Process XML configuration files with PHP

by CarcaBot on July 30, 2010 · 0 comments

Summary: XML provides a convenient, easy-to-use expression language for an application’s configuration files. To extract this information into a PHP script can sometimes pose a challenge. That’s where the XJConf for PHP package comes in: It provides an API to read XML-encoded information and directly use it to configure PHP data structures like scalars, arrays [...]

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How to bing dyanmic IP to a subdomain

by CarcaBot on July 30, 2010 · 0 comments

We have a server with dedicated IP address in my company’s headquarter. There’re a couple of branches at other locations. We need to setup servers in each branch and allow accessing to those servers through dedicated subdomain name. But we do not have static IP for those branches, so it’s not possible to bind any [...]

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PHP cannot connect to mysql when run inside Apache

July 30, 2010

I ran into a very strange issue when Apache/PHP/MySQL. What happend was my php code suddenly cannot connect to mysql on another machine any more. The error message is: mysqli_connect() [function.mysqli-connect]: (HY000/2003): Can’t connect to MySQL server on ’218.241.156.222′ (13) The strange thing was that if I connect mySQL from command line, even run the [...]

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Install ColdFusion 8 on Snow Leopard

July 30, 2010

I need to test something in ColdFusion 8 on my MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard. After I downloaded and unzipped the installer, the installer simply did not run. I double click on the ColdFusion 8 Installer.app from Finder, nothing happened. I guess the Install Anywhere script which was used to create installer for CF 8 [...]

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Run Terracotta Server as Windows Service

July 30, 2010

Terracotta is a JVM-level Java clustering solution. Lots of Java frameworks and libraries, such as Ehcache, Quartz, Web Session, have been offering clustered version over this nice platform. This document describes steps to install Terracotta Server as a Windows Service that can be managed and executed just as any other standard Windows services, including auto [...]

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RAR command line – to exclude files and folders

July 30, 2010

After many try&fail, I finally figured how to exclude files and subfolders when archiving with RAR command line. Basically I tried to archive a folder with .svn subfolders. I definitely want to exclude them from the archive. But when I tried: rar a -r -x.svn myarchive It did not exclude any .svn folders in second [...]

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Oil And Filter Change

July 28, 2010

DESCRIPTION For those of us who do our own maintenance, here is the process for changing your engine oil and filter. PARTS NEEDED 1 – BMW Oil Filter Insert Kit (CHAPMAN BMW $12.84 part #11 42 7 512 300) 7 – Quart AMSOil 10W-40 High Performance Engine Oil (AMSOIL $5.70 part #AMO-QT) TOOLS NEEDED 17mm [...]

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OEM CD Changer Installation Instructions

July 28, 2010
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BLUETOOTH RETROFIT INSTALLATION MANUAL (PDF)

July 28, 2010

I am attaching the installation manual for the E90 BT retrofit. Ther are two files, one for a pre-wired car and one for a non pre-wired car. I am told that cars come pre-wired for BT in the US if they have I-drive? however, the file that is for pre-wired cars, details how to install [...]

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Installing the Factory E90 Alarm

July 28, 2010

I went forward with my E90 alarm install, and took some pics along the way. I would say that it is an easy install, as long as you have some mechanical confidence and experience. The “hardest” part is removing the left rear wheel to install the siren. Since our cars do not come with a [...]

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