LAMP How To – Open Source At Work

Only Passion Matters

Entries for the ‘Other Interest’ Category

running multiple mysql connections from localhost

sometimes you might need to connect to different db within the same app. The trick is that the username, passwd and hostname cannot be the same! The easy way out is to use username as root and password as nothing -> this will cause hours of grief.
another work around is to add another “true” parameter [...]

Google Ads Error

sometimes you get script errors in your browser when you run google ads. It is most likely that you have flash in the ads.
Based on normal broadband speed, there is a very high chance that the full page is rendered even before the flash ad started downloading (as it gets redirected to a 3rd [...]

10 Checklist For Starting A Software Business

I am eager to write something based on my experience in the software business. Hey, it is a good reminder for me in the future as well!
1. Backup Plan
Do you have a software or script to backup both database and raw files regularly?
2. Failure Plan
What do you do when things fall apart? How do you [...]

Project Manager Is Important

I was involved in a big project and our team couldn’t deliver the product in time. We went through a 3 hr debrief and everyone agreed that our biggest problem is the lack of a centralised person, ie a project manager to bring all resources together. We thought that was simple but often overlooked. In [...]