What programming language should I use for a Digg-like web site? [more inside]
posted by jackson5 on Jun 15, 2009 - 14 answers

How can I grant user access to one directory only, so they can edit a file? [more inside]
posted by media_itoku on Oct 3, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm planning to add a feature to my website that will allow users to request periodic updates by email. I've cobbled together a little PHP script that uses the mail() function. It works perfectly when I test it myself, but I have no idea how this will work when released to a signficant number of users. [more inside]
posted by stuehler on Jul 21, 2008 - 8 answers

Old-school, non-WYSIWYG web-based file editor apps. Do they still exist? [more inside]
posted by scottandrew on Jan 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a download manager (php preferably) that can generate "download tickets" for a file? [more inside]
posted by beelerspace on Sep 11, 2007 - 4 answers

How do you calculate the burden a bit of code is likely to put on the server? Extra points for free and easily understood. [more inside]
posted by Tuwa on Aug 24, 2007 - 14 answers

GoDaddy hosting has become intolerably slow: is it certainly their fault? If so, can I do anything about it? If it isn't their fault, what am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by sindark on Mar 29, 2007 - 9 answers