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Software to Automatically Make a HTML version of a Dynamic Website
It seems like there are a million different content management systems out there. Some like the ZLCMS system we use at Zipline are transferrable to another web host but occasionally we have run into web development companies with ‘proprietary’ content management systems. Many of these companies won’t allow their customers to transfer their website to [...]
New Camera – Canon EOS 7D
Anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows I am an amateur landscape photographer. Ever since I was very young I have enjoyed exploring and photographing the Pacific Northwest’s natural wonders. My grandfather taught me the basics of photography when I was very young. Back then we did all of our photography with [...]
The Bahamas – Our Honeymoon Cruise on the Norwegian Sky
For those of you that follow this blog on a regular basis you may have noticed I have been away for quite some time. The last 3 weeks have been very busy. Kayla and I got married on November 14th. Then we went on a honeymoon to the Bahamas which was immediately followed by a [...]
How to use PHP in .htm or .html Files
The need to execute PHP in HTM or HTML files may occur for a number of reasons. The most common of which seems to be adding content managed portions to an existing HTML website. The .htm or .html pages will be part of the navigation, previously indexed by search engines, and likely linked to by [...]
How to Detect IE6 Browser with JavaScript
I have been doing a lot of work with jQuery lately. The jQuery library offers great cross browser support for most functions but unfortunately even this magic wand can’t solve all the problems with Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) compatibility. Previously, jQuery had a browser() function that helped detect a browser so that a developer could [...]
Buck Dodges Hunters by Feasting on my Pumpkins
It is officially deer season in Washington State. I am a fisherman and have never been a big hunter. I have nothing against hunting and have gone myself many times but it I would much rather be fly fishing on a small stream somewhere in the forest. I have never really cared for shooting animals [...]
How to Access MySQL at Web Hosts Without phpMyAdmin
While most web hosts have phpMyAdmin installed for their customers to use, there are plenty out there that do not. The phpMyAdmin interface is what most developers have become accustomed to when developing MySQL based websites. If phpMyAdmin is not installed on your web host, there are several options that will allow you to access [...]
Kayla’s Fake Bridal Shower
Block .inc Files from Displaying on an Apache Web Server
Block .inc Files from Displaying on Apache Web ServerBlock .inc Files from Displaying on Apache Web ServerMany PHP developers use the .inc file extension to signify a script that is included within another. This can be very handy when scanning a directory or block of code looking for specific references or calls. One of the [...]
A Little Known List of JavaScript Functions Equivalent to PHP Functions in jQuery
Many of us PHP developers often find working with JavaScript arrays to be a frustrating task. PHP has a number of very powerful built in functions like: in_array(), is_array(), array_merge(), array_map(), and array_unique() that are just plain missing in JavaScript. Over the years, many of these functions have been ported into JavaScript buy developers much [...]