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We know how common and useful CSV files are. If you need to save a particular query’s results to a CSV file, it couldn’t be easier than with MySQL Workbench. I recently wrote a quick post over on my Medium account covering this and am sharing it here for any interested readers…

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I’m always trying different programming exercises in order to learn and grow as a Developer. One of my favorite learning exercises is porting over from one SQL dialect to another, as they all have their own individual features. Having to hack together or mirror non-existent functionality really challenges my thinking, therefore enabling growth and improvement in my query skills. In this post, I share reproducing the same query results using MySQL for queries I first learned of/discovered that were covered using Oracle SQL and specific implementation features…

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This latest newsletter issue has a wide range of PHP/MySQL articles covering:

• UNION queries in Laravel
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I’m resharing a post I first published over on my Medium account for interested readers here. As you know, SQL is my passion and sweet spot. But, I also have an affinity for PHP and CodeIgniter. Continue reading and learn how I prototype Query Builder patterns in CodeIgniter 4…

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CodeIgniter 4 Query Helper methods

I use the CodeIgniter 4 Query Helper, $db->getLastQuery() method a great deal to learn just how Query Builder methods are mapping to the actual SQL …

It’s that time once again. I’ve published another issue of OpenLamp.tech, the newsletter for PHP/MySQL developers, over the weekend with all the curated content for your reading experience. There is plenty to learn for everyone so dig in…

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• Form validation in CodeIgniter 4
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After taking the week of Christmas off, OpenLamp.tech – the newsletter for PHP/MySQL developers – is back with a massive issue for you this week to close out the month and the year. In this issue, we are covering MySQL metadata in CodeIgniter 4. Continue reading for more information…

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Anyone working with data is going to encounter date values at some point. Dates are necessary for many reasons. If you’re a PHP/MySQL Developer, you have date function options for both the database and your programming language of choice. In this post, I cover 5 PHP date functions and their (somewhat) MySQL equivalents with examples of each. Continue reading…

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1. PHP: date_format() | MySQL: DATE_FORMAT()
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