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How to turn off PHP safe mode and remove open_basedir restrictions to install the Seagull PHP framework on a Media Temple sub domain

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Problem
I wanted to run an installation script on a sub-domain of a Dedicated-Virtual server hosted by Media Temple with a Plesk 7.5.4, but received the following php error message when I ran the script:
Warning: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect.
Reason why the error occurs
The reason for this error is because, php safe mode is turned on […]

Code, php, Server, Technical, Tutorial | 2 comments

Acceptance testing PHP using selenium

Friday, January 26th, 2007

As we are approaching the final stages of one of out projects, I have been doing some serious acceptance testing to make sure that the site is functioning correctly. To set the testing up, I was given a steer in the right direction and used the Seagull wiki as a guide for the installation….hat tip […]

Web, Technology, Software, php, Projects, Testing | No comments

Getting to grips with PEAR Quickform and Smarty

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Over the past few months, we have done a number of projects using the php Smarty package. Smarty is a fantastic templating engine which is quite easy to use and is extremely powerful. It also enforces the distinction between presentation logic and application logic and provides a great deal of flexibility when developing.
On our most […]

Web, Code, Open Source, php | No comments

The value of semantically correct XHTML, without using tables

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Ok, so I am going to use my revamping of the dating site as another topic for this post. As I identified in the previous post, we have inherited the code from a previous developer and are making improvements to the site.
The previous site was almost completely table based - yuck!! Dan Cederholm […]

Design, Development, Code, Web Standards | 1 comment

The importance of good commenting

Monday, October 9th, 2006

We have been working on updating a cool dating website (well at least I think that it is cool ), to make it meet some of the new web 2.0 standards. The project involves revamping the original site, so we have inherited the previous code from the initial developer. I have been trying to […]

Web 2.0, Development, Code | 3 comments

Another milestone almost licked!

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Guy Kawasaki talks about MAT - Milestones, Assumptions and Tasks in his book, “The Art of the Start“. I’ve personally found it a great way to keep focus on what you’re doing day to day, instead of getting lost in the bigger picture.
Anyways, today we came another step closer to one of our major […]

Web, Business, Software, Code, Chronos | No comments

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