Linux, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, Javascript and PHP

Solution for connections tab missing in Internet Explorer options
Windows

Solution for connections tab missing in Internet Explorer options

It’s possible for a system adminstrator to prevent access to the "Connections" tab in the Internet Options

HTML And CSS Javascript

Hide an element initially with CSS and show it later with jQuery

This post is to answer a question asked in the comments section of my "

MySql

MySQL “Incorrect key file for table” error

When saving a record to a MySQL table the other day I got the error message “Incorrect key file

Test validity of email address from the command line with exim
Email Servers Linux/Unix/BSD

Test validity of email address from the command line with exim

While trying to troubleshoot why email wasn’t being delivered to one of my mail aliases on a new server

Prefix img src assets with a leading slash in SilverStripe
SilverStripe

Prefix img src assets with a leading slash in SilverStripe

When inserting an image into the TinyMCE HTML editor in SilverStripe it doesn’t prefix the src attribute of the

HTML And CSS

Style the HTML hr tag with CSS

In the past I’ve fallen into the trap of creating a special class for rendering lines or separators in

PHP

Testing if a PHP include file was included

PHP’s include() and include_once() functions can return values to the calling script which can be useful for testing

Opting out of LinkedIn invite emails when not a LinkedIn member
Miscellaneous Postings

Opting out of LinkedIn invite emails when not a LinkedIn member

So you don’t have a LinkedIn login or profile and you keep getting invites and followup reminders from people

Populate defaults dynamically with SilverStripe
SilverStripe

Populate defaults dynamically with SilverStripe

SilverStripe allows default values to be set for fields on data objects using the static $defaults property but this

HTML And CSS Javascript

Style HTML Anchor Titles with jQuery and CSS

The title property of anchor tags in HTML show the text in black on a yellow background by default

MySql PHP

PHP script to export table creation SQL from MySQL

I was trying to export the structure of a MySQL database using phpMyAdmin but it kept timing out and

PHP

Prevent E_DEPRECATED error messages in PHP

PHP 5.3 introduced a new error reporting level E_DEPRECATED which is triggered when deprecated functions and methods are used,

PHP

Autoloading with PHP’s SPL library

I read Rafael Dohms’s post “SPL: a hidden gem

Linux/Unix/BSD

Clear the bash history

When entering commands in a bash shell each command is stored in the history which is written to the .

HTML And CSS

Float a div over a YouTube iframe

Some time back I wrote about how to float a div over Flash/Vimeo/YouTube

How to refresh the projects file tree in NetBeans
Applications Quick Tips

How to refresh the projects file tree in NetBeans

This issue has been bugging me for a while and I just worked out how to solve it: if

PHP

Calculating a page’s bounce rate with the Google Analytics API

I had an email a couple of days ago from someone asking me how to calculate the bounce rate

PHP

var_dump or print_r inside a Smarty template

While trying to debug why something wasn’t working, I needed to see what data had been assigned to a

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