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Codeigniter Vanity / Username / Personalised URL’s 15 May 2012 | 08:47 am
Vanity URL’s are best described as a personalised URL, for example if you want to create a website where a user has their own space, e.g. example.com/username. Companies use this method to advertise a...
PHP 5.4 Shorter Array Syntax 17 Apr 2012 | 09:21 am
I use PHP pretty much every single day from an in house content management system, to WordPress to Zencart and bespoke stuff. I’ve been keeping a close eye on the latest PHP developments and i’m so gl...
Codeigniter Version 2.1.0 released 16 Nov 2011 | 11:27 am
Codeigniter is my first choice framework for PHP for it’s small footprint, documentation and easy learning curve. I have built quite a lot of projects using Codeigniter, none of which are online, just...
iPhone iOS 5 lock screen camera icon missing 13 Oct 2011 | 12:39 pm
Apple has recently released ios 5 to the world and it’s a rather big update. With more than 200 new features one of those was the ability to access the iPhones/iPad’s camera from the lock screen. I b...
My Alienware m15x laptop 1 Jun 2011 | 10:55 am
I own an Alienware m15x and have done so since September 2010 when i made the life changing decision to go independant and live with my girlfriend in a nice cosy flat. Before the Alienware i owned a D...
Redirect http to https htaccess apache 29 May 2011 | 03:59 am
Are you wondering how to redirect to SSL via htaccess? Alot of users won’t type in the https or even http for that matter so if your site has an SSL certificate you will want to make sure your visitor...
Playing with Codeigniter and Migrations 6 Apr 2011 | 09:21 am
I’m currently developing a Content Management System for the company i work for and one thing i’ve spent alot of time looking into is how am i going to keep track of updates when it comes to updating ...
Fresh Store Builder: Almost one year later 4 Apr 2011 | 07:43 am
Last May i invested in Fresh Store Bulder, an Amazon Store Script that allows you to easily setup a store and list Amazon products on a domain name of your choice. I bet the main question you are aski...
MOD Cosmetics – a website to visit for cheap make up 1 Feb 2011 | 11:13 am
One of my friends launched an eCommerce website selling makeup etc, here’s what they said about their new website. At a time where the UK is feeling the pinch, we’re all trying to find ways to save m...
Fresh Store Builder: A one to invest in 29 Nov 2010 | 01:47 pm
After stumbling through one Amazon store script after another, I was pretty much done with the Amazon affiliate store niche. Stores consistently failed to rank well on Google in spite of a high paying...
