Sander van Dragt's Notes

• WordPress Coding Standards

  Sander August 22, 2011 at 11:14 am

  If you are looking for guidance on how how to format your code, you could do worse than to base it this coding standards styleguide.

  via WordPress Coding Standards

  #link #php #wordpress

• Firefox fixes the version number problem

  Sander August 16, 2011 at 2:47 pm

  This is great for the following reason:

  It will help supporting Firefox because there will just be two versions that matter: the up to date version, and the old version (which is any older version).

  This simplifies any solution and troubleshooting, it either works in the current version, or Firefox will update - if it's connected to the internet. Which means eventually, Firefox is always up to date and there will no old versions and therefore no issues.

  via Features/Desktop/About Version - MozillaWiki.

  #web

  #828282 #f6f6ef #000000

• Slicehost Articles: Checking Linux file permissions with ls

  Sander August 12, 2011 at 1:14 am

  Once you understand Linux file permissions, the next step on the road to enlightenment is learning how to check the permissions for a file or directory.

  via http://articles.slicehost.com/2010/7/17/checking-linux-file-permissions-with-ls&hl=en&strip=...">Slicehost Articles: Checking Linux file permissions with ls

  #linux

• Slicehost Articles: Linux file permission concepts

  Sander August 11, 2011 at 1:14 pm

  Linux file permissions are strange and wondrous things. Start down the path of understanding by looking at the core concepts behind them before moving on to practical applications.

  via Slicehost Articles: Linux file permission concepts

  #linux

• Wordpress Plugin Settings Chaos

  Sander August 1, 2011 at 12:32 pm

  I wish all Wordpress Plugins had their settings in ONE menu, and all entries in this Plugin Settings menu MUST be named identically to the plugin.

  Not "broken links" plugin with settings -> permalinks -> "link checker" because I will never find it.

  Time for a wordpress plugin settings corrector plugin

  #wordpress

• Why MySQL does not start

  Sander July 30, 2011 at 7:16 am

  The other day I was provided with a new Ubuntu server with a large data drive. It seemed a good idea to move (among other things) the mysql data folder onto this drive.

  [code language="bash"]

  sudo mv /var/lib /var/media/lib sudo ln -s /var/media/lib /var

  [/code]

  However when trying to start MySQL it will no longer start:

  [code language="bash"]

  service mysql start start: Unable to connect to system bus: Failed to connect to socket /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory

  [/code]

  The whole reason I did use a symbolic link was to avoid issues like this. What to do? It turns out AppArmor does not allow mysql to read out of the new /var/media/lib location, as noted in the my.conf file:

  [code language="bash"]

  # * IMPORTANT # If you make changes to these settings and your system uses apparmor, you may # also need to also adjust /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld.

  [/code]

  Simply open the mentioned file, duplicate the /var/lib/mysql lines and correct the path to the new locations. Restart AppArmor (or reboot) and Mysql can be started. Verify this by running:

  [code language="bash"] ps -ef | grep mysql [/code]

  #sql

• Currently Playing #1

  Sander July 28, 2011 at 11:51 am

  Currently playing:

  1. Kard Combat (http://www.kardcombat.com/)
  2. Wooords (http://toucharcade.com/2011/07/25/wooor ... word-game/)
  3. Reckless Getaway (http://www.polarbit.com/our-games/reckless-getaway/)
  4. Shake Spears! (http://www.gamezebo.com/games/shake-spears/review)

  Or apps wise:

  1. Due (http://www.dueapp.com/)
  2. Air Video (http://www.inmethod.com/air-video/index.html)
  3. Kik (http://kik.com/)
  4. ShoppingList (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shopping ... 58413?mt=8)
  5. InstaCast (http://vemedio.com:80/products/instacast">http://vemedio.com/products/instacast)

  #ios

• Mail On Update - WordPress Plugin

  Sander July 21, 2011 at 10:57 pm

  Sends an E-Mail to one or multiple E-Mail Addresses if new versions of plugins are available. My patch got accepted which adds an option for a single notification per plugin change instead one per 12 hours.

  via WordPress › Mail On Update « WordPress Plugins

  #wordpress

• Star Wars: The Greedy Republic

  Sander July 21, 2011 at 11:28 am

  Buying the game today for £50-£65 from Origin will not only give you a holographic dancer (!) and allow you to change the color of your lightsaber (!), but also get you early access, before everyone else! How early is this access that you pay a £30 premium for?

  Precise dates will be revealed at a later time.

  Via http://www.swtor.com/preorder/faq">Preorder FAQs | Star Wars: The Old Republic. It's time to find another hobby.

  #games

  #holodancer

• WebPutty: Simple, fast, and powerful CSS editing and hosting.

  Sander July 21, 2011 at 10:57 am

  Really interesting project for online frontend design. You will need to have an existing site live, but from then on WebPutty will speed up making amendments significantly.

  via WebPutty: Simple, fast, and powerful CSS editing and hosting.

  #web