web-development

Good Administration Center Templates

Hello, This may not be a programming question per se. But I am wondering what template do you use for your sites/webapps admin centers. Am looking primarily at free templates that give a basic structure. I know I can build my own, but I haven't had too much success in something that works for all my webapps/sites. Wondering if there is ...

How do I make a PHP call whenever a form element is clicked?

I have a jQuery colorbox opened over top of my webpage (with a <select> drop down list) and I'd like to make an AJAX call every time a new <option> is selected from the drop down. I have the following code, but it's not picking up the select event. $('#cboxLoadedContent select[name=parent]').live('select', function() { $.get("edit.ph...

Security for ASP.NET application running on intranet / VPN

Hi, I have an ASP.NET app that sits on our intranet, using the WindowsIdentity to identify the user: WindowsIdentity wi = HttpContext.Current.User.Identity as WindowsIdentity; if (wi == null || wi.Name == null) { noAccess("No WindowsIdentity"); return; } string username = wi.Name; if (username.Contains("\\")) use...

Simple accordion menu (jQuery)

// ACCORDION $('.accordion .answer').hide(); // hide all $('.accordion .question').click(function(){ $('.accordion .answer').slideUp(); // hide all open $(this).addClass('active').next().slideDown(); // show the anwser return false; }); HTML: <dl class="accordion"> <dt class="question">question</dt> <dd...

building web page content filter

i want to build a filter to block pornography sites so i have some questions : what tools i need ? what are the algorithms i have to use ? (speed , efficient ) where i can find an open source filter ? and i want to use java . thanks update : i need this filter for my project ...

High performance web (-services) applications

Hi, I'd like to become a guru in high performance (100k and more views/requests) web & web-services applications. What technologies/patterns/skills do you reccomend to look at? Basically, I have good skills at ASP.NET/.NET based web development, but I'd like to know how big things are built (on any platform, not depending on .net technol...

How do I show a PDF file on a web page and detect scrolling?

I need to allow users to upload PDF documents that other users will read. That isn't that big of a deal, but I also need to be able to detect the scrolling. I need to know when the user has scrolled to the end if nothing else. Is there a straight forward way to do this? ...

How do I retrieve an automated report and save it to a database?

I've got a web server that will take scripts in Python, PHP or Perl. I don't know much about any of those languages, but of the three, Python seems the least scary. It has a MySql database set up, and I know enough SQL to manage it and write queries for it. I also have a program that I want to add automated error reporting to. Someth...

What is a "web start" application project in XCode?

I want to use XCode's editor to maintain some existing JSP, HTML, XML and CSS. Not heavy duty, but I prefer to stay with a familiar editor, keyboard, etc. Is this the right project to start with? If not, which one is better and what type of development is "web start" appropriate for? ...

Looking for a lean WYSIWYG inline editor for CMS projects that includes an image upload feature?

Hey guys, I am looking to find a lean WYSIWYG inline editor. The main required feature is image uploading. A simple way to upload an image to the server and use it in the content being editted. I have come across a whole bunch of editors but nothing I liked so far. I am looking for something open source and free. So far I have che...

What should I learn & use to become a pro in PHP & Python Web development?

Hello, I'll just show some code to show how I do web development in PHP. <html> <head> <title>Example #3 TDavid's Very First PHP Script ever!</title> </head> <? print(Date("m/j/y")); require_once("somefile.php"); $mysql_db = "DATABASE NAME"; $mysql_user = "YOUR MYSQL USERNAME"; $mysql_pass = "YOUR MYSQL PASSWORD"; $mysql_link = mysq...

Resizing gif images

I have a gif image 720 * 40 pixels used as a footer on a website. I need to extend the height of the gif by 10 pixels. I was unable to resize to this, using Office Picture Manager. What is the best way to achieve this? ...

Getting batch_action functionality in Symfony 1.0

I'm currently working on a web app written in Symfony. I'm supposed to add an "export to CSV" feature in the backend/administration part of the app for some modules. In the list view, there should be an "Export" button which should provide the user with a csv file of the elements that are displayed (considering filtering criteria). I've...

Help with URI component followed by #

http://something.com:80/somedir/index.html?type=test;one=onevalue#nose This is typical URI structure my question is what is "#nose" and how i can use/utilize it as web developer ? Thanks all. ...

Challenging yourself as a programmer?

We used to be a Coldfusion development shop before hopping over to PHP in 2008, now we primarily develop custom Drupal websites. I enjoyed going from CF to PHP, but I feel like I am getting a bit stale. I have been looking at different things like Ruby, Python, Obj C (iPhone). The problem is, there just isn't enough time in the day to ...

mootools accordion styling problem

I just built my first mootools accordion, but it is adding a lot of inline styles which is just ruining my UI. I can set up a inline style with !important keyword but it will just make my css maintenance a nightmare. any ideas how to get rid of the inline styles It is just this <script language="javascript"> window.addEvent('domread...

Hiding What Site You're On (Branding Issues)

Here's the scenario: I have a private site that, once logged on, will display different information depending on the attributes of your account: the pages are branded differently based upon what company you are associated with. The problem is the companies linking to this site want everything to be displayed as their own brand, and do...

Is it possible to redirect non-HTML files with HTTP? And chaining redirects?

Hello, I have been thinking about a neat way of load balancing and one thing that would be required is to be capable of loading an image on an HTML page from multiple locations without rewriting the URL(on each load) So what I need to be able to do is have one URL which is the "static" URL. Such as http://example.com/myimage.png The i...

What is the most efficient way to list all of the files in a directory (including sub-directories)?

I am writing a servlet which will examine a directory on the server (external to the web container), and recursively search for certain files (by certain files, I mean files that are of a certain extension as well as a certain naming convention). Once these files are found, the servlet responds with a long list of all of the found files ...

How to get the path of a file before its uploaded?

I have an upload box... < form action="upload_file.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"><BR> < label for="file">Filename:</label><BR> < input type="file" name="file" id="file" /><BR> < input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" /> < /form> Now when I click browse and get the Image I want to upload and clic...