mod_rewrite Lesson - How To Make It Work

July 10th, 2006 I faced a hair-tearing problem. mod_rewrite was loaded and yet it was not working in .htaccess files (and httpd.conf initially).

October 23rd, 2006 Open up conf/settings.php and add this line: $Configuration['URL_BUILDING_METHOD'] = 'mod_rewrite'; Believe me, that's all you need to do. Ain't that easy? Note: I am assuming that you are using Apache HTTPD Web Server with mod_rewrite enabled.

October 23rd, 2006 .htaccess is a web server directive file populalrly used in Apache Web Server in Linux / Unix environment. In windows environment there is a simple way to enable and use .htaccess.

April 10th, 2007 XMemo is an alternative to IPMsg (for Windows only) and claims to interoperate with IPMSg protocol. In short a quick messaging tool for intranet use.

March 11th, 2005 This tip covers configuration in Options/Permalinks [Edit Permalink Structure] for WordPress users. My version is WordPress 1.5.

March 2nd, 2005 I have upgraded this blog to WordPress 1.5. With it I am progressively redesigning this blog to simplify accessing of *content*.

October 30th, 2006 XDForum (example: Anaconda Forum) is a nice basic forum software which works seamlessly with WordPress blogs (download our free theme and plugins). Unfortunately it works out-of-the-box with default permalinks only.

January 28th, 2007 Fairplay DRM (an ironical name) actually restricts fair play by other music players. You are forced to buy an iPod if you want to listen to iTunes music.

August 11th, 2006 Rails has taken the right route and went for full disclosure unlike for example the WordPress team, who still believes in the flawed concept of security by obscurity. After a full assessment of the security vulnerability (details below) Rails team decided they needed yet another emergency patch to fully close the hole.

June 29th, 2006 Update: I am delighted to announce the release of Angsuman's Translator Plugin Pro for WordPress 2.x blogs. It provides automatic machine translation of your blog in eight different languages - German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

May 12th, 2005 Finding the GNU General Public License (GPL) too restrictive with regard to derived works, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai is working on an alternative license that will allow people to take commercial benefit from work derived from an open-source program. Finally someone has taken the lead to break from the clutches of GPL.

April 29th, 2008 Watch Sun Microsystem's CEO, Jonathan Scwartz caught flat-footed in a drooling prank conducted in connivance with a Venture Capitalist (Ted Schlein on Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers?). Sun is traditionally known for elaborate April Fool pranks.

October 15th, 2005 I have 5 PC's equipped with Samsung 52X (Max) CD-ROM Drives for around 2 years. It was a horrible mistake to make.

September 23rd, 2005 SaveMyAss is a personal assistant that keeps your girlfriend or wife happy by sending her flowers on your behalf. We make sure you never miss Valentines day, her birthday, or your anniversary (again), and you will surprise her with "just because" flowers on a regular but semi-random basis.

October 6th, 2007 Everyone talks about balancing work with life. It is not easy as anyone who tried knows.