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Is your Redmine running very slow? Shift to Mongrel from Webrick

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Some time back, we had installed Redmine a project management web application built in Rails on our server. It worked smoothly for a while but then it started getting slower. In the last few days, it slowed down to the extent that it took ages (over a minute) to load any page. First I thought [...]

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Simple Way to Keep Your Web Portal Pages Fresh by Rotating Content Blocks using PHP

galleryFor larger websites and web portals, keeping their website layout look fresh is one of the most impo[...]

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How to check Facebook Page Liked by User, Like-Gate Facebook iFrame Tab using PHP Graph API

facebook-graph-apiThese days, every business wants more and more ‘Likes’ for their Facebook pages if their[...]

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Resolve JInstaller::install: Failed Joomla Components and Modules Installation Errors

joomlaIf you are facing trouble in instillation of Joomla components and modules, and getting errors like [...]

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Dynamically Resizing Facebook Canvas (iFrame) Apps to Remove Scrollbars

facebook-graph-apiAll new Facebook applications are now iFrame apps. But when you check your app using iFrame inside F[...]

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Get Facebook User’s Affiliations, Network Information Using Facebook Graph API

facebook-graph-apiFacebook Graph API $me object does not provide user’s network info. To access FB user’s [...]

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Lead Generation in WordPress – Get A Quote Form, Contact Forms Plugin for WordPress

wordpress-gravity-formsRecently working on a WordPress powered website, I needed to place different forms on the WordPress [...]

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PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare do_magic_quotes_gpc() in osCommerce Store

oscommerce-debuggingDuring osCommerce store customization and add-on installation, if you get following error Cannot red[...]

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How to embed Flash SWF Files using Lightbox Clone prettyPhoto in WordPress Posts and Portfolio Pages

flash-lightboxEmbedding Flash swf files in the WordPress is something which all designers and developers have to d[...]

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Logging PHP $_POST, $_FILES data for Debugging

debuggingDebugging is part and parcel of development and especially now applications getting complex with the[...]

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E-Learning Course Development Using Moodle 2.0, Moodle Month – Festive Fun

Packt's Moodle BooksMoodle is the leading Open Source E- learning management system. Moodle is a free, open-source PHP w[...]

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Resolve Disappearing Conversations and SMS Text Messages Sending Failed Problem on Nokia N900

nokia-n900Nokia N900 is a great smart phone but not without its hiccups. When you are having long conversation[...]

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Resolve AdSense Google Custom Search Engine Blank Results Page on Your Website

wordpress-google-custom-searchSearch feature on website is the most important and crucial one and no one can search better than Go[...]

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Moving Media Folder, Updating DB and Fixing Media URLs for the WordPress using Search & Replace Plugin

wordpress-mediaWith the popularity of WordPress with ever expanding list of features, it’s now being used mor[...]

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Step by Step Guide to Move WordPress from Sub-Directory to Root Directory of Website

Wordpress-logoWordPress slowly but surely has become the most popular open source CMS but most users did not start[...]

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Add and Style Custom Navigation Menus in WordPress Using wp_nav_menu

Wordpress-logoOne of the best features in the WordPress 3.x is the ability to add multiple Menus from pages, posts[...]

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Resolve Pagination Problem for Custom Post Types Listing in WordPress

wordpress-pluginIn WordPress, Custom Post Type is great feature to manage your custom content such as portfolio whic[...]

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External SWF Player with Play, Pause, Forward, Rewind Buttons and Seek Bar

flash-as3This is last of the series of posts I have made on loading external swf movies into Main Flash movie[...]

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Resolve Permalinks 404 Error with Custom Post Type using WordPress

wordpress-pluginCustom Post Types is very useful way to add Custom Manager in the WordPress. I have been using More [...]

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Facebook Application Development with Graph API Cookbook

With Facebook user base reaching 1 Billion connected people mark and integration of more than 7 mill[...]

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Adding Custom Menus in your Theme for WordPress 3.x

The New Menu system in WordPress 3.x works great. It allows you to create multiple menus and add mul[...]

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Want to set up Facebook Store on your Fan Page for Free? Try Payvment

If you are looking to set up a store on your Facebook Fan page quickly and most importantly freely, [...]

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I Feel You in Everything.. I (still) Feel you, Anyway

Some things never go away.. like this day that refuses to vanish from memory.. I feel You… In [...]

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Resolve Tabindex Issue for Multiple Gravity Forms in WordPress using jQuery

Gravity Forms is a great WordPress plugin to add and manage forms on your blog. While setting up mul[...]

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WordPress Gravity Forms Validation on Client Side using jQuery

Gravity Forms is hands down the best contact form plugin for WordPress. Gravity Forms WordPress Plug[...]

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