WordPress Auto Updates without FTP on Ubuntu
I enjoy the wordpress autoupdates or plugins, themes and core however when I moved a blog to an ubuntu server it kept asking me for the ftp details (which I did not have). So after a bit of looking around…
How to install mcrypt on mac osx10.7 and osx10.6
There a lot of php opensouce software that requires mcrypt and it took me a few hours to get mcrypt installed and working natively on my mac, after reading many many tutorials. I originally tried to go down the homebrew…
mod_rewrite not working on a mac osx
So I recently had an issue of mod_rewrite not working on my mac osx after setting up my vhost and going through my httpd.conf and replacing all “override none” with “override all”. So a couple of things that I learnt:…
Install APC on Mac OSX10.7
Install Command Line Xcode https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action# Install homebrew https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation Install Autoconf brew install autoconf Update Pear Channels sudo pear update-channels Install PCRE brew install pcre Install APC! sudo pecl install apc Add extension=apc.so to the /etc/php.ini file
Install pear on mac OSX10.7
After upgrading to OSX 10.7, I discovered that both PEAR and PECL had gone. After some considerable searching online Ruggero De Pellegrini on Google+, so I’m putting it here for anyone who needs it (including myself when I get a…
Changing Plesk Fast CGI to Apache PHP with ZF
So recently I’ve had to change the php mode from Fast CGI to Apache Module in plesk due to the http authenticate functions in php not working. This caused my Zend Framework website to produce a 500 error, in my…
Vortex Vid
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VortexVid (http://vortexvid.com), a web application for Recruitment Agencies and HR departments to interview candidates online over video. Video uploads are done through a javascript/flash based uploader with a progress bar, and encoded…
Install APC on Xampp
This is how I installed APC on Xampp on Windows 7 Go to this webpage: http://downloads.php.net/pierre/ READ THIS BIT CAREFULLY AS THE WEBSITE ABOVE IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED. Look for a file that starts with “php_apc” and then something like “-3.1.10″…
How to Enable SSL on Xampp with Vhosts
If you need to enable SSL on Xampp whilst stilling using vhosts, follow the next few steps. It assumes that you already have vhosts enabled. Open xampp/apache/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf Around line 19 you should see “NameVirtualHost *:80″, below this line add “NameVirtualHost…
Leeds Met University
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A website that would accept applications for a prestigious arts award from students based in the north of England. The website was load balanced across multiple servers along with file storage with Amazon AWS S3 storage during peak times.
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