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Backup Directories

Last updated: June 05, 2003
Something i cobbled together to routinely back up some directories one of my machines. I don't use it anymore since i've setup RAID on a separate box.

Simple Destructor (for PHP4)

Last updated: Apr 17, 2003
A simple (but pretty bootleg) way to setup a destructor to call a method of an Object when the program terminates (without using PEAR). This is not needed anymore becuase of PHP5's support for real destructors.

PHP + COM + Excel

Last updated: Apr 17, 2003
How to open up a MS Excel spreadsheet using PHP+COM.
If you want more detail, please see excel_class

Find the previous monday

Last updated: Apr 17, 2003
How to open up a MS Excel spreadsheet using PHP+COM.
If you want more detail, please see excel_class

Base Conversion

Last updated: Dec 13, 2002
Converts a number from one base to another (base 2 through 16).
Any number of any base (2..16) can be converted to any other base (2..16).
Using base10 as an intermediary step, (number)base is converted to (new_number)to_base