Tag Archives: php

Drupal Themes of the 10

Posted on May 31, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Here is a reference to 10 excellent themes for Drupal sites.

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Drupal Example Multi-axis Rating

Posted on May 31, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Here is how to do it:

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Drupal and WordPress

Posted on May 31, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Drupal is more and more like WordPress. It used to be that WordPress is easier to get started and Drupal is better fit for complex sites. The best example from Drupal side is Drupal Gardens. A showcase of the move … Continue reading →

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Node.js Hosting Service Provider Duostack Was Acquired

Posted on May 25, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Duostack featured 100M free database space for node.js hosting. Unfortunately it was acquired over the weekend. Where the free service is heading is uncertain. Let’s hope the new owner will continue to provide the same service.

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Node.js Example File Read and Write

Posted on May 24, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Reading and writing files in node.js is as simple as this example: var fs = require(‘fs’) , sys = require(‘sys’); fs.readFile(‘treasure-chamber-report.txt’, function(report) { sys.puts(“oh, look at all my money: “+report); }); fs.writeFile(‘letter-to-princess.txt’, ‘…’, function() { sys.puts(“can’t wait to hear back … Continue reading →

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Node.js Server Setup on Nodester

Posted on May 23, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Server setup on nodester.com is a bit more trickier than Duostack. You need to request for a coupon by a command line request with curl. In addition, you also need to setup node and npm on you local machine. The … Continue reading →

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Node.js How to Setup Servers

Posted on May 22, 2011 by minghuasweblog

Get free hosting services: Duostack (128M database), Heroku (5M database), Nodester (setup by coupon), or bejes.us. Read about how to setup the server. Basically you can have apache on the front as a reverse proxy to dispatch the node request … Continue reading →

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AJAX Frameworks

Posted on May 20, 2011 by minghuasweblog

AJAX frameworks can help simplify the development process and effort. These are the ones worth further looking.

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AJAX The Little Useful Engine – The First Example

Posted on May 18, 2011 by minghuasweblog

This is an example html file showing how AJAX works. The server side has a php file to respond to the AJAX request from the html page. The content of the php file is pasted at the bottom of this … Continue reading →

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User Mode LAMP – Apache, MySQL, PHP in User Land Without Root Permission

Posted on May 16, 2011 by minghuasweblog

It always feels disturbing when a Linux package needs the root permission to install or to run. Most of the times it is possible to get around the root by installing from the source. Sometimes, the vendor does provide you … Continue reading →

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