Programming
An Introduction to the User Stats Module for Drupal
by Liam McDermott, 30 April 2008 - 5:50pm
The User Stats module inserts information on a user into their posts on a site. It is aimed at forum administrators who need to see the post counts, date registered and IP addresses of their users. This article provides an introduction to the User Stats module and shows how it may be used in themes.
Goodbye vBulletin, Part 1: Reasons to Switch
by Liam McDermott, 3 October 2007 - 10:59pm
The aim of this article is not to poke holes, or say ‘vBulletin sucks’, but to provide constructive criticism of a successful product, proving that vBulletin is not always the best choice.
Easy PHP Debugging in Ubuntu (using Xdebug and Vim)
by Liam McDermott, 1 August 2007 - 11:54am
A debugger helps greatly when testing or bug fixing in PHP, when working with complicated code, or fixing difficult problems: a debugger is an invaluable tool. This article shows how to set up a PHP debugger in Ubuntu (tested on both Feisty 7.04 and the upcoming Gutsy 7.10) using Xdebug and Vim.
Creating Photo Galleries With ImageMagick
by Liam McDermott, 30 November 2006 - 5:53am
Part of creating a web site often involves creating photo galleries of the clients products. Usually this means the designer recieves a number of photos and must resize them into thumbnails, then link them to larger pictures.
