My Adventures in sql dumping and database migration
My latest problem project presented itself as a phpbb conversion. The client was having some issues with the old versions of phpbb so we elected to move them to the new version. While this is a great idea on the surface I did not realize how big the [...]

sql file splitter to the rescue

Palm Centro, my new phone
WOOT!! I got a new phone! Only reason I did, was I broke my Treo 650 a second time. Same issue, I managed to short out the headphone jack. I don’t know why they bother to put them on, if they don’t give them more industrial strength. [...]

PHP day count and date comparison
Dealing with date based data can be a mind numbing experience. Calculation date differences, doing date comparisons can really stretch you to the limits at times. There is a variety of ways to deal with date based data but the first step usually is to convert it into a standard format that [...]

Experiments in Domain Parking
I had just paid for several domains that I had planned to build websites on yet have not had time to do them. You know web entrepreneurs, they are always looking for that next great website.
While I am not one that has taken up the reigns of the domain name rush, I was [...]

Javascript Auto Focus Form Element
One of the main reasons I decided to have this blog is to create a reference place so I could easily find code or how to do things from time to time. Usually I have to sift through code trying to remember the last place I used something. From here on out I [...]

Variable Variables and Template Lite
There is one programing concept that always hurts my head, and that is the variable variables or dynamic variables. What dynamic let you do is access data from the value of the a variable you are viewing. (See I told you it would hurt your head)
$b =20; // set the [...]