web-applications

Is it possible to write a great PHP app which uses Unicode?

My next web application project will make extensive use of Unicode. I usually use PHP and CodeIgniter however Unicode is not one of PHP's strong points. Is there a PHP tool out there that can help me get Unicode working well in PHP? Or should I take the opportunity to look into alternatives such as Python? ...

Web Applications: Client-side domain logic

We see more and more work for web-applications done on client side. UI manipulation, input-pre-validation (not as last resort of validation, of course), widgets, effects, etc, etc. What if one decides to put domain logic on client side written in Javascript/GWT/anything else? The server just provides database infrastructure. Does this ...

Using Fusion Chart in PHP and rendering in Smarty Templating Engine

My issue is not able to render the chart in .tpl file. The following code is the example taken from Fusion chart document check for reference <?php include("../Includes/FusionCharts.php"); //Create an XML data document in a string variable $strXML = ""; $strXML .= "<graph caption='Monthly Unit Sales' xAxisName='Month' yAxi...

Refresh a PHP page for every predefined seconds

I would like to load/refresh a particular page for every 10 secs to view updated data's fetched from Database. I used META for doing it <META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT='10; URL=livedata.php'> But still i agree we also do this by using : Javascript to load a div by settimeout Ajax dynamic refresh Would be great ...

How do you tell what framework/language a web site is using?

Duplicate: Is there a generic way to see what is a website running on ? Thanks for all the answer everyone, please supply additional answers at the above question if you feel something is missing. Browsing the web I often come across sites that are doing interesting or cool things. It a natural inclination of mine, and I'm sure ...

What is the best way to scale images in Java?

I have a web application written in Java (Spring, Hibernate/JPA, Struts2) where users can upload images and store them in the file system. I would like to scale those images so that they are of a consistent size for display on the site. What libraries or built in functions will offer the best results? I will consider the following criter...

how to get the url of the current page in a GAE template

In Google App Engine, is there a tag or other mechanism to get the URL of the current page in a template or is it necessary to pass the url as a variable to the template from the python code? ...

What is SOFEA?

I've came across this new acronym, SOFEA, apparently a new programming paradigm for web applications. Still didn't manage to make sense of it - if someone volunteers to make it clearer for me I'll be very thankful. ...

How to host static html files on AppEngine?

Is it possible to host a static html website on AppEngine? And how to make my domain name work with it? ...

Create a link between an email and my web-app ?

I've seen on site like flickr or brightkite, a personnal email is provided to the users. If the user mail somethin to this adresse, the content is posted on his public profile. How can I do that on a web application ? ...

How to route sub-domains to account pages? How does domain masking work?

Part 1 I want to build a PHP Zend Framework application that users can sign up to use. When they register, I would like the application to create a sub-domain that points to their public page, that serves up content specific to that client. For example: http://mywebapp.com/username or http://username.mywebapp.com Update: "Using sub-do...

XQuery as alternative to JSP/Java for web services?

I noticed that DataLogic (or is it MarkLogic?) and SqlServer 2005 both support xquery for RDBMS access and (seem to; haven't tried this myself yet) offer xquery inside JSP/ASP. That leads me to wonder whether java code could disappear from the presentation layer. I.e. JSP/ASP would only contain html plus xquery code that accesses the DBM...

In a Java-webapp (war), how can I use HTTP-auth for static content?

I have a Java-webapp. The webapp is packaged as a war-file. These war-file allow static content, that is directly delivered via HTTP. For servlets in this war I can make a HTTP-authentication (implement it with the servlet itself). But I also want HTTP-auth for the static content. How can I realize this? ...

Documenting Web Application Flow / Iteraction

What artifacts / diagrams do use to document the flow of a web application taking into account links between static pages and how dynamic view components (html forms, JSP, Ajax, etc) interact with server-side components (Servlets, Struts actions, etc)? Do use UML diagrams? ...

Does blackberry provide a css library for custom web apps like iPhones UIKit?

Hi does anyone know if Blackberry provides a set of standard css to create web apps on a blackberry browswer? I guess blackberry equivalent of what the iPhone provides to make iPhone web apps look customized for an iPhone. Thanks, Joe ...

Should my python web app use unicode for all strings?

I see some frameworks like Django using unicode all over the place so it seems like it might be a good idea. On the other hand, it seems like a big pain to have all these extra 'u's floating around everywhere. What will be a problem if I don't do this? Are there any issues that will come up if I do do this? I'm using Pylons right no...

Strategies for authenticating users one time without pre-shared identifier.

I am creating a script that takes a list of names and email addresses and sends an email inviting them to register for our department's secure website. The list of names and emails are available on a public facing page on the same site. I need a way to give them a unique token that will identify them when they follow a link in the emai...

Putting Applet on web in Java using Netbeans

When I try to put the applet online, I go to the jsp page that loads it and get Error. Click for more details. When I click for more details, I get ... Java Plug-in 1.6.0_11 Using JRE version 1.6.0_11 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\gdf5010 c: clear console window f: finalize objects on...

What is the best way to create and maintain a movie database?

There are similar questions, but none answers what I really need. I actually don't want to create as long as there is already one ready-made. If so please guide me on the right direction. This isn't anything big, just to maintain my own collection. So basically: Is there a ready-made CMS (or a plugin for a CMS) that does this, even ...

design for handling exceptions - google app engine

I'm developing a project on google app engine (webapp framework). I need you people to assess how I handle exceptions. There are 4 types of exceptions I am handling: Programming exceptions Bad user input Incorrect URLs Incorrect query strings Here is how I handle them: I have subclassed the webapp.requesthandler class and overrode...