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dynamic CSS background images

Include the 'fake' CSS file...

<link type="text/css" href="css/style.php">

Build the 'fake' CSS file...

Code snippet - dynamic CSS: h2 background images on Snipplr

HTML GO!

<h2 class="something"><span>Something</span></h2>

BOOM!

headers/something.png will be set as the header's background image.

June 2, 2010 [17:26]

HTML5 Testing: Video

Using the new HTML5 <video> tag and the Video For Everybody no Javascript embed method.

See also: the video chapter of Mark Pilgrim's Dive Into HTML5 book for info regarding video encoding methods and more advanced embed options for browsers not yet supporting the <video> tag.

May 19, 2010 [15:12]

resizeEmbeds

Takes a string of HTML and resizes all of the embeds/objects to a specific size. Handy for resizing videos to a specific size.

Code snippet - resizeEmbeds on Snipplr

May 13, 2010 [23:17]

getTimeDiff

If $loop is set to true, the format returns as: 3 hours 24 minutes 15 seconds.
If $loop is set to false (or left as the default), it returns as: 3 hours.

Code snippet - getTimeDiff on Snipplr

February 25, 2010 [20:35]

unfollow everyone!!!! (on Twitter)

PHP/API hook-in to unfollow EVERYONE that you are following on Twitter. Start fresh!

Code snippet - unfollow all your followers on Twitter on Snipplr

February 18, 2010 [15:29]

remove HTML object tags from a string

Code snippet - remove HTML object tags from a string on Snipplr

February 9, 2010 [14:06]

last fm recent tracks

Here is a simple little PHP snippet I use to display the most recent tracks from my Last FM profile. The example below prints in a similar format to the list I have started including on the homepage.

Code snippet - last fm recent tracks on Snipplr

Notes:

This uses the curlContents function that you can grab from here.
This also uses the PHP5 json_decode function. Peeps with older versions of PHP will need to either hunt down an alternative or UPGRADE!
You will need to replace the YOUR_USER_NAME and YOUR_API_KEY values (obvs)
$cache_file is the absolute path to a cache version of the html that is created. The file will need to have the usual read/write permissions.
In this example I check to see if the cache file has been updated in the past 10 minutes (ie. 600 seconds) and if not - I update it. There is also a built-in $force_update to assist with testing.

January 20, 2010 [17:54]

cURLs get the gURLs

Simple little function to cURL a remote URL, with the option to also post an array of data.

Code snippet - curlContents on Snipplr

January 19, 2010 [11:06]

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