May 4, 2009

MySQL GUI Tools

Today I’d like to recommend a very useful tool to manage your MySQL database, the free MySQL GUI Tool. If you are the kind of person who prefers interface than shell script, you will find this very handy. If you have been using cPanel, I’m sure you are familiar with phpMyAdmin. The GUI Tool from MySQL operates much faster than phpMyAdmin and a lot of things can be done in a few clicks.

If you need to do a migration from one server to another, using the GUI Tool is a breeze. Just remember to grant remote access to your host before starting the connection.

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April 5, 2009

Country List

If you are creating an online form which requires users to fill in their location or country of birth, you might need a country list.
It’s a text file of all countries  which you can just copy and paste into any fields.

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April 4, 2009

Flash Wedding Animation

Need a flash wedding animation for your upcoming wedding? Well, I’m going to recommend one of my friend’s site BlackCurrantWorkz which is based in Singapore.

Basically, they provide a full service from storyline to flash movie creation. I have viewed some of the works and I have to say they are really heart warming. If you need a different kind of wedding movie, something ‘not so serious’, I think what they offer is really worth taking a look.

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March 10, 2009

Session Timeout with jquery

Today we will create a session timeout prompt (using jquery) for users who remain idle for too long on your website.

You will need 2 files: 

  1. jquery timers
  2.  jquery ui (You can just download the dialog widget file)

And for the session timeout script, you can download it here.

Once you have included all the necessary files in your document, simply add a <div id=”dialog”></div> in the <body> and it’s done.

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March 5, 2009

Exclude Tags in Tag Cloud

To exclude tags in your Tag Cloud, you will need to edit 2 of the files: wp-includes/widgets.php and wp-includes/ category-template.php

For wp-includes/widgets.php, you only need to modify 2 functions: wp_widget_tag_cloud() and wp_widget_tag_cloud_control().

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March 3, 2009

How to Add Google Analytics to WordPress

Here I’ll show you how to insert the Google Analytics code in 3 simple steps:

  1. Login to your dashboard.
  2. Go to Appearance -> Editor and you will see a list of template files.
  3. Look for ‘Footer’ (footer.php) and insert your tracking code right above the </body> tag.

That’s it!

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Logo Inspirations

Logos play an important part in building a brand identity. A good logo can leave a deep impression, and designing one is definitely not an easy task. I myself have made several attempts at logo design and has failed badly.

Professional logo designers are a special breed. They can capture your idea precisely and their logo designs can often portray the exact vision you have in mind. Most logo designers are minimalist. They can embody a whole business idea with just a few simple strokes.

For logo designers wannabe, here’s a website I’d like to recommend if you wish to get some inspirations: http://logopond.com. Browse through the gallery and you will be amazed by their creativity.

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March 1, 2009

Exclude a directory from Rewrite using .htaccess

In the situation when your website is down, and you have to temporily redirect the whole site to another ‘backup’ site, you might use a Rewrite such as this:

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://backup.yoursite.com [L]

But what if you need to access one particular directory, let’s say the admin directory where you make all your configurations? That’s when the ‘exclude’ script comes in. Simply include this line above your site rewrite and you can achieve just that:

RewriteRule ^admin/ - [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://backup.yoursite.com [L]

This will redirect the whole site to the backup site, except http://www.yoursite.com/admin/

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Posted by Web Developer at 10:09 am   Web Techniques   Permalink   Comments (0)

Mr Login-Account Bookmarking

This is my first project using Zend Framework, which I call it ‘Mr Login’. The purpose of the site is to store usernames and passwords for sites which require registration, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, EZines, Amazon…. just to name a few.

For security measures, I installed a SSL certificate and is using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt passwords, so that no one (not even me) knows what your password is.

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February 27, 2009

Twitter Badge and Twitter Font

I was looking for an ‘official’ twitter badge to put on the site but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. So I decided to create one myself. Feel free to use it.
Twitter Badge

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