Compiling and installing Apache on Linux
First we need to setup a user and user group under which the Apache server will be running. # groupadd publicweb # useradd -g publicweb publicweb All actions performed by Apache (e.g. PHP script...
View ArticleCompiling and installing MySql on Linux
Installing Mysql: 1) create a user under which the mysql server will be running # groupadd mysql # useradd -g mysql mysql 2) go to src download folder # cd /usr/src/ 3) download the latest version #...
View ArticleFunction overloading with PHP
Ive been looking for information regarding function overloading in PHP for a few days now, and I havent found anything useful, so I thought I would give my thoughts on the topic. Function overloading...
View ArticleAre you a Code Monkey or a Code Ninja?
The terms code monkey and code ninja both refer to a computer programmer or other person who writes computer code for a living. Code monkey is often used as an insult or derogatory term to describe a...
View ArticleCompiling and Installing Ruby and Rails on Ubuntu/Debian
The following will install the latest versions of Ruby, Rails and Mongrel on a Ubuntu machine: # sudo apt-get install build-essential libreadline5-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev # wget...
View ArticleBuild a dynamic web page, just to make it static?
Remember back in the early nineties, when the web barely existed? Of course not. Well back then, almost every web page was made with this brand new language called ‘HTML’. If you knew HTML, you were...
View ArticleRuby on Rails – single threaded?
I think one of the biggest problems with RoR – and what I consider to be ‘high barriers to entry’ – is the production environment setup required to launch a complete ruby on rails application. The core...
View ArticleGoogle Gears – offline web applications
Today Google announced a new project they have been working on, called Google Gears. Its a browser extension which allows web applications to work both online and offline by using local storage and a...
View ArticleZend Framework out of beta
After completely losing the php framework wars to symfony, Zend Framework has come out of beta with v1.0 RC1. Personally, Im not a big fan of the zend framework, simply because I think naming it a...
View ArticleAgile Development and Legal Contracts
Anyone who has experience in working as a freelance developer or running a software development business, recognizes the need for a solid contract when providing a quote or costing a project. This is...
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