Archive for February, 2006
Monday, February 27th, 2006
Here’s something interesting I came across today at Justin Silverton’s blog- SQL Relay. SQL Relay is a persistent database connection pooling, proxying and load balancing system for Unix and Linux.
SQL Relay is ideal for:
- speeding up database-driven web-based applications
- enhancing the scalability of database-driven web-based applications
- distributing access to replicated databases
- throttling database access
- accessing databases from unsupported platforms
- migrating applications from one database to another
Link to Justin’s Article: whenpenguinsattack.com: using sql relay
Link to SQL Replay : http://sqlrelay.sourceforge.net/
[tags]proxy, database, load balancing[/tags]
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Monday, February 27th, 2006
Here’s an excellent article which outlines how you can squeeze the maximum performance from your Apache Server. The article outlines both compile time and runtime configuration options.
“Apache server performance can be improved by adding additional hardware resources such as RAM, faster CPU etc. But, most of the time, the same result can be achieved by custom configuration of the server. This article looks into getting maximum performance out of Apache with the existing hardware resources, specifically on the Linux systems.”
Configuring Apache for Maximum Performance | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
[tags]Apache, optimization, configure, configuration[/tags]
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Monday, February 27th, 2006
Here’s a cool piece of Javascript code which allows you to overlay an image zoom over the current page, without having to open a pop-up window to show the zoomed image.
“Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It’s a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.”
Link: Lightbox JS
Here’s a link to a Wordpress Plugin which uses the same feature:
“It scans your posts for linked images and makes a nice overlay popup out of them. This is much better then linking to a new window oder even open a fullblown javascript popup. The Lighbox Popup shows a small preloader animation before showing the full image. Before i continue to talk about what it is, i better put on some example.”
Word Press Plugin: m3nt0r.de - beyond the net » Plugin: Lightbox
To see how it works, click on the image below:
[tags]Javascript, Wordpress, Plugin, image, zoom, overlay[/tags]
Posted in Ajax, Javascript | No Comments »
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Various implementations of Drag & Drop sortable lists using JS and CSS.
“In Web applications I’ve seen numerous — and personally implemented a few — ways to rearrange items in a list. All of those were indirect interactions typically involving something like up/down arrows next to each item. Then I came across Simon Cozens’ example of rearranging a list via drag & drop. I was so inspired I had to try it out myself.”
Link: Drag & Drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS
[tags]Javascript, CSS[/tags]
Posted in CSS, Javascript, Web Development | No Comments »
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Here’s a good tutorial on now to create an interactive rating system using CSS. You can combine this with Ajax to create a rating system for your site.
Links to the Tutorial:
Creating a Star Rater using CSS
CSS Star Rating Part Deux
Posted in CSS | 2 Comments »
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Another cool site which allows you to look up syntax in PHP, MySQL, Javascript and CSS.
Link: Quick Lookup
[tags]reference, lookup, syntax, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, CSS[/tags]
Posted in Ajax, CSS, Databases, Javascript, PHP, Sites, Web Development | No Comments »
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Here’s a cool Ajax based Regular Expression Evaluator. A cool site to bookmark if you use a lot of regular expressions in your code.
Link: Rex V: an AJAX Regular EXpression eValuator -
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Friday, February 24th, 2006
Did you know that Yahoo Developer Network had a special section for PHP developers?
Here’s what they have at the PHP Development Center
- HOWTO Articles to help you understand our technologies and how you can use them better with PHP.
- Code Samples you can play with. Use them as a starting point for your own applications or study them for subtle nuances.
- Other Resources out on the Web to help you use PHP and the Yahoo! APIs to their fullest.
- Community Resources where you can join our mailing list and discuss the Yahoo! APIs with us and with other PHP developers
Link: Yahoo! Developer Network - PHP Developer Center
Posted in PHP, Sites, Web Development | No Comments »
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
Here’s a cool site which hosts Open Source Web Designs. They have around 1500 designs available for you to use on your site for free.
Link: Open Source Web Design
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
Here’s a good article on design patterns for RIA.
“Rich Internet applications (RIAs) can provide opportunities to design much better user experiences. They can be faster, more engaging and much more usable. However, this improvement is not without its downside—RIAs are much more difficult to design than the previous generation of page-based applications. The richer interaction requires a better understanding of users and of human-computer interaction (HCI). Although there is a lot of HCI material and research available, it can be difficult to determine how it applies to this new environment.”
Link: Usability for Rich Internet Applications
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