The weekly run-down of MFotD

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Week Seven:

• Monday, April 21st, 2008: ROUND()
• Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008: TRUNCATE
• Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008: LOG()

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The weekly run-down of MFotD

(See this post for background information on MySQL Function of the Day)

Week Six:

• Monday, April 14th 2008:REVERSE()
• Tuesday, April 15th 2008: CEILING()
• Wednesday, April 16 2008: BENCHMARK()
• Thursday, April 17 2008: MD5()
• Friday, April 18 2008: CRC32()

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Got sidetracked in a major way the past few weeks, so “of the day” became something of a misnomer. Hoping to get back on track, here’s a rundown of the latest posts.

Since we’ve had this break anyway, I’m also resetting the “week” to start on Mondays.

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Week Five:

• Monday, April 7th, 2008: DATE_ADD() :: MySQL Function of the Day
• Tuesday, April 8th, 2008: IFNULL :: MySQL Function of the Day

Week Four

• Wednesday, March 26th, 2008: FORMAT()
• Thursday, March 27th, 2008: …

Week three was rather short, with 3 public holidays around here intervening…

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Week Three:

• Wednesday, March 19, 2008: PASSWORD()
• Tuesday, March 2, 2008: FIND_IN_SET()

Week Two:

• Wednesday, March 12, 2008: ELT()
• Thursday, March 13, 2008: IF()
• Friday, March 14, 2008: REPEAT()
• Monday, March 17, 2008: …

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Week Two:

• Wednesday, March 12, 2008: ELT()
• Thursday, March 13, 2008: IF()
• Friday, March 14, 2008: REPEAT()
• Monday, March 17, 2008: FLOOR()
• Tuesday, March 18, 2008: DIV()

Week One:

• Wednesday, March 5th, 2008: CHAR_LENGTH()
• Thursday, March 6th, …

A few months ago on planet-php.net, I came across funcaday, a wonderful idea “developed by self-proclaimed PHP guru Paul Reinheimer and Graphic Design lackey Courtney Wilson.”

Basically, funcaday is a run-down of PHP functions, with a short description and a few hints on how to use them. Having programmed PHP for about a decade, I can safely say that I feel pretty well-versed in the PHP universe. Still, I’ve had at least two “Aha!” moments in the time I’ve kept up with the sites’ RSS feed. I think this is a great idea, and believing that MySQL deserves something like it, I’ve decided to follow up with a similar “service” to those interested.

Since I don’t have a graphic designer handy, I guess …