json_decode(file_get_contents("php://input") on https

When you try to run json_decode on https, it will throw errors due to null value. file_get_contents("php://input") will also return null. Way to solve it and the most efficient are as follows //get data from caller $arrContextOptions=array(  "ssl"=>array( "verify_peer"=>false, "verify_peer_name"=>false, ), );   $your_data_array=...

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Running SQL Server on Linux

It has gone viral and loved by many after Microsoft declared their engagement with Linux after series of interaction... and much awaited of the possible potential running few Microsoft product running on Linux. While waiting, lets give a try on SQL Server running on Fedora through virtual machine powered by Docker Paul W. Frields and Langdon...

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Setting up JDK on Oracle Linux without downloading package

I was setting up my server when there is a need to have the JDK install and found the following guideline is useful for those that don't want to download the package, unzip and then install... just run to command.. Below is the guideline published @ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5104817/how-to-install-java-sdk-on-centos The following...

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ActiveDS.DLL is missing or corrupt

I was updating my outlook when I got the message "ActiveDS.dll is missing" and my outlook keep on restarting. Reading many solutions through google search but it took me some time till I found the simplest solution at this site (which also listed many ways to solve the...

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Laravel Cheat Sheet

Artisanphp artisan --help OR -hphp artisan --quiet OR -qphp artisan --version OR -Vphp artisan --no-interaction OR -nphp artisan --ansiphp artisan --no-ansiphp artisan --env// -v|vv|vvv Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debugphp artisan --verbosephp artisan changesphp artisan clear-compiledphp...

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Learning Git the simple way

I have not use any Git since starting my journey as a software engineer. I've been using Sourcesafe, SourceTree, etc... but using Git is not one of it. However, I was required to use it now. Learning something that is not friendly to window user is damn difficult. Especially when it is an open source of which you need to do lots of things before it...

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Software disrupting the traditional

FUTURE PREDICTIONS:In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot of industries in the next 10 years - and most people don't see it coming. Did you think in 1998 that 3 years later you would...

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