Wine: Not Another Emulator in Server Administration | | | | Rating:  / 1
2009-11-04 | | | | | "Wine Is Not another Emulator." This is the recursive acronym hidden in the name of an application to which someone might direct you if you wanted to know how to run your Windows applications under a Linux distribution. However, what is hidden under the hood of this small kit you downloaded to make it happen? Keep reading and we shall find out. |
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Preventive Measures to Block SSH Attacks in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 3
2009-10-28 | | | | | It should not surprise anyone that over the past few years, SSH attacks have become stupendously frequent. It is not uncommon to see tens of thousands of login occurrences in the case of a mid-sized company. Throughout this article we will look into viable solutions and preventive measures that we recommend implementing to reduce the count of these attacks—often eliminating them entirely. |
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Using PHP to Stream MP3 Files and Prevent Illegal Downloading in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-10-21 | | | | | Are you looking for a way to sell your music online without your visitors ripping off your stuff for free? If you use streaming MP3s, that's a very real risk. Keep reading to learn how to sell your work online and prevent illegal downloading of your audible art. Discuss (3) |
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Monitoring Temperatures with Cacti in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 3
2009-10-14 | | | | | You are reading the sequel to the article we published last week on Cacti, the RRDTool based graphing solution. In the previous article we learned how Cacti works and how to deploy it. While it can monitor network load, hard drive spaces, CPU utilization, available memory, and all that right out of box, there are two things left to monitor: temperatures and voltages. In this article we’ll find out how! |
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Cacti: RRDTool-based Graphing Solution in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 2
2009-10-07 | | | | | As you’ve surely noticed, we frequently cover topics related to server administration, targeting the audience of system administrators and network technicians here on Codewalkers. Today, we will overview Cacti—a complete network graphing solution that utilizes the functionalities of RRDTool. Throughout this article we’re going to discuss how implementing Cacti as a network monitoring system can yield good results. |
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A Web App Based on a Model for the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-09-30 | | | | | Among the numerous features provided by the CodeIgniter PHP framework, its flexibility is probably one of the most appreciated by both beginners and experienced users. This flexibility gives them the liberty to develop their own custom model classes with minor restrictions. Precisely this characteristic is highlighted in this series of articles, which form a comprehensive guide that walks you through building a highly-generic model class. You'll be able to use this class for creating database-driven web applications without having to code multiple and redundant models. This article concludes the eight-part series. Discuss (1) |
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Completing a Model for the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-09-23 | | | | | One of the most remarkable features offered by the CodeIgniter PHP framework is its great flexibility, which lets web developers build custom libraries that contribute to extending the framework’s core functionality. In this group of articles you’ll learn how to create a generic model class for CI. The class will permit you to perform CRUD operations against a number of database tables in a truly painless fashion, without having to spend a long time coding numerous and complex models. Discuss (1) |
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Validating Input Data with the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-09-16 | | | | | Welcome to the sixth installment of the series that shows you how to build a generic model for the CodeIgniter PHP framework. Made up of eight parts, this series walks you through the development of a simple model class for the CodeIgniter PHP framework. This class will allow you to retrieve, save and delete rows of a specified database table with minor hassles by using a truly straightforward programming interface, along with a few basic child models. Discuss (1) |
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Deleting Database Records with the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-09-09 | | | | | Regardless of its remarkable features, including its outstanding online documentation, a flat learning curve and a strict application of the Model-View-Controller pattern, the CodeIgniter PHP framework still lacks an important characteristic that other competitors have already implemented in the form of native libraries. In this eight-part series, of which this is the fifth, we go some way toward remedying this oversight. Discuss (1) |
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Inserting Database Records with a CodeIgniter PHP Framework Model in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-09-02 | | | | | Welcome to the fourth part of an eight-part series that shows you how to build a generic model for the CodeIgniter PHP framework. In this part of the series, I code a new method for the generic model class which allows you to insert new records into the specified database table, as well as update an existing one. Keep reading for the full details. Discuss (1) |
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Fetching Database Rows with a Model for the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 2
2009-08-26 | | | | | Welcome to the third part of a series that walks you through building a generic model for the CodeIgniter PHP framework. Comprised of seven tutorials, this series shows you in a step-by-step fashion how to create a useful abstract PHP class that will allow you to fetch, insert, update and delete rows in a specified database table very easily by using only a few child models. Discuss (1) |
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Model Data and Validation Rules for a Generic CodeIgniter PHP Framework Model in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-08-19 | | | | | Welcome to the second part of an eight-part series on building a generic model for the CodeIgniter PHP framework. In this part, I will expand the functionality of the “AbstractModel” class we created in the first part by adding a couple of handy methods to it. Keep reading for the full details. Discuss (1) |
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Building a Generic Model for the CodeIgniter PHP Framework in Miscellaneous Code | | | | Rating:  / 2
2009-08-12 | | | | | Welcome to the first part of an eight-part series that, as you can tell from the title, shows you how to build a generic model class for CodeIgniter. In this part, I start by building an abstract model class that extends the native default model provided by CodeIgniter. This is a bare bones model, but I will provide it with more functionality in upcoming parts of the series. Discuss (6) |
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