MySQL Database on external drive in Linux. SymLinking and updating AppArmor.
Free UK Postcode Database – Towns & Counties
5th
Oct
Oct
Free UK Postcode Database that includes town, county, longitude, latitude, x and y. Based on the ezpy UK postcode data file it includes 2822 postcodes. It’s completely free and available in .csv, .sql and .ods file formats.
FTP Sync with Linux
18th
May
May
An introduction to syncing remote FTP servers using LFTP – Sophisticated file transfer program in Linux.
Refresh / Clear MODx (Revolution) Cache from PHP Script
4th
Mar
Mar
Refresh / Clear the MODx Revolution cache outside of MODx with PHP.
Cross Browser Testing on Linux
21st
Aug
Aug
As a Linux user browsing the web you probably have respect and understanding for the importance of both cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility. This is a look at native and Wine Linux support for the major browsers out there and how to test with them.
Installing Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) on Linux (Ubuntu)
21st
Aug
Aug
If you’re in the unfortunate scenario where you have to support IE6 then here’s a quick guide to installing Internet Explorer 6 on wine for Linux using winetricks (and not IEs4Linux).
Using a Windows NTFS XAMPP / Apache Install on a Linux Apache Server
27th
May
May
How to use, view and edit websites and MySQL from a Windows NTFS installation of XAMPP in Ubuntu Linux.
Auto Resize Images with MODx (Plugin)
29th
Apr
Apr
A MODx plugin to automatically resize images placed inside documents (pages). It searches content for image elements that have the width or height specified, compares it to the current image size and then scales accordingly.
It saves images to the MODx Cache and improves the quality of images and the speed of the page(s).
Redirect Old Domain Names with Apache htaccess File
14th
Apr
Apr
How to redirect entire domains and single pages to new or mirrored web sites with new domain names. Easy domain name redirections without the Apache rewrite module.
MODx – Wayfinder Incorrect Order (menu index)
9th
Mar
Mar
If you’re using an older version of MySQL then the MODx Wayfinder snippet might fail to order your navigation correctly (regardless of your menu indexes). Here’s one solution.
Magento Admin (Dashboard) Login Not Working Locally
3rd
Mar
Mar
If you can’t log into Magento, when developing or testing locally, you will need to perform a few minor changes to have access to the Magento admin backend.
Checking (and unchecking) all Checkboxes with JQuery
4th
Feb
Feb
How to easily check or uncheck all textboxes with JQuery
jQuery: Set the default selected OPTION of a HTML SELECT list
2nd
Dec
Dec
How to set the default OPTION in a SELECT list with the jQuery framework.
SEO Friendly Web Design
19th
Nov
Nov
SEO Friendly Web Design, some important tips on designing and developing a website to be Search Engine Friendly (SEF).
MODx – Include Page Content Snippet
5th
Nov
Nov
A quick and easy snippet to include a MODx page’s content in another page.
Duplicate Table MySQL
21st
Oct
Oct
I was needed in duplicating an entire table that retained the same attributes and properties with exactly the same rows and columns of data via a MySQL query.
Recursive Directory Scan/Mapping PHP Function
15th
Oct
Oct
Here’s a quick and simple function I thought I’d share. It recursively scans and maps from a set directory to an array in PHP.
Determing Login State (MODx)
15th
Sep
Sep
I came to a bit of a road block when trying to determine whether a user is logged in or not with WebLoginPE on MODx. This is a quick and dirty snippet for determining a users login state.
Regional Inlinks (from Yahoo!)
20th
Aug
Aug
I stumbled across this accidentally but I noticed the number of inlinks reported by Yahoo! Site Explorer decreased when using the UK and Ireland version.
Changing MODx Managers Document Tree View Nodes
14th
Aug
Aug
A small niggle I found with MODx was the document tree view that’s displayed in the left hand side of the manager. It displays the “resources” title (aka the page title) which is bit confusing like shown below. After a quick browse through the source I changed it to display the resources alias.
Whats Next for SEO?
3rd
Aug
Aug
The era of meta spamming has been over for a long time now thanks to the introduction of Google. The emphasis for a while now has been on votes (or inlinks) but “What’s next?”. That’s a pretty ignorant question I know as there are always new factors being taken into consideration and implemented by the major search engines.
HTML Country List for Select Drop Down
25th
Jul
Jul
A list of countries for using in select drop-down lists in HTML forms.
PHP URL Rewriting Without Apache and mod_rewrite
15th
Jul
Jul
Recently I was put in a situation where I had created a dynamic site that, prior to launch, needed Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URL’s. Without any admin access to the IIS server I was working on, no IIS modules/filters and extremely limited access in the control panel I came up with a method of URL rewriting purely in PHP without Apache and mod_rewrite.
Dan Gibbs is a web developer, designer and SEO consultant involved in devon web design.