Tutorials
How to Build a Home/Small Business Web Server in no Time
by Liam McDermott, 19 September 2008 - 10:45am
This article goes through a quick and easy process for building a home or small business web server. The finished server will have Web server software, PHP, Perl, Ruby, MySQL, PostgreSQL, quotas, e-mail server software, anti-spam and anti-virus software, and a lot more good stuff. To top it off it will have a Web based GUI to control it all. Read on to learn how.
How to Choose a Great Colour Scheme for Your Site
by Megan McDermott, 8 September 2008 - 1:52am
One of the most important parts of the initial design process is the choice of colour scheme. If your client or topic of interest already has a set of preferred colours, your choice is easy. However, there are many occasions where the choice is entirely up to you. For many people, deciding on the colours can be a difficult task. Armed with a little colour theory, some great online tools, and your own design sense, you can create attractive and unique colour schemes for your website designs. This article will show you how.
How to Design Graphic Mock-ups
by Megan McDermott, 1 June 2008 - 10:22pm
A typical stage in the web design process for most professionals is the creation of a graphic mock-up. A graphic mock-up or proof allows you to focus on the overall design rather than the logistics of creating the design using CSS. This article will outline the process of creating a graphic mock-up and include several examples for download.
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.
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 a Custom Home Page in Drupal Using Views
by Liam McDermott, 29 June 2007 - 5:35pm
One of the most popular questions people new to Drupal ask is: ‘How do I change the home page?’ By default the index page of a Drupal site has a bloggy feel, the latest items shown in date order, but it doesn't have to look like that! That is the aim of this article, to show two ways—because there is always more than one way to do something in Drupal—to customize a Drupal home page.
Enabling Clean URLs and the Path Module in Drupal
by Liam McDermott, 19 June 2007 - 8:12pm
Clean URLs and the Path module are complementary features of Drupal. This mixed text and video article shows how to enable this functionality. Many aPaddedCell articles on Drupal expect that readers will have Clean URLs and the Path module enabled.
Moving the Login Block to a Separate Page in Drupal
by Liam McDermott, 18 June 2007 - 5:56pm
This text and video tutorial will show how the login block may be moved to a separate page in Drupal. This can be desirable for site owners who only allow login access to administrators, not all visitors.
Installing the Latest FFMPEG on Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04
by Liam McDermott, 11 May 2007 - 10:43pm
Ubuntu Feisty Fawn comes with an old (relatively: 2006/08/23) version of FFMPEG. The developers of FFMPEG believe everyone should be running the latest and greatest daily builds though and released versions are few and far between.
Creating a semantic FAQ page with definition lists and advanced CSS, Part 2
by Megan McDermott, 25 April 2007 - 7:39pm
In Part 1 of this series, we created a semantic FAQ page using definition lists and made it look pretty with CSS. Now it's time to work on some more functionality.
