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PHP and MySql: getting ready for multi language applications with utf8

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:55:41 +0100

This explains how to write PHP applications ready for international use.Utf-8 is a wide-used and well-suported character encoding which allows for special characters, like accented characters, characters with umlauts, cedillas and so on.Here's a few steps to follow to ensure your data gets correctly stored in utf8 encoding:place this at the very top of your 'entry' PHP script or your config PHP script(to make sure the code gets executed site-wide):<?php //set INTL encoding for PHP sources and regexpmb_internal_encoding( UTF-8 );mb_regex_encoding( UTF-8 ); When outputting html, make sure you set document encoding by specifying a HTTP header with PHP<?php header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8');or a meta tag in your HTML <head> 'section':<meta http-equiv= Content-Type content= text/html; charset=UTF-8 />

Upgrading OpenBravo POS software

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:25:04 +0100

An introduction to OpenBravo POS software and Unicenta OPOS OpenBravo (http://sourceforge.net/projects/openbravopos/files/) is a point of sales (POS) software. It can be successfully used as a restaurant software, for keeping track of tables, orders and customers. It can be handled very well with a touchscreen or a mouse. It can be configured for for multiple devices such as magnetic stripe reader(for quick cashier/operator login), POS ticket printers, ticket display screens and cash drawers. It prints order tickets, it generates statistical reports on sales by product, by cashier, by date range, and it manages product stock. OpenBravo POS may be installed on several computers while sharing the same product and sales data. OpenBravo POS system is free software, licensed under the GPL, so you may use it and modify it freely. It is based on Java, so you can use it on any Mac, Linux and Windows PC....

Installing Debian, Ubuntu or LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) from HDD

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:32:42 +0100

First of all, you may ask yourself why would you want to do this. I did it because I did not want to waste a blank CD.This Mint installation was performed using a Live Linux booted with PXE( I used plop linux (http://www.plop.at/en/ploplinux.html) , which is a lightweight Linux distribution.

Canon multifunction printer: getting the printer drivers and scanner to work in debian/ubuntu/mint

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:09:36 +0100

I just installed a Canon multifunction printer(MP210) in Linux Mint (based on debian squeeze/sid, i.e 'debian testing' at this time) Here's how I got the printing and scanning to work.

Authentication without password with SSH and rsync

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:58:12 +0100

There are a lot of articles on this issue. I'm writing this as a note to self, as I often tend to forget how to setup SSH authentication without password upon reinstalling the OS or changing SSH keys.

Mysql: host not allowed to connect

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:00:21 +0100

The issue I was encountering was that MySQL 5.1.3 on Ubuntu 9.10 was not allowing external connections, i.e. connections from a host different from the host the server is running on.

Adsense: no payment and it's past the 25th?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:35:25 +0100

I just found an useful piece of information for all of you that are anxious to receive Google AdSense payments.Of course, if you're verified, you reached the threshold last month, and you're not havng any payment holds, you expect Google to send you the money as usual, on the 25th of the month. Adsense My account section states You are scheduled to be sent a payment by the 30th of this month , but we all know it's regularily happening on the 25th.I even got a payment before the 25th, on the 24th of December(Santa may have been involved).Okay, If it's past the 25th and you're still waiting, here's the reassuring info: It's 8:14 AM in california and from what I've seen over the last 3 years, payments don't go out until after 9 or 10 am. I've never seen one go out over...

XP firewall: how to repair

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:27:35 +0100

This article details a few steps you can take to repair your windows firewall and ICS(Internet connection sharing)I had recently stumbled upon a problem with my XP machine, while trying to access advanced properties of a LAN(Local Area Connection) network connectionWindows XP reported a problem when I attempted to access Local Area Connection 1->Properties->Advanced

Registration of domain names

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:04:29 +0100

Registration of domain names: introduction, tips and links. Registering a domain name , buying domain names, setting up a web domain.

Pidgin not connecting? change pager host

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:57:33 +0100

Here's how to fix Pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im) instant messenger if you experience Yahoo account connection problems.