2009 Nov 19
NoSQL Ecosystem
NoSQL, an alternative for relational databases with massive workloads.
Blog Posts
2009 Nov 11
UFPDF: Quick and dirty fix for page numbering
UFPDF is a Unicode/UTF-8 extension for FPDF by Steven Wittens. It is quite outdated right now, but if for some reasons you're stuck with it, you might not like the fact, that one quite important function is broken.
2009 Nov 4
MySQL University: GRAPH computation engine for MySQL
GRAPH is a plugin engine for MySQL (and also MariaDB and Drizzle) that allows for more efficient handling of trees, graphs and similar structures within a relational database.
2009 Sep 22
MySQL University: Concurrency Control: How It Really Works
Summer season has ended and MySQL University sessions are being held again. This week's topic might interest those of you, who use transaction capabilities of InnoDB.
2009 Aug 21
PCRE Regex Spotlight: \K
This entry focuses on the discussion of the pcre regex escape sequence, \K. Surprisingly handy yet perhaps largely unknown and under used. Once understood, this regex tool can make certain problems very easy to solve.
2009 Jul 21
Install a Centos LAMP dev server under windows using Sun Virtualbox
This article covers the installation and configuration of a LAMP development environment on a windows laptop using Sun's free VirtualBox. http://www.gizmola.com/blog/archives/95-Run-a-Centos-Lamp-development-server-on-XP-using-VirtualBox.html
2009 Jul 3
10 Ways to Avoid Writing Crappy Code
10 ways to avoid writing crappy code in OO PHP applications
2009 Jul 2
10 Signs of Crappy PHP Software
How do you recognize crappy applications without getting knee deep into the code? 10 pointers to identify crappy PHP software quickly...
2009 Jun 22
Using MySQL Administrator with WampServer
Having trouble enabling 'Startup variables' and 'Service' tabs in MySQL Administrator when connecting to WampServer localhost? Read on.