I was trying to run ‘pear’ but I accidentally typed ‘pair’ and got command not found even though I knew ‘php-pear’ was installed. Traps for young players! I bet I’m not the last person to make that mistake…
Category Archives: Programming
What is PEAR?
Today I read What is PEAR? — it talks about PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) and its relationship to PECL (PHP Extension Community Library).
Pretty printing C# files with extension cs-script in ViewVC
The pretty printing for my *.cs-script files (which are C# files) in ViewVC was really ugly and wrong. I needed to configure the MIME type for *.cs-script files. I edited the mimetypes.conf file and added:
text/x-csharp cs-script
C Pointers Fundamentals Explained with Examples
Read C Pointers Fundamentals Explained with Examples today to brush up on my rusty C skills.
QuirkTools Screenfly
Found out about this handy utility the other day: ScreenFly.
It allows you to test your website on various device form-factors. Handy!
Round corners with CSS
Today I had to look up the CSS syntax for curved corners and I found this article which suggested:
#example1 {
-moz-border-radius: 15px;
border-radius: 15px;
}
Align an HTML table in the center of the page
Today I found this discussion which showed how to align a table in the center of the page in HTML:
table {
width: 50%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
or:
table {
width: 200px;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
JavaScript values, variables, and literals
Found myself reading about values, variables, and literals in JavaScript.
Array splice method
Found myself looking up the syntax of the Array splice method.
Text Escaping and Unescaping in JavaScript
Found a handy web-based utility for encoding/escaping text in JavaScript: Text Escaping and Unescaping in JavaScript.