Switching host
We have completed our host switching. Everything seems to be functioning. Please let us know of any errors you encounter. So far it’s looking good and seems faster.
Switching host
After a few years being hosted with Hostmonster, we will be switching hosts. It has been great but we’re trying to cut cost plus many of the features we’re paying for, we’re not really using. We will be going back to Godaddy. Hopefully, it will be a better experience than it was last time we…
MSSQL Driver for PHP5.3
Before using PHP5.3, I never had to worry about MSSQL support. PHP included a dll file to use with MSSQL Server 2000 and up. This is no longer true if you decide to upgrade to PHP5.3.x. For months I looked for ways to connect to our MSSQL Server using PHP5.3.x. I finally found the driver…
XHTML compliant with ampersands in the URL
I was having a few problems creating a page with ampersands in the URL. This is a quick fix if it’s part of the HTML by using & but if it’s part of a javascript, it will take the code literally. For example, let’s say you have a javascript function that sends you to a…
FILIPINO NAPLEX EXPERIENCE FOR TEST TAKERS
Thanks everyone for following my journey in being a licensed pharmacist here in CA.It is a great pleasure to have this blog wherein everybody shares their personal experience about the different tests. I have learned a lot by reading from the experiences of our fellow kabayans from my previous posts. And now I am ready…
Windows 2008 and MSSQL Server 2005 not allowing remote connections
If you think you checked every setting in MSSQL Server that allows remote connections, you may have missed the Windows firewall setting. I have installed MSSQL 2005 many times on Windows 2000 Server, 2003, and 2008 and never ran into the remote connection problem. What’s happening is I’m unable to connection using the Management Studio…
Debian5 Lenny and MySQL Server 5.1.x
I am running Debian5 Lenny which is running Virtualmin and Webmin. The default configurations install MySQL server 5.0.51. MySQL’s website has version 5.1.x. I wanted to update the version on my Debian box. Unfortunately, Debian considers MySQL 5.0.51 as the stable version, while version 5.1.49 is considered unstable. You can install it by updating your…
Creating a CakePHP environment using MAMP and OS X
This will show you how to create a CakePHP environment in MAMP on OS X. Here list of softwares used and their version. OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard MAMP version 1.91 (using PHP5.2.x) CakePHP 1.2.8 You shouldn’t have to use MAMP 1.9.1. I have it working on version 1.8.x. You will need to change…
Still looking for fast web development techniques
I’ve been developing web sites for almost 10 years now. I’m still in search of a way to develop faster. I find myself doing things over and over again. I use PHP as the programming language to develop the web apps with MySQL database. I started to look for different frameworks – but most use…
Connect to MSSQL 2005 using PHP
Here’s a couple of quick tips to connecting to a MSSQL 2005 server using PHP on a Windows webserver. You will need to enable the php_mssql.dll in your php.ini file. Here’s the code to connect to the server. <?php $conn = mssql_connect(‘my_server’, ‘db_username’, ‘db_password’); if (!$conn) { die(‘ERROR: Unable to connect to the database.’); }…