Migrating to Zend Framework: Legacy Scripts
Migrating an existing PHP application to Zend Framework can be a daunting task, especially if the migration must occur all at once. It is much easier to migrate the application in sections over a longer period of time. This approach requires some modification from a normal Zend Framework setup Read more
Configuring mod_rewrite for the Front-Controller Pattern
When installing or creating a web application that implements the front controller pattern on an apache server, it is common to use mod_rewrite to redirect all traffic for non-existent resources to a the central dispatch file acting as the front controller. Depending on where your decide to place your mod_rewrite rules, the required syntax can differ. Read moreUsing Module Templates with Zend Framework
I've just finished watching some of the archived webinars related to Zend Framework over at Zend.com, and found some great information about rendering view output into a sitewide template in the MVC applications with Zend Framework webinar.
Since I'm currently developing a website with multiple modules, each having their own distinct look, I'd like to extend the examples provided in the webinar to allow specifying per-module templates. Here is what I came up with:
Read moreMigrating mail from Evolution on Linux
Migrating mail from one installation of Novel Evolution (formerly Ximian Evolution) to another is possible, but if not done carefully it is easy to lose messages and corrupt files. The simplest method, and the most error prone is probably just to copy the .evolution directory from one machine to another. The problem with doing that is that you will be carrying over all of the internal indices and data files created by Evolution, in addition to the actual mail files. If you are migrating to a different version of Evolution, or if the target installation is already set up with its own data directory, you are very likely going to cause problems. Read moreUsing The Audiovox DC400 DV Camcorder With Linux
I was going through my collection of random electronic devices recently, and came across an Audiovox DC400 DV camcorder that I had acquired awhile back. The DC400 is an affordable camcorder with limited functionality... perfect for a webcam. I decided to get it set up on my Fedora Core 6 linux machine so that I could use the video conferencing functionality of Ekiga.
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