is an engineer.

      I am flip, but sincere - my practical experience has proven to me that the theory of software development never takes place in reality.

      Theoretically, software testing is:
      - verifying and documenting that software performs the functions it's supposed to.
      ...
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      Last edited by jpenney; Sep 9 '07, 02:28 PM. Reason: Clarification of a point

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        replied to What is the initial process of Software Development
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        A silly reply

        1) Your manager asks you "Is it possible to do ill-defined process X?"
        2) You answer it is possible generally to do X, assuming a bunch of details are given.
        3) Your manager asks when it can be finished
        4) You say you can have a prototype within a week or two as soon as you can get the details.
        5) The manager gives you one page of notes to work from.
        6) The next day, the manager's...
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        Last edited by jpenney; Sep 9 '07, 01:32 PM. Reason: make it funnier

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        • jpenney
          started a topic Writing first mysql abstraction layer, would like suggestions
          in PHP

          Writing first mysql abstraction layer, would like suggestions

          Hi, I'm learning PHP and want to try writing a beginner's library to do all my mysql stuff. I want to be able to connect to a server, use a database and open a table (maybe later a generalized query, but not now) and basically abstract the pieces of mysql into a set of objects in php.

          One of the things I tried to do before (and posted a question in this forum about) is a function that takes a SQL query, runs it, and hands me back...
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          • jpenney
            replied to mysql_num_rows Error. Suplied argument is not a valid MySQL resource.
            in PHP
            Thank you all for your help. I guess I need to hit the books a little more.

            JP
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            • jpenney
              started a topic mysql_num_rows Error. Suplied argument is not a valid MySQL resource.
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              mysql_num_rows Error. Suplied argument is not a valid MySQL resource.

              Hi,

              I gotta dum kweschin.

              Here's muh code:
              [code=php]
              class dbServer{
              ...
              public function &executeDBCOMMA ND($SQL=";"){

              $result = mysql_query($SQ L);

              }

              public function connect(){
              echo 'Connecting to server ' . $this->servername . '<br>';
              $this->dbconnection = mysql_connect($ this->servername,$th is->username,$th is->password);...
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              Last edited by Atli; Sep 8 '07, 05:47 PM. Reason: Added [code] tags
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