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Updating PHP on CentOS 6.3

By Jeff BenshetlerDecember 28, 2012PHP, Server Side, Site, Software, Tutorial, Webcentos, php, update, yum

Despite the fact that this references i386 when installing the repository, the subsequent package updates work for x86_64. [bash] rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm rpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-6.rpm yum –enablerepo=remi,remi-test install httpd php php-common yum –enablerepo=remi,remi-test install php-pecl-apc php-cli php-pear php-pdo php-mysql php-pgsql php-pecl-mongo php-sqlite php-pecl-memcache php-pecl-memcached php-gd php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml service httpd restart [/bash]

Setting Up EC2 Web Server

By Jeff BenshetlerSeptember 14, 2012HTML, Server Side

Getting X11 Forwarding Working It can be confusing to see the report {code}WARNING! The remote SSH server rejected X11 forwarding request.{/code}. You’ve made sure that {bash}/etc/ssh/sshd_config{/bash} has X11 forwarding enabled and that a local X Server is running. The problem is that many servers do not have {bash}xauth{/bash} installed by default. Adding this enables X11

Golden Hammer

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 20, 20121 commentMVC Framework, Zendantipattern, client-side, framework, JavaScript, php, server-side, wordpress, zend

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ~Abraham Maslow WordPress has been very good to me for the blogging and social media sites that I’ve worked on lately. Now, I have a commercial project not related to social media; my plan was to use WordPress as the

Frustration with Ext JS 4.1

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 17, 20121 commentJavascript, MVC Framework, SiteClient Side, JavaScript, MVC Framework

Yesterday I took my second swing at learning Ext JS 4.1 and spent 5 hours on their MVC tutorial. First, I’d like to point out that while their naming conventions and directory structure conventions are highly organized, look at the files you create during the tutorial. You have the following files open in your editor:

MooTools is Worth a Look

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 16, 2012Libraryclient-side, effects, JavaScript, library, mootools, ui

Despite having made the decision to go with ExtJS as my core framework, looking at the MooTools Demo page is making me consider whether MooTools can work in harmony with ExtJS, at least in limited areas. Drag.Cart The first thing that got me excited was the Drag and Drop Cart. It looks slick and exactly

Javascript Diagramming and Drawing Libraries

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 14, 2012Vector Graphicsdiagram, dojo, gauge, Vector Graphics, visio

At some point I’ll be looking for the ability to create diagrams, not just pictures, using Javascript. These need to include the ability to capture topology and make image maps. I don’t think any of these meet all those requirements but they appear to be a good starting place. We need to start with the

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