Phil Sturgeon

Web developer, kayaker, outdoors madman and part-time alcoholic.


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December '09

CodeIgniter Template library

Working with multiple views in CodeIgniter has always been a pain. Out of the box CodeIgniter provides no real way of having a layout file or header/footer functionality. This library makes the whole process very easy and gives lots of useful methods for shared output.
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Posted: Dec 29, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


Twiny-Framework: the framework small enough to tweet

Many frameworks say they are lightweight, quick and easy on your server, but none are as lightweight as my new "framework" which is so lightweight it can fit in a Tweet. Read More »

Posted: Dec 15, 2009  Category: PHP


Why CodeIgniter HTML helper functions rock

A complaint I often hear about CodeIgniter is one about HTML helper functions like form_open(), doctype() and img(). This post helps explain what they are and why they are useful. Read More »

Posted: Dec 14, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


CodeIgniter on PHP 5.3

Find out how to make PHP 5.3 shut up complaining about "warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings" and deprecated functions in your CodeIgniter applications.
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Posted: Dec 10, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


PyroCMS v0.9.7.3 released

After a long wait the new stable PyroCMS has been released which adds German language support and a bunch of other bug-fixes.
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Posted: Dec 07, 2009  Category: PyroCMS