PDO bindParam() with prepared statement isn’t working

Using bindParam() the variable is bound as a reference. A string can’t be passed by reference. The following things can be passed by reference: Variables, i.e. foo($a) New statements, i.e. foo(new foobar()) References returned from functions Try using bindValue()

laravel updateOrCreate method

In your use case, you should specify a second parameter. The first indicates the conditions for a match and second is used to specify which fields to update. Here is an example from the documentation: https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/eloquent

Multiple file upload in php

I know this is an old post but some further explanation might be useful for someone trying to upload multiple files… Here is what you need to do: Input name must be be defined as an array i.e. name=”inputName[]” Input element must have multiple=”multiple” or just multiple In your PHP file use the syntax “$_FILES[‘inputName’][‘param’][index]” Make sure to look for empty … Read more

Send email with PHP from html form on submit with the same script

EDIT (#1) If I understand correctly, you wish to have everything in one page and execute it from the same page. You can use the following code to send mail from a single page, for example index.php or contact.php The only difference between this one and my original answer is the <form action=”” method=”post”> where the action has been left … Read more

Invalid argument supplied for foreach()

Personally I find this to be the most clean – not sure if it’s the most efficient, mind! The reason for my preference is it doesn’t allocate an empty array when you’ve got nothing to begin with anyway.

.rar, .zip files MIME Type

The answers from freedompeace, Kiyarash and Sam Vloeberghs: I would do a check on the file name too. Here is how you could check if the file is a RAR or ZIP file. I tested it by creating a quick command line application. Notice that it still won’t be 100% certain, but it is probably … Read more

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