The nerdy adventures of...

Phil Sturgeon


My name is Phil Sturgeon and I program stuff in PHP & CodeIgniter.
I write about Linux, Git, jQuery and all sorts of other computery things!

Create an Admin panel with CodeIgniter

A topic I see come up on the CodeIgniter forums quite a lot is "How do I create an admin panel" in CodeIgniter? This article will show you the best structure for your admin panel, but leave the actual code to you. Read More »

Posted in: Jul 08, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


Rant: Fed up with Twitter news!

Is anybody else getting really bored of Twitter news? These days it seems to be everywhere; you cannot get away from it. Do you - like myself - find it really difficult to give a damn? Read More »

Posted in: Jul 01, 2009 


Poll: Will you use goto in PHP 5.3?

PHP 5.3 adds some great features such as lambda functions, namespaces and class constants, but one new feature "goto" in my eyes is a massvie step backwards. Read More »

Posted in: Jun 24, 2009  Category: PHP


How to: Multi-site CodeIgniter Set-up

A few people have asked me recently about setting up CodeIgniter to run accross multiple domains based on the same codebase, so here are a few tips on how to get this working on your CodeIgniter set-up.
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Posted in: Jun 22, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


Quick tip: Create a branch in Git with a dirty copy

We've all done it. Started working on a task, ticket or issue and realised we have forgotten to create a branch. Using git stash we can easily hide these changes, create a branch and then get the changes back. Read More »

Posted in: Jun 22, 2009  Category: Git


Charging extra for iPhone tethering really that bad?

There seams to be a great deal of anger on the Internet over the new iPhone. I agree with the outrage over upgrade costs, but I have to disagree with iPhone fans complaining about the tethering costs.
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Posted in: Jun 09, 2009  Category: iPhone


Poll: Which topic should my next screencast cover?

The last two screencasts I recorded recieved a great responce. Now I am not entirely sure to do for my next screencast. Use this Twitter Poll to cast a vote. Read More »

Posted in: Jun 05, 2009 


REST implementation for CodeIgniter

There have been 1 or 2 RESTful implementations for CodeIgniter  so far, but none of them have been flexible or clean enough. This is the first publicly available RESTful implementation for CodeIgniter. Read More »

Posted in: Jun 03, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


Debugging ActiveRecord queries in CodeIgniter

When you have an ActiveRecord call that just will not work, it can be a pain. To save asking questions on the CodeIgniter forums that you could answer yourself, try these steps. Read More »

Posted in: May 29, 2009  Category: CodeIgniter


PyroCMS reaches v0.9.5

PyroCMS reaches its nearly final stage. This release took care of many bugs known in v0.9.2 and has while it has not added in many amazing new features, it has improved the existing ones considerably. Read More »

Posted in: May 28, 2009  Category: PyroCMS


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