This code will select a random user agent from a predefined list of valid user agent strings. It’s useful for building certain types of web crawlers or cache warming bots. It helps bypass firewalls that reject requests missing a user agent string.
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Azure SDK For PHP: How To Work With Service Management APIs
This guide will show you how to programmatically perform common service management tasks from PHP. It focuses on the ServiceManagementRestProxy class in the official Microsoft Azure SDK for PHP.
Check If An Email Address Has A Valid Gravatar Using PHP
PHP code snippet to test whether a user has a valid Gravatar or not. The only input needed is the user’s email address. It uses MD5 hashing and URI response headers.
Fix For “Function create_function() is deprecated” In PHP 7.2
As of PHP 7.2 create_function() has been deprecated because of its usage of eval() – which in itself is a security hole. Even though applications that use create_function() may still work, you should replace it with an anonymous function instead.
PHP Code To Get ASIN From Amazon US Product URL
Quick PHP code snippet to extract an Amazon product ASIN code or ISBN number from any Amazon US product URL. Works via a regular expression and the “preg_match” function.
Working With AJAX In WordPress
AJAX has become THE way to build user friendly and dynamic websites. With AJAX, you can update the contents of a page without doing a full page reload. Most websites need this behavior. Read this post to learn how to implement AJAX on WordPress sites.