I recently tried to install a PHP PECL extension on a server I manage, when I received this error: [root@xxxx PDO-1.0.3]# pecl install pdo downloading PDO-1.0.3.tgz … Starting to download PDO-1.0.3.tgz (52,613 bytes) ………….done: 52,613 bytes 12 source files, building running: phpize Configuring for: PHP Api Version:         20041225 Zend Module Api No:      20060613 Zend Extension [...]

I recently took upon the task of setting up a presentation display in the lobby of our building. This display had previously used an old computer running Windows 2000, and displayed a fairly simple PowerPoint presentation with a few frames, mostly a schedule for anyone coming into the building. We did a renovation and this [...]

Adding a module position in a Joomla 1.5 template is not as easy as it was in the 1.0 templates. It is a two step process: 1. Add code to template PHP file. For example, this would go in the index.php file in the template folder – or if you are adding it in an [...]

For many people using hosted Exchange services, password saving problems could plague you. That is mainly because Outlook doesn’t like it if the Exchange server’s domain doesn’t match your domain. Fortunately there is a way around this, because by the default way it is set up, you would have to enter your password every time [...]

Drupal’s administration login area is not secure by default. Usually there is an option in the configuration area of content management systems to set a secure area for logins, otherwise your username and password are sent in plain text over the internet. Luckily, there is a module which enforces secure login on a Drupal install. [...]

The AskApache blog has a great comprehensive guide to .htaccess. A must read for anyone who does a lot of work with Apache. http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/apache-htaccess.html

For some reason, Firefox started to display a blinking cursor, like web pages I have been viewing were editable. Thinking that some errant plugin was causing this behavior, I manically disabled a few I had recently installed. However that didn’t fix the problem. Good ole Google to the rescue. Firefox has a ‘feature’ that lets [...]