web-development

Run Zend Frameworke with Apache 2.2

Hi all, I have a project written with zend framework. I was using xampp for my webserver which uses apache 2.2. I decided to use apache 2.2 instead of xampp. I installed apache 2.2 and copied my project into htdocs folder of apache like I did with xampp. But when I enter my project URL into the browser, it doesn't show my index.php and i...

How does a URL qualify to be called a CDN

I would like to build my own Content Distrobution Network and I have come across a blog post showing how to do it with one of Google's services. But I can't understand it. Here's a few more questions. Are images hosted in Flickr considered to be "in a CDN"? If I create a subdomain within my domain, put directories for files in there, a...

http proxy for debugging purposes

I am looking for a preferably free http proxy to be used for debugging purposes. I already have firebug and firebug lite in my tool set, but firebug lite won't let me see ajax requests in internet explorer. I thought an intercepting proxy might do the feat ...

Increase the session timeout of my web form ?

I need to increase session timeout of my web use form ... could anyone please help ? ...

How to prevent users from resizing the font on my web site?

How to prevent users from resizing the font on my web site? ...

How to prevent access of admin pages by knowing the admin page url?

If someone knows my url of the admin page such as www.example.com/admin.php, then they will easily access the page by directly accesing that url. How to restrict this. Please help ...

Why does the whole page refresh when I use jQuery to increase or decrease the font size?

I have a HTML page where I want one button to increase the font size and the same button to decrease the font size when clicked. I am using jQuery like so: $("p").css("font-size","20") However, when I do that the font size increases for maybe 2 seconds and then goes back to normal. It appears that the page is refreshing after I click...

Best way to model page attribute data onto different database tables

I'm developing a website (using asp.net-mvc) with a SqlServer 2005 database. I have numerous database tables which drive content pages for the site e.g. I have a table called Activity: Activity ----------- ID Name So for each activity record, there would be a corresponding 'Activity' page. The same applies for other tables e.g. Locati...

Substitute reference to a remote script with local one

Hello, This is regarding my developmnent stage and the practice of testing all the JS before releasing it. Unfortunatly we have some hardcoded references in our code. and this is the reason why there is no way for me to test a new version of test.js on the Stage server. and you only see the effects when it goes live. Now, I know I sho...

Can you recommend a selectable Javascript Timetable widget?

Does anyone know of a js "time table" widget? I need the following: Days of week in columns & hours of day in rows 1 hour time slot cells (or customisable) Ability to select multiple times during the week using mouse to highlight/select cells. Select times across days of week (e.g. highlight 6pm time slots Monday to Friday with the...

Using JavaScript to dynamically swap show/hide and add active classes to anchor links?

Here is my scenario. I'm am HTML/CSS guy, JavaScript not so much. But this is a JavaScript problem. I'm building out a new resume site for myself; http://banderdash.net/design/ pardon the typography, I have yet to bring in Typekit and really get the look 'singing'. In a perfect world, I would have a script that could perform the follo...

Disable ASP.NET ImageButton in non-IE Browsers

I have an <asp:ImageButton /> which has its enabled property set to false. This works in Internet Explorer, the button is not 'clickable', but in other browsers you can click it. However, nothing happens when you click the imagebutton in these other browsers. How can I disable the ability to click the button in browsers outside of Int...

Creating HTML according to files existance in the file system

Hi all, I am writing a web application (I am a newbie), where the markup is created by XSL and XML transformations and the style is declared by css files and also some use of JavaScript. I need to create a web page that part of its content is the information on files in a specific directory in the file system. Any ideas? ...

Resources of designing a website permission scheme

I am developing a site that needs an access permissioning scheme. I am uncertain how I want to structure the scheme, and I am having a hard time finding good resources on determining not just how to implement a permission scheme, but how to plan what the scheme should be capable of doing. I have lots of questions and not a lot of solid...

Can I start web development with a functional language?

I'd like to start doing some forms of web development, with the aim of building web apps that could eventually grow into start-up products. And for a long time, I have been very curious about functional programming, and somewhere in my heart secretly believing that higher up you go in the abstraction level, the more power you have (hidde...

IE Keyboard focus being stolen in popup window

I have a Flash application that integrated Facebook friend connect. When the user initiates Facebook Friend Connect it pops up a new window that prompts the user to log into facebook. On internet explorer when I type in my username and password I intermittently lose key strokes. If I remove the flash page from the HTML content and do th...

Specifications for Servers for Team Based Development

Background My business is getting more and more requests for web development and as such I'm adding another .NET Developer to the team. My current development environment is really poor, just a single PC (Windows XP) with a local IIS installation hosting web development projects. I open those with Visual Studio 2008 Professional, with ...

What to learn before using a JavaScript library / framework?

It seems that many of the JavaScript questions are answered by the simple use of pushing a library, without taking into account the person asking the question. I think libraries are great myself, but sometimes I think that we're too quick to throw a library down someone's throat. Imagine a person asks a question and it's apparent that t...

Automate interaction with a webpage in python

I want to automate interaction with a webpage. I've been using pycurl up til now but eventually the webpage will use javascript so I'm looking for alternatives . A typical interaction is "open the page, search for some text, click on a link (which opens a form), fill out the form and submit". We're deploying on Google App engine, if tha...

MySQL: Duplicated Data VS More Queries

Please take into consideration this is a MySQL Question for Web Development. Currently I'm designing the database structure for a User Authentication System and I came across one question, that I myself can't figure it out: Is it better to have duplicated data instead of making more queries? Here's a little background, currently my us...