Archive for the ‘Development’ Category

A friend recently had a problem configuring a new server. He installed PHP, Apache, MySQL and phpMyAdmin but when he…

March 7th, 2006

InnoDB: Starting shutdown…

1 Comment, Development, Linux, Web, by Donncha.

Calling all MySQL admins! When you’re working with InnoDB tables you may have noticed that MySQL takes an extraordinary amount…

Andrew van der Stock’s criticism of PHP’s security model. What security? Global request arrays go some way to making applications…

January 17th, 2006

2 for the developers

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2 links for the developers around here:

Quick Lookup is an online dictionary of PHP,MySQL, Javascript and CSS commands and…

October 11th, 2005

SQL Injection Attacks by Example

1 Comment, Development, by Donncha.

Ever wondered how some of your favourite apps get hacked and broken into? This page lists lots of examples of…

Lurvely! This is a very neat method for removing Javascript from html pages! Embed it in the CSS! (sort of!)
He…

How to Use Design Patterns
Among developers, design patterns are a popular way to think about design, but what is the…

Making Wrong Code Look Wrong – I was away for 2 weeks, catching up on email only now!

April 15th, 2005

Ignore details early on

No Comments, Development, by Donncha.

Oh, this is so true!
We’re crazy about the details. We love the details. The space between objects. The perfect type…

March 15th, 2005

Testing the Developer

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Usability testing can be daunting and goes overlooked in the rush to get things out the door, but it’s important,…


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