A bit about CakePHP, but more about getting several virtual hosts/domains up and running on Leopard. For example, you can setup www.testsite1.dev and www.testsite2.dev with full PHP/MySQL database-driven goodness.
Archive for the OS X category:
The OS that has solved all my problems. I used to be a Windows admin person for a small company, who used Linux at home, and wished for an OS that was like Linux but could run PhotoShop - enter OS X.
Using BBEdit’s Update Document Feature
When you find yourself updating the same static HTML files over and over again, like with a newsletter, BBEdit’s templating feature can really save you time and your clients money. Here’s an example of the process I use with a bi-weekly HTML newsletter I do.
Textmate & Running Python Scripts in Interactive Mode
So yeah, as I check out Emacs, I also checkout things in Textmate that I might not know about, and I’m learning that Textmate can do *lots* more cool stuff than I thought it could. One of those is (yes!) Textmate does have Python debugging built in (both PyCheckMate as well as the standard Python […]
Building Emacs on Leopard: emacs osx make: *** [src] Error 2
Trouble with installing Emacs on Leopard? This may help.
Getting MySQL-python Running on Leopard
As I pursue my python adventures, I of course wanted to learn how to do one of the things I do most - pull data out of MySQL. It seems the simplest way to start doing that is Python is to use MySQL-Python. So, after a downloading the package from SourceForge, and following the […]
Clean File Names with Automater
Every web developer knows how it goes - now matter how many times you tell your clients not to includes spaces, slashes, etc. in the files they want posted on their website, they do it anyways - it’s part of the deadline-driven work flow. Let’s take a basic look at how to fix this easily […]