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.
Blog Posts
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.
2009 Jun 12
SSH Auto-mount Network Share
Tired of your upload clients? Well here's a method that's fast and easy to use.
2009 May 29
MySQL University: Boosting Performance With MySQL 5.1 Partitioning
Data Charmer lectures about MySQL's new feature
2009 May 28
or die() must die
Appending or die() to PHP statements is a commonplace technique. However, this type of error handling is very bad practice. This post explains why you shouldn't use it, and what you could do instead.