XAMPP Upgrade from 1.7.X to 1.8.X
I use XAMPP to develop PHP applications on my desktop. As part of the requirement of my new project, I needed to upgrade XAMPP 1.7.X to the latest version, as …
VPS Upgrade to PHP 5.3
Most CMS and Frameworks applications now require PHP 5.2 as the minimum requirement. Some have higher requirement to be able to function properly. I have been in this situation when …
MyBB Internal Errors
Moving a MyBB forum to a new server and upgrading it to the latest stable release is truly a pain. It’s not for the faint hearted. I like MyBB due …
Ubuntu Mod-Rewrite Enabled
I created a Linux virtual server using open-source software VirtualBox and Ubuntu 9.10 to serve as my development server. I used the Ubuntu desktop edition as it provides me other …
An Experience With PHP Frameworks
I have been testing PHP Frameworks for several weeks now as I have some plans to re-launch a site using this technology. A primary feature of the framework should be …
RAD and Frameworks
Frameworks are RAD (Rapid Application Development) tools. This term sometimes is a misnomer. I will explain why. Example, an experienced PHP developer can create an application in a much shorter …