Hacks
Zip a folder on the server with php
I have a spent a day today figuring how to zip a client's web site folder on a Godaddy shared Linux hosting today (they made sure users don't have SSH access on those) in order to transfer it to another server. Apparently, given the limitations of the account setup the best way was to write a php script by executing which i would zip the given folder contents, so that then i could copy just one file and unzip it on the target server.
And it can't be easier than that - if you have a folder, which contains a number of other folders and files in them the script below lets you add to the zip file quickly and easily:
WordPress: drop-down pages menu with jQuery magic
Using WordPress as a content management system (CMS) for a web site is a great idea. You get both - static content via Pages and blog entries via Posts. However one may ask - how do you put it all together, given that some sites require drop-down menus?
Nokia N75 – de-branding and updating firmware
Nokia N75 promo
Nokia N75 has had a huge success as a first descent USA 3G phone and is being used by many, but little do you know that Cingular/AT&T had removed some of the features from its firmware. Of course there is an official, Nokia-branded firmware available to make your phone more stable. This procedure is called de-branding. In case you are looking to do it now - look further down: › Continue reading
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Oleksiy Deverishchev is a freelance web developer living in New York City. In this blog he shares his experience with various gadgets and web technologies.
He is available for the following gigs:
- Microsoft Access projects
- website design and re-design services
- php/MySQL development
- Java and Grails development
- virtual private server (VPS) migration, setup and tune-up
For more information and hiring availability please send an email to alex@webandblog.com
Recent works / current clients
- Colette Maison Lumiere - multimedia artist: design and coding for the CMS.
- Complete Body & Spa - New York City personal training and gym management company: Wordpress template coding.
- DaleStyle Blog Dale Sudakoff’s fashion blog: Wordpress template coding.
- DoctorKalitenko.COM - Sergey Kalitenko : antiaging hollistic doctor performing bioidentical replacement therapy. CMS coding and design.
- FindRoomRent.COM - verified room rentals classifieds. Own project: design, implementation and continuos iteration.
- Great Jones Spa - premiere New York City Day Spa: coded and designed website and storefront
- Nike Communications - PR company. Design and Drupal CMS integration.
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