iCache - true query caching
So, you have an application. That application has a database. It also has a lot of users. Those users need a LOT of data from that database. So your application thinks, "Hey... I'm always writing out these big chunks of data for all these people! Isn't there a better way?" This article includes a component based on the ecache component that makes this easy.
[Read more] Baking Cakes with FirePHP
Some days ago I discovered the Firebug extension FirePHP while looking around for Firefox addons. The way to use Firebug to log Error and other general debugging messages looked very promising and I decided to add it to my current Project.
[Read more] GeoCouch Plugin - Storing Geocoded data in CouchDB
This plugin is for projects that require a local repository of geocoded data that is mined from google's geocoding service. For instance, if your project needs more than the 15k geocode requests allowed by google. Instead of shoving the JSON geodata into a relational database scheme, like MySQL, I find it easier to store it in a JSON-native document format. Fortunately, CouchDB fits that bill and has a lot of other cool features to boot!
[Read more] IE6 PNG transparency fix Helper
Use this helper instead of the original Html->image() to get Png pictures with alpha transparency working properly on Internet Explorer 6 without any client-side javascript fix.
Works on img tags, not on backgrounds properties.
[Read more] Works on img tags, not on backgrounds properties.
Subclass Behavior
This behavior simulates an Entity-Relationship database model's ISA relationship and which demonstrates the subclassing concept inherent in OOP. This Cake behavior class was actually based on and inspired by the Extendable Behavior written by Matthew Harris which can be found at http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/extendablebehavior . Feel free to check it out, use it, and help me improve it and fix bugs if you've found any. Happy baking!
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