Gears

A PHP class that loads template files, binds variables to a single file or globally without the need for custom placeholders/variables, allows for parent-child hierarchy and parses the template structure.

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Entries for Sanitize

Jul
20

Stripping HTML automatically from your data

Tutorials, CakePHP // 3 comments
About a week ago I talked about automatically sanitizing your data before its saved. Now I want to talk about automatically stripping HTML from your data before its saved, which is good practice. Personally, I hate saving any type of HTML to a database, thats why I prefer a BB code type system for this website. Continue reading...
Jul
14

Automatically sanitizing data with beforeSave()

Tutorials, CakePHP // 2 comments
So if you are like me and hate having to sanitize or clean your data manually within each action, and was hoping there was an easier way, there is. Simple combine the magic of the Models beforeSave() and the powerful strength of Sanitize::clean(). Continue reading...