$myarray = array();
$myarray[] = 1;
$myarray[] = '';
$myarray[] = 'a';

Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] =>
[2] => a
)


When you use array_filter() this is what you get:

$myarray = array_filter($myarray);
print_r($myarray);

Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => a
)


Of course you can use array_filter with a callback function to intelligently remove elements, but if you just want to remove empty values, this is the best way.

I’m a Qt kind of guy when it comes to OSS GUI frameworks and really Qt is more than that. However lately I’m spending some of my time in PHP. I really enjoy developing in PHP and I’m always trying to find new and fun ways to use a language I spend time in. Since PHP is primarily a web development language, I wanted to see what libraries/frameworks were out there to support desktop application development with PHP.

I looked at PHP-Qt, however I feel that project still has a ways to go before I can start using it. Keep in mind, I work on a Windows box all day and I didn’t want to have to jump through the cygwin hoop. I think they will have good support for Windows soon, but I want something that I can use now.

I did some more research and came across the PHP-GTK project. The first thing I look for in a framework project is the documentation. I was surprised to see the amount of documentation and with some code samples. The docs are not perfect, but they provide me with what I need.

Demos are the second thing I look for. I want to see how it will work, how the code is compiled/ran and if I can run it on my system. Within a couple minutes of unzipping a folder, I was up and running.

So, if you are a PHP developer looking to develop a desktop application, I would consider taking a look at PHP-GTK.

For more details you can check out the contest page.

I signed for the contest and they accepted my entry! My project is Task HUD, a task management web application, should be awesome. Not just for the contest, but because this is something I need. Even though nothing is up yet, you can keep track of the progress of Task HUD at http://www.taskhud.com.

I’m excited to be a part of this contest and I look forward to what the other entries are developing.

If you use twitter, you can follow what people are saying, using the #winphp hash tag and you can follow @phparch.

If you are a PHP developer, you should sign up, because by the way, did I mention the sweet prizes? no? well, you need to check them out for yourself.

One last thing, I would like to thank Applied Innovations for hosting my entry on their servers, rock on.

Here are the default files for the CakePHP home page controller and view.

Controller:
[cake install location]\cake\libs\controller\pages_controller.php

View:
[cake install location]\app\views\pages\home.ctp

I’m using CakePHP 1.2, so this might be a little different for earlier releases.

To get the differences in both arrays, you can use:
array_merge(array_diff($array1, $array2),array_diff($array2, $array1));

For example:

$array1 = array('John', 'B', 'Smith');
$array2 = array('John', 'C', 'Smith');

print_r($result);


will return:

Array
(
[0] => B
[1] => C
)


Basically the first call to array_diff returns the differences in $array1 and then the second call returns the differences in $array2. After that, they are merged together as an array, to provide all the differences in both arrays. Simple and sweet.

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