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Always an easy answer!
Ever spend ages trying to figure out some slightly complex mathmatical or logical problem, only to have somebody make you feel like a total idiot by pointing out a 1 line answer? Read More »
Posted: Dec 16, 2008
cURL 1 out on CodeIgniter
That title may be misleading but I just couldn't help myself... Puns aside, I decided it was time to write a nice clean cURL library for CodeIgniter to help with your automated browsing and remote page requests. Read More »
Posted: Dec 11, 2008
Creating proxies with Apache
Setting up HTTP proxies in Apache can be handy for many reasons. If you have a server at home, stream media using something like Orb, watch your torrents downloading with a remote URL or do any other similar activities, you may be slightly fed up with having to keep track of all the different port nubmers they use. Read More »
Posted: Nov 28, 2008 Category: Apache
Finally, my MSN Money UK sections go live!
The company I work for have a contract with MSN to create some new sections for MSN Money UK on the topics of Funds, Pensions and Currency services, and my task was to code them all...! Read More »
Posted: Nov 27, 2008 Category: personal
Version 0.8 of StyleDNA CMS hits the streets!
This has been one of the most involving versions so far with the most change involved. It has been tricky to get done but im very proud of it! Read More »
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 Category: codeigniter
SSH anywhere on anything
Notice you have a bug in your site but your at work with a proxy in place? On your friends computer who doesn't want you installing Putty? Have no fear, consoleFISH is here! Read More »
Posted: Oct 08, 2008 Category: command-line
PHP Library for the Command Line
Not looking forward to using a different language to get some command line work done? It could be worth it, but we don't all have the spare time to learn. Cut some time with this PHP class. Read More »
Posted: Oct 07, 2008 Category: command-line
Deploying sites with SVN
Ever got fed up with FTP uploading multiple sites and forgetting which files need to go where? Sure you could delete the whole thing and upload it all, but that way you have downtime. I found a solution recently that works perfectly and is quick as hell. Read More »
Posted: Oct 02, 2008 Category: svn
PhilSturgeon.co.uk now 100% more sexy
It has been a damn long time since my last post, but I have my reasons.
Normally I mess around with random technologies teaching myself fun new things over command line or coding scripts that do useful things. For the last 4 or 5 months however I have been manically bashing out code for a CMS I am working on.
That CMS, is finally almost here. Read More »
Posted: Oct 01, 2008 Category: codeigniter
Matchbox with modular routes in CodeIgniter
Want to make your Matchbox modules totally self-reliant? That is no easy thing right now, but follow this simple hack to get your custom routes modularised. Read More »
Posted: Jun 06, 2008 Category: codeigniter
First Post
There are several reasons for starting this blog. Firstly as a way to keep track of all my tips, tutorials, code snippets and various web projects. I like to be active in the world of web development and have been knocking out sites and libraries for years. Read More »
Posted: May 17, 2008 Category: personal
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