Date: 06/10/07     Keywords: php, mysql, software, browser, html, database, sql, linux, apache

Last month,I did a clean install of Ubuntu Feisty Fawn on my home computer removing the "dapper drake". But it is only now, I got a chance to sit down and install all necessary packages to set up my development server again.

With Dapper Drake, I had to use alien to convert MySQL5 rpm to .deb, because there was no version 5 in the repositories. Anyway, Feisty has all newest versions of software.

This is what I did for setting up my development server:

For installing MySQL server I ran the command: sudo apt-get install mysql-server. Then I installed the following:

MySQL Administrator: It is a Graphical User Interface for administrating MySQL: sudo apt-get install mysql-admin

MySQL Query Browser is a GUI for managing databases: sudo apt-get install mysql-query-browser

Apache: sudo apt-get install apache2

Apache Manual: sudo apt-get install apache2-doc

PHP: sudo apt-get install php5

PHP module for Apache: sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5

Enabling public_html directories for users

Well, I am the only user in my computer. But I can create and edit files without running sudo if I have a public_html directory at my home. sudo a2enmod userdir. I then restarted Apache and created a 'public_html' directory in my home. Now I can access it with http://localhost/~username/.

Enable mod_rewrite

1. sudo a2enmod rewrite.
2. Edit Apache configuration: sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
3. Change line 12: “AllowOverride none” to “AllowOverride all”
4. save and close
5. Restart Apache

(Thanks to mod_rewrite for Apache2 in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04)

How to restart Apache?

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload.

Todo:

1. Install IEs4Linux.
2. Install Opera.
3. Install Komodo Edit.
4. Install gftp.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/server_side/development_server_on_ubuntu_desktop

Date: 04/26/07     Keywords: no keywords

I took the survey.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/design/web_design_survey

Date: 04/22/07     Keywords: no keywords

Helvetica, which has been called the official typeface of the 20th century, is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.

(Via Clement Pananchikal)

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/design/helvetica

Date: 04/06/07     Keywords: no keywords

Imran says:

An example of a Fizz-Buzz question is the following:

Write a program that prints the numbers from 1 to 100. But for multiples of three print “Fizz” instead of the number and for the multiples of five print “Buzz”. For numbers which are multiples of both three and five print “FizzBuzz”.

Most good programmers should be able to write out on paper a program which does this in a under a couple of minutes.

Want to know something scary ? - the majority of comp sci graduates can’t. I’ve also seen self-proclaimed senior programmers take more than 10-15 minutes to write a solution.

I’m not saying these people can’t write good code, but to do so they’ll take a lot longer to ship it. And in a business environment that’s exactly what you don’t want.

This sort of question won’t identify great programmers, but it will identify the weak ones. And that’s definitely a step in the right direction.

Link: Using FizzBuzz to Find Developers who Grok Coding - Imran On Tech

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/programming/fizzbuzz

Date: 04/01/07     Keywords: google

• Free Broadband from google: Google TiSP (BETA).
• Now in Gmail, you can request a physical copy of any message with the click of a button: Gmail Paper.
• The Гњltimate Firefox extension: Гњberware Trio 1.0 AF.

Related: Last year's April Fool jokes

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/humour/april_fools_day_2007

Date: 03/08/07     Keywords: google

Scrybe: Got this link from a thread in Google Calendar Group

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/tools/a_better_online_calendar

Date: 02/20/07     Keywords: yahoo

Yahoo! India launched beta version of their Malayalam portal with content stolen from Malayalam blogs. See the following links:

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/blogging/yahoo_plagiarises_content

Date: 02/18/07     Keywords: no keywords

blogumentary

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/blogging/blogumentary

Date: 02/17/07     Keywords: no keywords

"Mrs. WordPress" posted this comment under Mr. WordPress's comment on my Learning WordPress blog:

So here you are…enough is enough, come home already.

Can someone please tell Mr. Wordpress to go home to his wife and child??? All this commenting around the internet is getting a tad bit juvenile, don’t you think?

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/humour/mrs_wordpress

Date: 02/14/07     Keywords: web, google

Google Toolbar 3 is now available for firefox.

One of the new features it has is custom buttons. You can make search buttons for your sites. You can also add your site feed into this button.

Try it right now: Add WebMaster View to your Google Toolbar.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/tools/make_a_google_toolbar_button

Date: 02/06/07     Keywords: web, google

Want to find who links to your site? Google says:

Now you can use webmaster tools to view a much larger sample of links to pages on your site that we found on the web. Unlike the link: operator, this data is much more comprehensive and can be classified, filtered, and downloaded.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/tools/googles_backlink_checker

Date: 01/25/07     Keywords: no keywords

The Survey: Why Do You Blog?

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/blogging/why_do_you_blog

Date: 01/18/07     Keywords: no keywords

Devin Reams.com - It’s Called WordPress

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/humour/wordpress_music_video

Date: 12/07/06     Keywords: no keywords

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/humour/practice_safe_browsing

Date: 10/25/06     Keywords: no keywords

Firefox 2 (Bon Echo) is released.

According to Firefox Extension Guru, you can not go directly from Firefox 1.5.0.7 to Firefox 2 via auto-update.

So, Download Firefox 2 Now!

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/browsers/firefox_2

Date: 10/22/06     Keywords: software, google

You don't need to install any software to create PDF documents any more. Google's Docs and Spreadsheets make creating PDFs easy. Go to Google Docs & Spreadsheets, click New Documents, and start typing and styling your document. When you are done, just save as PDF from the file menu.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/tools/creating_pdf_documents

Date: 10/19/06     Keywords: no keywords

Heard that Internet Explorer 7 is available for download.

Go on and download Mozilla Firefox 2 Preview anyway. ;-)

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/browsers/ie7

Date: 09/28/06     Keywords: no keywords

Please continue discussion on proxies here

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/security_and_privacy/get_around_blocked_sites

Date: 04/01/06     Keywords: web, google

• Build Your Own Web 2.0 Application Using Fluff and Hot Air
• Google Romance
• Opera Models
• China buys Google

Related: Last year's April Fool jokes

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/humour/april_fools_day_2006

Date: 09/21/05     Keywords: browser

Full-featured Opera browser is now available free of charge. Advertisement banner and registration options are removed.

• Download Opera 8.50.
• Press release.
• Changelog.

Source: http://www.webmasterview.com/browsers/opera_removed_banner_and_licensing_fee