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<?php

class index extends RLAction {

	const SELECT_ARTICLES =
	"SELECT
	    article_id, title, synopsis,
        to_char(date_created, 'Mon FMDD YYYY') AS created
    FROM
        articles
    WHERE
        stat_active
    ORDER BY
        date_created DESC
    LIMIT 5";

	//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    public function __construct ($request) {

        $request->attribs->set('pageTitle', 'A site dedicated to being dedicated to helping people learn stuff so they know things about computer programming and development and what not &trade;');
        $request->attribs->set('homePage', true);

    }

    public function get ($request) {

        $request->template = 'blog/index.tpl.php';

        $db = new Database;

        // Pull articles
        $sql = $db->bind(self::SELECT_ARTICLES);
        $db->query($sql);
        $request->attribs->set('articles', $db->all());

    }

}