Monthly Archives: August 2008

Displaying Ordered Directory Listings

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

This is a follow up to a previous post http://sheldon.lendrum.co.nz/clean-dynamic-directory-listing-with-php_206/04/ that will Dynamically display the files in a set directory. In this version the files can be ordered by the date that they were last modified. I will also explain … Continue reading →

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Disabling WordPress Auto-Save and Revision Saving

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

When writing a post, I don’t often write it all in one go, then before I publish it, I save it and preview it, generally more than once. WordPress has 2 Great ( or not ) features, Auto-Save, and Revisions. … Continue reading →

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Clean Dynamic Directory Listing with PHP

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

This here is a quick couple of functions to dynamically display files from any given directory. It allows you to display it is a nice format with/out the files extension. Pretty simple, but comments/suggestions/ bugs are very much welcome!! 1 … Continue reading →

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Preventing Image theft with Apache's .htaccess

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Do you have an image or images that people are using on their site, Not giving you the credit for your artwork and using your bandwidth? With a simple .htaccess on your Apache server you can prevent Image HotLinking. In … Continue reading →

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OSX Speech Commands

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

This is a cool tip that will work on and OSX Computer. You can get your mac to sing and swear and talk anything via a simple Shell Script. You can even get my mac to talk… I will be … Continue reading →

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Building a Completely Dynamic site using text files, PHP and no mySQL.

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

I spent a fair amount of time trying to help people on PHP forums such as webdeveloper.com : Sheldon and one thing I see on a regular basis is over complex systems for basic site structures with people who at … Continue reading →

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Moving On

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

I live now in greater Auckland. Kauakapakapa. its about 1 hour/ 1 1/2 hours north from the CDB ( Central Business District) I grew up in Kaukapakapa, Went to school in Helensville, Moved to Auckland City for 2~3 years, Moved … Continue reading →

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Wellington.

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Sheldon Lendrum

Wellington… I have only been there once. It was a flying weekend once, oh maybe… God… 5 years ago. and really its wasn’t a flying weekend, so much as a fucking boozy weekend – partly landing in Wellington…

For a one way town, I am looking to go head down there… Continue reading →

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