Some of my pages has XML tags like ‘<?xml ?>’ which are considered by PHP as short open tags ‘<? ?>’. How to disable PHP short open tags? In PHP, to disable the short open tags, you can set the variable short_open_tags = FALSE; in your php.ini. Reference: short_open_tags in php.ini Answered by Eric Z […]
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How to embed a Map image from Google Map in a website?
Google Map has APIs. But the requirement is that the Map image should be static and uploaded to the website only. No request or dependency on Google’s website should be needed so that the website can run without Internet. Is it possible or allowed (like a screenshot of the Google Map)? If not, any suggestions […]
Where to download an old release package of Hadoop?
The download page of Hadoop http://hadoop.apache.org/releases.html only contains several recent release packages. I would like to download some old release packages such as Hadoop 2.5.0 which is not available anymore on the release page. Where to download a copy of the old release? You can download the old release packages of Hadoop on the http://archive.apache.org […]
How to generate a CSR from a private SSL key?
I am renewing my SSL key for my websites. The CA requests a CSR. I have my private key. How to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) from a private SSL key? You can generate a CSR from your private key with openssl: openssl req -new -key ssl.key -out req.pem Here, ssl.key is your private […]
Firefox: how to sync bookmarks saved on iOS devices to Firefox on PC?
Firefox on iOS can view bookmarks from PC. But how to sync the bookmarks made on iOS to PC? It seems the bookmarks made in Firefox on iPhone is local only. No, you can’t yet. Bookmarks saved on your iOS devices will not sync to your PC at current (by Nov. 25, 2015) version of […]
Where to search and download free images?
Where to search and download some free and nice images to be used on my websites? The best one for searching the free images is still Google. Google Image Search has a “Advanced Image Search” where you can choose the usage rights. Choose the “free to use, share, or modify, even commercially” option will lead […]
How to pass results from the opened window to the openning window in JavaScript?
From the opening window by JavaScript window.open(), we can pass info to the opened by hash. But how to pass results back from the opened window to the openning window in JavaScript? Assume in the opener window, a JavaScript variable is defined like var exchangeVar = ”; In the opened window, you can update the […]
How to capture the close event of an opened window by window.open() in JavaScript?
How to capture the close event of an opened window by window.open() in JavaScript? This JavaScript code works well for me: var newwindow = window.open(“/newwindow.html”); newwindow.onbeforeunload = function () { // processing event here alert(“new window closed”); } Note that after the callback function is executed, the newwindow is closed. Answered by Eric Z Ma.
How to open a URL in a new window in JavaScript?
How to open a URL in a new window in JavaScript? For example, to open a new window to browse “http://www.systutorials.com“. Open the URL in a new window: url = “http://www.systutorials.com”; window.open(url); Some browser will open the window in a new tab depending on the configuration. If you want to force the browser to open […]
How to send POST request in JavaScript?
How to send POST request in JavaScript from the users’ browsers? One easy method I find is to use the jQuery library’s post() method. Here is one example that send POST request with data “file: filename” to the “/fileview” URL on the server and show the replied data: $.post(“/fileview”, {file: filename}, function (data) { // […]
Good free images hosting services on the Web?
Suggestions on some good free images hosting services on the Web? Two good free image hosting websites: Imgur: http://imgur.com/ Postimage.org: http://postimage.org/ Answered by Eric Z Ma.
How to host multiple websites on a Apache Linux web server?
I have a Linux web server with Apache (httpd). How to host multiple websites on Apache? To host websites www.example1.com and www.example2.com on a single node with Apache2 on a single IP, you can use VirtualHost as follows. Edit /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and add the following lines: NameVirtualHost *:80 <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot /var/www/example1.com ServerName www.example1.com # Other […]
How to put AdSense ads in BuySellAds without iframe?
Hi, I noticed that your site serves AdSense ads through BuySellAds and it is not in an iframe. By default, BuySellAds puts the backfill ads in an iframe. Puting AdSense ads in iframe is violation of the terms. How do you make BuySellAds not put AdSense ads in an iframe? Thanks! To inline the ads […]
How to make curl request pass the Squid proxy?
I use curl to send requests to remote servers like following command. curl http://example.com/send –date-urlencode “data=hello” However, it is blocked by the network proxy squid in some networks with message like (some info anonymized with “…”): ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved POST /… HTTP/1.1 Proxy-Authorization: Basic … User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible;) Host: … […]
How to make WordPress regenerate the thumbnails after I changing the media aspects?
I recently changes the media aspects. The problem is that the existing thumbnails are not changed to the new aspects. How to make WordPress regenerate the thumbnails after I changing the media aspects? The “Regenerate Thumbnails” works like a charm for me: https://wordpress.org/plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/ . It allows you to regenerate your thumbnails after changing the thumbnail […]
How to redirect WordPress search query to Google CSE?
How to redirect WordPress search query to Google CSE? You can configure Google CSE to read the query variable (by default, it is q). Then, in your WordPress’s .htaccess file, add these 2 lines RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^s=(.*)$ RewriteRule ^ https://www.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=xyz&q=%1 [R,L] Here, “https://www.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=xyz” is your CSE’s public URL or the webpage that contains the Google […]
Any good Web browser in command line in Linux?
What suggested web browser in command line? This will be very useful for browsing the Internet from a command line via SSH. You may use Lynx, a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users running cursor-addressable, character-cell display devices, in Linux. Homepage: http://lynx.isc.org/ Lynx is a fully-featured World Wide Web (WWW) client for users […]
How to automatically post blog RSS feed to Google plus pages?
I have a blog with RSS feeds. Feeding to twitter and facebook is supported by many tools. But for the Google plus page, it seems not straightforward. How to automatically post blog RSS feed to Google plus pages? You can use Hootsuite to post blogs through RSS feeds to your Google plus pages. First, register […]
How to get a free Web server SSL/TLS certificates for my websites?
Can I get a non-self-assigned and free Web server SSL/TLS certificates for my https websites? Asking the users to accept the self-assigned SSL certificates for my websites is not very convenient. As far as I know, StartSSL is the only free SSL/TLS certificate provider for https websites that is accepted widely by modern browsers. The […]
How to filter RSS feed items?
How to filter RSS items and leave only certain items that I want? Rules may be like: satisfies all or any rules { contains keyword; does not contain keyword } or etc. Two sServices that I find working well for me: Yahoo Piples: https://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/</s> Pipes is a powerful composition tool to aggregate, manipulate, and mashup […]