Micro Instances EC2!
Yes! i never thought this day would come! Amazon now has an option for a much lower cost server instance, they are calling it “Micro Instances”. This drops the monthly cost to about $.48 a day and about $14 a month!
Micro instances provide 613 MB of memory and support 32-bit and 64-bit platforms on both [...]
PHP/MySQL after 2010-005
After applying Security Update 2010-05, some users have reported PHP and MySQL problems, including an inability to connect to MySQL databases. Apple reports that the following procedure resolves the database connection issue:
In the Terminal type sudo nano /etc/php.ini (Terminal will ask you for your password)
Change: mysql.default_socket = to: mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
Press Ctrl-O, then Enter to [...]
phpArmory for WoW
phpArmory is a PHP class library. It allows php software developers to easily access data from the World of Warcraft Armory website. This is useful because the Armory website contains up-to-date and official details on characters, guilds, and items in World of Warcraft.
Investment in Open Source is up!
This year could be of critical importance to the open source software industry, with a recent survey showing a majority of businesses and organizations in the U.S. and United Kingdom expecting to increase investment in it this year.
Wave goodbye
From the official Google blog. They announced today that they will no longer be supporting Google Wave by the end of the year.
PHP 5.3.3 Backwards incompatible change
Methods with the same name as the last element of a namespaced class name will no longer be treated as constructor. This change doesn’t affect non-namespaced classes.
namespace Foo;
class Bar {
public function Bar() {
// treated as constructor in PHP 5.3.0-5.3.2
[...]
var_export in PHP 5
So var_export(mixed $expression [, bool $return = false ] ) outputs or returns a parsable string representation of a variable.
OpenStack
Today is a big day for Rackspace Hosting. They announced a new project that Rackspace believes will change the way the cloud is developed and it’s called OpenStack – an open source cloud platform designed to foster the emergence of technology standards and cloud interoperability.
Data Filtering
Time to leave $_GET and $_POST in the dust! In fact, you probably shouldn’t use $_GET and $_POST anymore. Since PHP 5.2, there is a new and better way to safely retrieve user-submitted data.
Paulette Greene
One of the latest project i have done for SCI is for a client named Paulette Greene. They are a large realtor shop here in the DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) area.
Cluster Compute Instances for EC2
Amazon is excited to announce the immediate availability of Cluster Compute Instances for Amazon EC2, a new instance type specifically designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications and other demanding network-bound applications. Customers with complex computational workloads such as tightly coupled parallel processes, or with applications sensitive to network performance, can now achieve the same high [...]
Query Strings in Codeigniter
In some cases you might prefer to use query strings URLs and not the pretty URLs. CodeIgniter optionally supports this capability which can be enabled in your application/config.php file.
PHP5 Method Chaining
One improvement over PHP4 to PHP5 is something called method chaining and enables us to do pretty cool things like…
Nice Dog Framework
I just came across this mico php framework a few nights ago. When i say “micro” i mean micro, this framework is one file!
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious”
The new Wordpress 3.0 is out and full of new stuff to play with! It’s a great improvement for us as developers and as the end user.
Why website crashes are unavoidable
Found this on CNN and thought it made some good points. Something to show the clients that want 100% uptime.
Obviously, no one likes it when websites go down. And, for website owners, even a few hours offline can mean a big hit to revenue from ads. But if you understand how the Internet works, there’s [...]
Codeigniter Path Helper
he Path Helper file contains functions that permits you to work with file paths on the server.
Amazon S3 Console
The AWS Management Console now provides a simple and intuitive web interface for managing your Amazon S3 resources. You can manage your existing Amazon S3 resources, as well as create new buckets and upload objects to your buckets using the console.
Amazon CloudFront Adds HTTPS
Amazon is excited to let you know about three separate changes to Amazon CloudFront, the easy-to-use AWS content delivery network.
Listing files in a directory Codeigniter
The Directory Helper file contains functions that assist in working with directories.
First if you plan on using this often you may want to place this in your autoload under the config folder. Below is how you would load it in the controller itself.
$this->load->helper(’directory’);
Now you have access to the directory_map function, this function reads the directory [...]
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