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How To Use MySQL On MAMP Via Terminal

stefan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:18:35 +0000

I’m still quite new to the use of command line, so if there is any better way of doing it, please don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments.

To connect to your MAMP MySQL database via command line, first navigate to the correct directory within your MAMP installation using the Terminal (or another SSH client). Example:

 cd /applications/mamp/Library/bin

Then run the command to connect to MySQL (the default user and password are both ‘root’).
Example:

 mysql -u root -p

You should now see this:

 mysql>

Update:
Here is a very nice post with some more details:
aschroder.com
And a list of terminal commands and their meaning:
ss64.com/osx/

Update:
To avoid typing the location of MySQL each time you open the terminal, you can set the location by default. Open the ‘bash_profile’ file in the user root:

 pico bash_profile

Add the location of MySQL in a new line:

 export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysql

Instructions on how to use the Pico editor here: ss64.com/osx/pico.html

Now you should get to MySQL simply by typing mysql into the terminal.

Ray White Real Estate

stefan — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:41:51 +0000

Ray White Real Estate is now launching a series of new websites for its offices in Australia. I have been involved in the front-end development as part of a team of very talented developers and designers. In my role as User Interface Developer, i was responsible for integrating the designs into the framework, and adding some of the fancy jQuery and CSS3 features.

Some of the first websites that have been launched are:

rwmelbourne.com
raywhiteferntreegully.com.au
rwbyronbay.com

House Of Moshe

stefan — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:07:00 +0000

Moshe is well known to his customers in Armadale, Melbourne through his charm, and his talent as wedding dress designer. Now he has opened a new store in Israel.

Moshe needed a website that would represent his bridal gown boutique online. To showcase some of his designs, we added a video, a slideshow, and an image gallery. We made all of this non-flash, so it could be seen on Apple iphones and ipads as well.

Thanks guys, looks great! You did a job that was second to none.
- Moshe Amir, House of Moshe

http://www.houseofmoshe.co.il

How to add or remove a www subdomain for Prestashop

stefan — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:25:56 +0000

Log into your admin interface, click on the Preferences tab, and on the SEO & URLs link one row below.

Scroll down to the area called URLs Setup, and look for the Shop domain name input field.

Here you can change the url to either use www (example: www.mydomain.com) or not (example:mydomain.com)

Now save your settings.

In order to make this work you need to let the server know about the change by updating the .htaccess file. This is done conveniently from within the Prestashop admin interface.

Go to the Tools tab and click on the Generators link one row below.

Then click the Generate .htaccess file button (If you can’t generate the .htaccess file from here, you will most likely be asked to change the write permissions for the file. You can do so for example via FTP).

Done.

Now you can go back to your shopfront and see if the changes took place.

Improve your Drupal theme markup with body classes

stefan — Fri, 27 May 2011 01:58:23 +0000

Since Drupal 6, a lot of the detailed markup as found in the excellent Zen theme framework has made its way into the default Drupal markup. More details about this feature can be found here http://drupal.org/node/163723

To use this feature for your theme just insert the variable

$body_classes

into your tpl files body opening tag

like this

 print $body_classes; ?>">

The result will be something like this

How to create and use a Drupal template (tpl) file

stefan — Wed, 25 May 2011 06:53:37 +0000

Template files are used to overwrite the core Drupal output (or the output of a module that overwrites the core Drupal output).

This can be for example useful if the layout of a particular content type, page, block or view can’t be easily fixed by a stylesheet. With a tpl file you can completely overwrite all output by using HTML/ CSS/ PHP/ Javascript/ …

This can be done by placing tpl.php files inside the theme folder. The naming of the files needs to follow a hierarchy in order for Drupal to pick up exactly which file you’d like to overwrite.

The hierarchy structure is as follows (top overwrites bottom):

For pages:
page-node-edit.tpl.php
page-node-1.tpl.php
page-node.tpl.php
page.tpl.php

For nodes:
node-type.tpl.php
node.tpl.php

For comments:
comment.tpl.php

For blocks:
block-module-delta.tpl.php
block-module.tpl.php
block-region.tpl.php
block.tpl.php

For boxes:
box.tpl.php

Taxonomy:
page-vocabularyname-termname1-termname2.tpl.php
page-vocabularyname-termname1.tpl.php
page-vocabularyname.tpl.php

Some popular examples:
page-front.tpl.php (home page)
page-admin.tpl.php
page-login.tpl.php
search-theme-form.tpl.php (search form)
search-result.tpl.php (search result)

Often a good start after you have created the new file is to copy and paste the content of the template you want to overwrite into your new template. Template files can be found in the following locations:

Drupal core themes: themes
Drupal core modules: modules
Modules: sites/all/modules
Themes: sites/all/themes

For more information see the Drupal.org website: http://drupal.org/theme-guide/6-7

How to add a new widget area to your WordPress theme

stefan — Wed, 18 May 2011 06:09:20 +0000

Most WordPress Themes come by default with some pre-defined areas where you can drop your widgets in. But often this is not enough and you need to add additional areas, for example for advertising space or other features.

This is how to do it:

First Step: Add widget Area to Theme
In the index.php file in your theme directory (/wp-content/themes/mytheme), add the following code in the area where you would like a new widget to appear. Note we have had to wrap this line of code so it displays. Careful of too many spaces.

 if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || 
!dynamic_sidebar('Post Widget') ) : ?> endif; ?>

Second Step: Function.php

Put this line at the end of the function.php file:

register_sidebar(array('name'=>'Post Widget',));

Third Step: Style

Now you can style the new widget area via stylesheet, example:

.widget_post {
	background: #FFFFFF;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 10px;
	width: 600px;
	}

And then go to the WordPress backend and look in the widget section for the newly created area and drop in your desired widget. That’s it :)

W3C Validation

stefan — Fri, 13 May 2011 15:30:28 +0000

kleinermann web design validates all it’s clients’ websites with the W3C Validator to make sure the websites run well on different browser types.

Please check your website here: http://validator.w3.org/

Errors
The most common error declared by the W3C Validator is know as a “Syntax Error”. HTML and XHTML are languages used within the coding of the website and W3C produce an approved list of commands (words that are used in the language). If a website developer has used a non-approved command (word) then a Syntax Error is produced. The website may still appear to work and display properly but it does not achieve the levels of accessibility required by the W3C.

Warnings
Unlike errors, warnings are produced when the W3C validator is unable to make sense of the coding the developer has used in the website. It is sometimes the case that the commands used are so different from the list of approved HTML and XHTML commands that the W3C are unable to give the developer advice on how to correct the problem. Even more seriously, this could mean that the website has the potential to crash or not function properly.

Easter Salad Recipe

stefan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:08:25 +0000

kleinermann web design wishes a Happy Easter to all it’s clients. Enjoy the long weekend with family, friends and good food!

If you’re running out of ideas for recipes, have a look at www.lovemysalad.com for daily inspirations. Todays Salad Of The Day:

Panzanella with tricolor lettuce

The recipe for this delicious Italian bread salad is brought to you by Restaurant Rossio in Delft, the Netherlands. Happy Easter!

Ingredients

1 fancy or Salanova lettuce head, preferably with bi-color leaves (or use a quality lettuce salad mix)
20 cherry tomatoes (preferable super sweet honey cherry tomatoes)
1 red onion
2 hands of basil
1 hand of black olives, pitted
Firm ‘continental style’ bread for the croutons
Parmesan cheese

Dressing Ingredients

Extra Virgin olive oil
Red wine vinegar
Pepper and salt
Preparation

Cut the bread in cubes, sprinkle them with a little bit of sugar and place them in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes (190 degrees)
Cut the leaves of the lettuce
Cut the cherry tomatoes
Cut the onion in thin rings
Add the basil leaves , do not cut them
Mix the ingredients in a bowl
Flavor with some oil and vinegar
The taste of vinegar should be really there, may taste a bit sour
Sprinkle with a bit of pepper, salt and grated Parmesan
You can use a peeler to create nice grated Parmesan
Mix the croutons through the salad

How to Write Good Copy For the Web

Paula — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:54:35 +0000

Good web writing keeps users interested in what you have to offer, and is one of the determining factors in their decision to use your product. Most importantly, it will also determine whether they come back to your site.

Therefore, it’s important to know how to write good copy for the web and what pitfalls to avoid.

The first thing to consider is that the majority of people don’t read web content word for word. Instead, they scan; picking out individual words and sentences.

So, if you’re going to write copy that you want web users to pay attention to, you’ll need to write scannable text.

There are a few simple ways to do this:

Highlight your key words
Use meaningful sub-headings
Use bulleted lists
Only one idea per paragraph
Start with the conclusion (this is the “inverted pyramid” style of writing)
Keep your word count to half or less than if you were writing conventional copy
Where appropriate, use some high-quality graphics
Don’t use boastful language or subjective claims
Make sure your writing is polished and error-free
Web users are busy – they want to get the straight facts, so stay concise and stick to the point.
Credibility is key when writing good web copy, so don’t be afraid to use external hyperlinks – they show the reader you’re not afraid to reference your sources, even if it means leading them to other sites.

Good web writing is key to your site’s success. The use of scannable text as opposed to conventional writing can be a very effective way to ensure users will pay attention to what you have to say.