Build and Deploy a Mobile-Friendly Calorie Counter on IBM Bluemix with PHP,...
The Nutritionix API is an online API which lets you access a massive database of nutrition information, covering both generic and branded food items. I came across it recently when looking for...
View ArticleIntegrating PHP Web Applications with JCR and Magnolia CMS
I first came across PHPCR through my work with Magnolia CMS, an open source Java CMS. Magnolia CMS uses the Java Content Repository (JSR-283) as its content storage mechanism and PHPCR is a PHP...
View ArticleHost Your Application in the Cloud with XAMPP and Bitnami
If you’re a developer used to developing and testing applications locally, moving your code to the cloud can be a bit daunting. First, you have to choose a cloud from the numerous options availabe....
View ArticleBuild and Deploy an ATM Finder App on Bluemix
Google makes a number of APIs available for free – I’ve previously written about the Google Tasks API and the Google+ API. I recently came across another interesting one – the Google Places API. As the...
View ArticleDebugging PHP Errors on IBM Bluemix
I’ve been using IBM Bluemix for various projects, but one of the things that often frustrates me is the lack of debug information available. For example, it’s quite common to upload a new PHP...
View ArticleBuild a Photo Storage Service in the Cloud with PHP and IBM Bluemix
Cloud storage is increasingly popular because it’s cheap and scalable. Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is probably the most well-known, but almost every serious cloud vendor now has a storage...
View ArticleBuild and Deploy an Investment Tracking Application in the Cloud with IBM...
Financial data is now more accessible than ever via open APIs. This makes it easy to build Web or mobile applications that let you track your investment portfolio on a minute-by-minute basis (or at...
View ArticleBuild a PHP App that Uses GPS Data From an IoT Device
For many people, the Internet of Things is…well, the Next Big Thing. It’s all about using the cloud, real-time data, and new sensor technology to collect, store and analyze information from a wide...
View ArticleBuild a Notepad Application with PHP, MongoDB, and IBM Bluemix
I’ve been looking for an excuse to play with MongoLab’s DBaaS for a while…so when I had to choose a database for my latest IBM Bluemix application, MongoDB was first on my list. I like the idea of a...
View ArticleCreate a Browser-Based PDF Storage and Search Application
Like most people, I send and receive a lot of documents over email, and the vast majority of those are in PDF format. Over the last few months, I’ve been playing with the idea of moving all these...
View ArticleBuild a Mobile Web App for Assisting Stray Dogs
Ever seen an injured stray on the side of the road and wished you could help, but didn’t know who to call? A couple of months ago, I started thinking about how technology could help address this...
View ArticleCreate and Deliver Invoices Online with IBM Bluemix and PHP
At the end of every month, I sit down for a couple of hours to create and send out invoices to my customers. Up until very recently, this involved opening up an invoice template in a word processor,...
View ArticleBuild a Searchable CV Database with IBM Bluemix and PHP
If you work as an independent recruiter or an in-house HR manager, you’re probably inundated with CVs from aspiring job candidates. You’re also probably collecting data from other sources: social...
View ArticlePHP and Bluemix at the IBM Cloud Meetup Mumbai
I’ll be speaking at the IBM Cloud user group meeting in two days. Using PHP with IBM Bluemix (Sat Jul 29 2017 at 10:00) This session covers the basics of developing and deploying PHP applications on...
View ArticlePHP and Bluemix at the IBM Bluemix Meetup Dubai
I’ll be speaking at the IBM Bluemix Dubai user group meeting next week. Using PHP with IBM Bluemix (Mon Aug 28 2017 at 19:00) This session covers the basics of developing and deploying PHP applications...
View ArticleTest and Deploy PHP Applications Automatically on IBM Bluemix
Continuous delivery is pretty awesome. There’s no fiddling about manually packaging or transferring code; instead, your code is automatically packaged and deployed on an ongoing basis, and you can see...
View ArticleTrack Time Spent on Projects with IBM Cloud
Many, many years ago, I wrote an article about building a timesheet system to track and analyze work hours with PHP 4.x. It was a fairly useful little application, one that I ended up using quite a bit...
View ArticleMigrate from CCTM to Pods in WordPress
When I first started with this WordPress blog, I installed the Custom Content Type Manager (CCTM) plugin to help me manage custom content types. Although this has been perfectly adequate for my needs,...
View ArticleMonitor and Correlate Personal Asthma Readings with Environmental Data
For people suffering from asthma, a peak flow meter makes it easy to monitor lung capacity and understand how changes in weather and season affect their condition. Typically, this information is stored...
View ArticleGo Serverless with PHP
If you’re building a small, single-purpose Web application and you want to run it in the cloud, the the typical option is to reach for a small cloud server from Amazon, Google or Azure. Those servers...
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