Altering several things in a MySQL table at one time
To some kick ass DBA or someone that works on MySQL internals, this is probably a no brainer. But, for just joe schmoe power user types, we wonder about these things. We could not find the...
Null vs. isset()
I am working with a newcomer to PHP and he asked me about setting a variable to null and how to check that. He had found some example or information that showed that setting a v...
Wordcraft 0.7 available
I am happy to announce Wordcraft 0.7. There are two big changes in this release. On the front end, I added a simple search. It just uses a LIKE clause. But, I ...
Seven Things about me - tagged by Brian DeShong
So, my Haystacks teammate Brian DeShong tagged me in his list of seven. We won that trivia contest by the way. It was a real team effort. So, here goes my seven things: I have six k...
Wordcraft 0.6 available
I am pleased to announce the release of Wordcraft 0.6. I have been using it for a month or so now and I am learning some things. I had been having trouble logging in lately from multiple places...
OSCON moves to San Jose - or - I will miss Portland
I have had the privilege to go to the O'Reilly Open Source Convention 4 of the past 5 years. During that time, it has been held in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Well, the OSCON 2009 web site...
Know PHP/MySQL and wanna earn a buck?
Apparently, all the work we have put into dealnews.com over the last 11 1/2 years can be had for $250 and can be delivered in 10 hours.http://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/PHP-Joomla/Clone-dealnews-...
Open Source Web Design
So, my wife told me that my site design was boring. Yeah, she was right. I am no designer. I just don't have that gene. But, during my work on Wordcraft, I came across some coo...
Wordcraft 0.5 available
Well, I blogged about Wordcraft the other day. I have just been running live on the software for 4 days now. Well, that post had no URI associated with it. It took me two days to fig...
Wordcraft, a simple PHP blogging application
So, a while back, not sure when, I was listening to the P3 Podcast and Paul mentioned his dislike for Wordpress. He said he wished there was a simple blogging application. I am probably ...