Jul 25
0

Fix mySql for OSX 10.7 Lion

in: Development, OSX |

I’ve just updated my Mac to Lion. Didn’t do anything fancy just hit the link in the Mac App Store. All was good with my Apache set up apart from mySql wasn’t working as expected.

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Jul 14
3

Use dropbox to sync to OSX apache sites folder

in: Development |

I’ve been using dropbox allot recently and love it. Just a quick tip on how to sync a folder to your sites directory in OSX (this is tested in snow Leopard).

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Sep 02
56

Setting up Apache on Snow Leopard

in: Development |

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I’ve upgraded both my Macs to Snow Leopard, and a few things have changed with the built in Apache webserver.

As a web developer it’s important for me to have a fully functional development environment so the first thing I had to do with the new install is get Apache set up and running as I need it.

This post shows how to set up PHP, mySql, Virtual Hosts & .htaccess

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Aug 27
0

Site Updates

in: Development |

If anyone has been following my twitter they would know I’ve been away to the New Forest. We had a great time, the New Forest is lovely, I will be going back to explore the bike routes.

I’ve been back since monday and continuing with this site. This post is an overview of the updates.

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Jul 28
0

Bye Bye old site

in: Development |

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So I got excited and launched this new site. It’s still not fully complete, see the older posts.

For years I’ve thought that I should have a full blog but with work and family commitments its been hard to find the time to make one. With a break between projects at work I’ve had some time to develop some personal projects so finally after many designs being scraped its here.

I’ve kept the old version of my site online.

Yes I know I dont have a logo and that some pages are still blank.

Jul 28
0

Development Update

in: Development |

There sure is a lot of work involved in developing WordPress themes from scratch. Although I’ve used WordPress as a news section in a few sites, this is first time I’ve I’ve used it as a full CMS.

Although this site is still incomplete I’ve decided to start writing a few posts about the development as it happens. I may even take it away from the sub domain and release it in this state. Allot has changed since the first post, mainly the portfolio section.

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