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 …

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 …

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 …