Archive for posts tagged ‘mysql’

My new Dell Precision 690 workstation

I’m not a hardware guy, but I am excited about what I’m going to do with my new-to-me Dell Precision WorkStation 690.

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A PHP MySQL snippet for looking up names

A PHP snippet and MySQL query for an Ajax autocompleter lookup of people names by either “Firstname Lastname” or “Lastname, Firstname” from a single input field.

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GoDaddy phpMyAdmin error #1045 – Access denied for user

How GoDaddy’s new MySQL database form accepts mixed case characters as a username, then converts the username to lowercase without alerting you, potentially causing login problems down the road.

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Fixed: XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3].

A simple fix for the XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3]. error when launching the XAMPP 1.7.4 Control Panel.

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Jealous of The Social Network

A short list of my programming accomplishments.

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Online tools for testing web page performance

A collection of online tools for measuring the performance of web pages, including time to first byte.

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A chart illustrating the reduction in comment spam at ardamis.com

A screenshot of the Akismet stats graph showing the number of spam comments at ardamis.com identified by Akismet before and after my anti-spam system was implemented.

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Protecting multiple downloads using unique URLs

A PHP script for protecting multiple downloads by the use of unique URLs. The actual file on the server is not discoverable and each URL will only be valid for a certain period of time and number of uses.

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Minifi.de – Another URL shortening service

Minifi.de is a URL shortening service like tinyurl.com, bit.ly, and is.gd. You enter a long URL and it returns a shorter one.

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Protecting a download using a unique URL

A PHP script to protect a download by generating a unique link. Each time you visit a page, a unique link is created that can be shared. The link will expire after a certain amount of time or number of uses. With some work, this could be integrated with your Paypal “thank you” page.

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