frontend

Middleware Authentication

I have a DJANGO application divide in two sites(A middleware called site A and a front end called site B) and I need to share authentication between them. The site A is called by B to send username and password. Then A return an HTTP response to B and use HTTPResponseRedirect('/welcome') to redirect in a local function (protected by @l...

Why should I use XFN in my HTML?

What is the benefit of using XFN (XHTML Friends Network)? I've seen this on multiple blogs and social networking sites but I don't really understand why it's useful. Other than being able to style these elements with CSS3 and select them with JavaScript, what's the benefit? Do you know of any sites out there that really utilize XFN to en...

select multiple files in file upload in php?

i know that php doesn't allow you to select multiple files to upload in one box. is there a work around or do you have to learn another language for it? ...

smart resizing of image preview sizes?

im using a image preview that allows me to add css styles to the previews that pops up. now, some images are larger than the screen so you will just see a portion of them, while other images are very small so you don't have to resize them. is there a way to only resize the larger images and not touching the smaller ones, eg. only resiz...

Any dynamic database frontend tool from which you can update directly?

Hi Gurus, This is with reference to this question where I got one tabular report format. I need to update the user entered values correctly back to the same table rows. I am in the process of doing this by using general form post data methods by using some logics which I think will not be easy to maintain. So, just out of curiosity, Is...

How can I work around the 2GB database limit of MS Access (for displaying images)?

ORIGINAL QUESTION (How can I display images from a MySQL database in an Access 2007 form?) I would like to use Access 2007 to interface to a MySQL database and display pictures and other data in a form. I already have an Access 2007 application that I don't want to change much, if I can help it. I'm just not sure what data type will w...

PHP searchable catalog design

I'm working on a PHP Real Estate catalog. I am working on the search part right now and I'm having trouble with the logic. Should the default view show all items in the catalog or the search page? Should the code flow handle search first or individual view first? Ideas, tips, links are appreciated. Thanks. ...

Connecting Actionscript 3.0 with a C++ backend?

I am curious to know if there is a way of connecting a flash front-end to a C++ driven backend? I'm not currently working on a project that involves this, but I found out about an application used in the gaming industry, called Scaleform, that requires knowledge on doing such things in order to create menus in games. ...

Is there a text based mysql UI?

I don't mean the standard mysql-client CLI, but rather something similar to what midnight commander is to filesystem management. The simple command history of the basic cli is not bad but really doesn't cut it when testing more complex query, and the layout of the data isn't that great. PHPMyAdmin is useful and all, but it's ugly and req...

How can you trigger the reload of firefox on file save?

Hi, I'm curious with all the webservers reloading the code on save, can't we just make firefox do the same when in develop mode? any hints on how to do this? ...

Concurrently access database with Excel as frontend - doable?

Suppose you have an database with the largest tables containing about 200.000 rows, and frequently modified. The client wants Excel to connect via ODBC to the database, and work as a frontend to manage the data. The data should be modifiable by up to 25 users concurrently. My first instinct would be to recommend something else, for exa...

How to make registration in web applications userfriendly?

Hi everyone, I'm designing a new web application and I'm aware that the process of registration (creating a profile) is really frustrating for the users (also to me) - everywhere we go, people should register. Some may even stop using your site, if you force them to register. The problem is that, I really need my users to be registered ...

An Application interfaced with mobile..

I have an idea to design an application which is interfaced with a mobile. The application has to note down each and every transactions happening in the mobile like making a note of all incoming messages and store appropriate information in the application's database to perform manipulations. Is this possible ? Can you suggest me an appr...

What is a good git server frontend for self hosted git repositories

I am planning on deploying git for a project I am currently working on and was wondering if there are any free softwares that provide an easy to use web view of the git repository. I am primarily interested in using the front end to track changes, see diff information etc. There is a list of such front ends available here. Does anyone ha...

Any rsync frontend that supports SSH for Linux ?

Hi, any rsync frontend that works with SSH for Linux ? I tried Unison, but i think it needs the server has installed also Unison. Regards Javi ...

Ideas for web development practical jokes?

I am a web developer for a Django-based site for a student organization, and I have the opportunity to make the website temporarily absurd for a day of general campus-wide debauchery and chaos (long story, doesn't matter.) What are your best ideas for web development practical jokes (that you could never use in the real world)? For exa...

MySQL Frontend that displays foreign rows nested within a table's rows?

I once came across a MySQL Frontend app that displayed foreign linked rows within the parent row, if for instance the Client table has a foreign key to the Suburb table: Do you know of any Frontend that can do this? ...

where has sun mysql database manager gone???

If I recall correctly, there where at least to desktop programas from sun which were very useful for handling mysql databases... Now, all I can find is some mysql workbench which is only useful for designing data... Both programs I'm talking about allowed you to manage servers, create database, create tables, index, perform querys, edi...

Does any SQL frontend display sub-datasheets?

I'm looking for an SQL client app that can display subdatasheets like the following: Do you know of any? ...

need a good frontend for MySQL for beginner user

implementing a database and need an easy to use frontend. Have tried: HeidiSQL - editing fields was very tedious MySQL-Front - wasnt adding tables through the SQL Editior, and only updated when the prog was restarted. Can anyone recommend a Frontend which they think would be appropriate? Many thanks ...