How do I get PHP to send an e-mail. Is there a way to do it without recompiling PHP/Apache. If not, how do I recompile PHP/Apache on a linux system to do this?
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posted by kaozity
on Aug 7, 2007 -
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Looking for a free development environment package for creating simple games that run from the browser through widely used plug-ins. Basically I need something like Visual Basic that compiles a Java Applet or Flash game or ActiveX.
I am pretty good with coding simple games in Visual Basic and C but I don't have much time to get into the nitty-gritty of it with the interface.
posted by spacefire
on Jun 12, 2007 -
3 answers
Can I find freelance work as a Mechanical-General Engineer doing computer programming for customers in the Engineering field?
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posted by spacefire
on May 17, 2007 -
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Why do I always take the long route when programming? I'm no master programmer - but - I feel like I'm missing something. I'm constantly finding myself trying to tear down one wall or another, in attempt to resolve some issue, only to find halfway into it, that there was a ten minute fix right in front of me. Complications fade away, problem solved.
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posted by mrgreyisyelling
on May 1, 2007 -
18 answers
What coding habits and working methodologies help you maximize productivity while reducing angst?
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posted by treepour
on Apr 13, 2007 -
22 answers
Looking for help in creating an automatic journal application for tracking my tasks using WMI.
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posted by frogmoses
on Feb 7, 2007 -
4 answers
I use Facebook, and it seems to have a great API. But how can I tie it in to me, and not my visitor?
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posted by samstarling
on Jan 15, 2007 -
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Coding question: What is the best/easiest way to preserve typographical formatting (like nbsp's, line breaks) of pasted text that will be stored in a database and later displayed in boxes of arbitrary size?
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posted by shownomercy
on Dec 31, 2006 -
6 answers
I want to be able to set up links to my blog posts by letters in the alphabet, is there an easy way to do this?
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posted by fenriq
on Nov 8, 2006 -
5 answers
Calling all SQL / DBA / code monkey brainiac's! Please help me understand what is happening in this mess ....
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posted by AllesKlar
on Jul 3, 2006 -
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Looking for this old IT cartoon: a manager walking away from one or more programmers while saying, "You start coding, I'll ask what they want." My husband and I have found many references to the cartoon, but not the cartoon itself.
posted by rosemere
on May 12, 2006 -
3 answers
A number of other sites have asked me for help about putting my RSS feed on their site. Um. Help? more, as they say, inside.
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posted by filmgeek
on May 24, 2005 -
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On the Mac, if I need to munge text in extremis, I prefer to use BBEdit. Recently, on the PC, I am finding myself in need of a text editor which is similar to BBEdit. I will use it both for coding and for text-cleaning. I prefer freeware and shareware but that's by no means the deciding factor. Which programs should I check out? Which should I avoid?
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posted by mwhybark
on Mar 16, 2005 -
21 answers
XPATH hell-I'm trying to XPATH out the (xml) contents of the processVXMLReturn tag in
this document. The file contains the exact XML response from a web service; I have no control over the output. I'm just interested in the nested xml payload. Hope my terminology is correct.[M to the Izzay]
Positive Oracle karma offered in exchange!
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posted by neilkod
on Jan 28, 2005 -
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I want to make my website more modular and easier to update. I have no CMS ability, and no interest in frames What I want is to have something like "index.html" look into some other text or HTML file and load up and display the information (Text, HTML, CSS divs, Links).
As an example I want to have one central text file that saves the banner and navigation buttons of the site so that I only have to update that one file to make site-wide changes.
To me this is somewhat like frames (but not passe) and like an array (I use one Java array to display images) but I want to display code etc. I haven't been able to tinker with it and make it work, and, though I'm asking for it, it doesn't seem to be on google. Anyone?
posted by Napierzaza
on Jan 25, 2005 -
19 answers
I'm a graphic designer who is looking to advance my actionscript skills in Flash. What is the best way for "non-coders" to learn more advanced coding? [+]
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posted by quadog
on Jan 20, 2005 -
7 answers
When installing software on Unix, why do you have to type "./configure" ? Most programs would work by just typing "configure"... why is this different?
posted by gsteff
on Jan 14, 2005 -
16 answers
I'd like to build (or have built for me) a comparison engine like
FetchBook or
BookkooB. Basically, a comparison engine that compares prices of books, and then if the user clicks over to buy the book from one of the affiliates, the program would append my account code, getting me a kickback on the referral.
I have no idea how to do this, or what it would cost to pay someone to do it. What would be the best way to figure this out? Are there any open source comparison engine scripts? If I had to pay someone to build something like this, what should I expect to pay? (I can do all the frontend work, just not the backend.)
posted by Alt F4
on Dec 22, 2004 -
19 answers
I can't ever seem to finish personal software projects. I'll usually get half of the code written, but then my attention moves to another idea and the software never gets completed. I don't have this problem when someone else is working on it with me. How can I motivate myself to follow through with these solo projects?
posted by cmonkey
on Dec 10, 2004 -
17 answers
Why, in the ASCII extended code, are there characters for one half and one quarter, but not one third?
posted by mfbridges
on Dec 7, 2004 -
11 answers
Does anyone have a recommendation for a job posting/administration application that uses either ASP or ColdFusion? I'm looking to implement something that will allow users to search jobs and submit their resume and will allow the HR department to post, edit, and delete jobs.
posted by strangeleftydoublethink
on Nov 11, 2004 -
1 answer
Does anyone know of an application (preferably mac) that will format bulk code (e.g. nested indenting for ease of reading) without trying to rewrite it into something different than it is?
posted by eljuanbobo
on Nov 8, 2004 -
16 answers
Looking for a reasonably quick introduction to Perl Unix scripting, preferably online.
posted by Krrrlson
on Nov 4, 2004 -
7 answers
Goofy Frontpage question: I use Frontpage to just get a basic visual framework of a site in front of me, then I go in and do my own coding. Yet I'm stupmed as to why, when I use a DHTML effect that previews fine, but upon load is non-existent or gives me an error... any suggestions?
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posted by moonbird
on Oct 16, 2004 -
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I am taking a brain-painful networking class (hint: it's all about the
routers, baby!) and the studying is intense. It's hard, but I'm holding my own. I see questions here on AskMe that bring really cool answers from lots of folks, with a lot of repeat answerers, which leads me to ask, How Did You Learn What You Know About Computers/the Internet? Was it in school? Did you apprentice with someone who had m4d sk1lz? Did you teach yourself? Other?
posted by Lynsey
on Oct 11, 2004 -
18 answers
I'm having trouble using javascript in XHTML 1.1 to calculate character count in an input box and a textarea. I have a script that works with XHTML 1.0 transistional and IE only, I can't seem to get it to work with Firefox, and if I drop the name attribute from the form tag to comply with XHTML 1.1, it won't even work with IE. Please help me make it work. [
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posted by riffola
on Sep 18, 2004 -
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rent-a-geek: Is there a site/service out there where I can hire someone to do some micro-jobs for me related to running a server? Something like Google Answers but instead of paying someone $10 to find out the history of hemophilia in New Zealand, I would pay someone $10 to fix my WebDav installation, or get mysql working, or some task that would take a Smart Person about 10 minutes of poking around. It's not that I can't figure this stuff out
eventually but I am short on time. Such a site would have to have some sort of reputation management, I suppose.
(Geesh, I sound like I'm writing a business plan)
posted by mecran01
on Aug 6, 2004 -
8 answers
Why does Firefox insist on loading pages with Unicode character coding, when I prefer Western character coding? The former turns high-ASCII characters like ยง into question marks; the latter displays these normally. Does this happen to anyone else, and can I fix it?
posted by PrinceValium
on Jun 27, 2004 -
14 answers
How do you read the first n lines of a file in PHP where the line lengths are variable and line n has '----------' on it (that is finding line n by pattern matching)? I see how to read the whole thing, but I only want a few lines of many files. (Has to work on Windows and Unix). Thanks.
posted by pissfactory
on May 24, 2004 -
9 answers
Coders to the rescue! See, I write a silly advice column. It's not syndicated or anything, as I'm still working the bugs out of the voice before I pitch it to anyone...but that's not the point. I've been outgeeked by a question...and need some real coders to help me craft a response.
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posted by dejah420
on Mar 19, 2004 -
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I'm trying to code a list of links to all open in the same new browser window. Since every link in the document should open in the same window, I'm using the {base} tag, for the sake of simplicity and size, but I've also tried adding "target='random_name'" to every single link on the page. Nothing's working. All the links are opening in new windows. Help?
posted by grrarrgh00
on Mar 4, 2004 -
10 answers
I'm well and truly sick of hand-coding my website, and so it's about time I got myself some sort of blogging application. Because I'm a contrary type, though, I'd quite like to have a go at building it myself. What do you think - is there any point at all in my trying this? If there is, should I do it using PHP to edit an RSS file? And what features would you include if you were starting from scratch?
posted by calico
on Dec 9, 2003 -
25 answers
