Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP

Jassim Rahma10-Nov-11 6:09

10-Nov-11 6:09

ok johny

it looks better now

but can you please tell me why do i have the space above the side menu? I checked everywhere anc can't see it? the side menu should start in the same level of the contents...

www.rmc.bh/dept

Thanks,
jassim

Mohibur Rashid10-Nov-11 10:17

10-Nov-11 10:17

you are making this page as utf-8

make sure the files are without BOM

Jassim Rahma10-Nov-11 23:14

10-Nov-11 23:14

where is the BOM in this page?

http://www.rmc.bh/dept[^]

Also, one more question Johny...

I am currentlly testing the above page and it's fine then I will apply on all pages but I have noticed it's all somehow the same exvept big difference in IE.in positioning the contents when I use different browsers?

Here is the print screen of the same page on different browsers (browser name is the file name).

How can I fix it?http://www.rmc.bh/temp/dept.zip[^]

Thanks,
Jassim

Mohibur Rashid11-Nov-11 1:26

Re: Text to speech in PHP

11-Nov-11 1:26

In general there is some difference from browser to browser. the differences are mostly in Javascript and css.
But one thing you must have to notice you must have to close all the tag that has ending. as example div has start tag and closing tag, if you miss closing tag some browser will not make any trouble but some browser will fail

Text to speech in PHP

linanur8-Nov-11 0:33

linanur

8-Nov-11 0:33

I'm doing a mini project on reading messages from forum using TTS.

I have tried searching many resources but I still couldn't find any free tts software. I'm just trying to implement in my mini project, not commercializing it or anything.

This link, http://www.phpclasses.org/package/4097-PHP-Convert-test-to-speech-using-Expressivo-service.html I thought it might work, but as soon as I used it, I got an error about the code about some unknown txt variable, although it was declared. Someone commented this is a paid service so I guess it doesn;t work now.

Can anyone help me in this matter? I'm using Dreamweaver CS5 and XAMPP's PHPMyAdmin as my database.

Mohibur Rashid8-Nov-11 5:05

8-Nov-11 5:05

I wont answer your problem,

Just inform you that phpmyadmin is not your database.........
you are using xamp, it mean you are using MySQL as database.

.htaccess question

Jassim Rahma7-Nov-11 5:29

7-Nov-11 5:29

XML

Hi,

I am trying the URL rewriting for the first time on mysql server (Dreamhost).

I have create .htaccess file with the following:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^contact$ /contact.php [L]
RewriteRule ^team$ /team.php [L]


I suppose this will show www.mydomain.com/contact.php as www.mydomain.com/contact (without the extension) and that's what I want..

and it's working fine.. when I type www.mydomain.com/contact I am getting the page BUT.... I also get www.mydomain.com/contact.php when I type? so is there anyway NOT to show it with .php and just /contact?

hope i explained it well..

Re: .htaccess question

Gerben Jongerius7-Nov-11 20:22

Gerben Jongerius

7-Nov-11 20:22

First of you might wanna read a bit on the Apache rewrite mod, which tells you everything you will ever need to know about rewriting URL's. But to get you started you need to look into the NC option as well as the QSA option in your rewrite rules.

Re: .htaccess question

Jassim Rahma7-Nov-11 21:33

7-Nov-11 21:33

Thanks for your reply..

This works fine But.....

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^home$ index.php [NC,QSA]
RewriteRule ^contact$ /contact.php [NC,QSA]
RewriteRule ^team$ /team.php [NC,QSA]
RewriteRule ^about$ about.php [NC,QSA]

The user can go to contact page using /contact and /contact.php

How can I force /contact only (without the .php)?

and /home only (not /index.php)?

etc..

news headline component

Jassim Rahma6-Nov-11 4:35

Re: news headline component

6-Nov-11 4:35

Hi,

can anyone recommend a news headline component for PHP to display news, perhaps something similar to the news.google.com..

Thanks,
Jassim

User 17164927-Nov-11 23:47

User 1716492

7-Nov-11 23:47

You should add HotScripts to your list of places to search for components.

So, using HotScripts search, this page(s) were returned. Perhaps something there meets your needs. http://www.hotscripts.com/search/php/news+headlines[^]

modified 1-Aug-19 21:02pm.

Linux Distribution

Iranian MM2-Nov-11 21:59

Iranian MM

2-Nov-11 21:59

Which Linux distribution is better for a windows developer to start learning Linux? and why?

Richard MacCutchan3-Nov-11 0:00

Richard MacCutchan

3-Nov-11 0:00

Take a look here[^] for some information of the most popular distributions. The 'best' is the one that you feel comfortable with. If you know command line usage, application and hardware setup and C/C++, then you will probably feel comfortable with any of these.

Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff
I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman

Iranian MM3-Nov-11 0:24

Iranian MM

3-Nov-11 0:24

Thank you for your helpful reply
if any one else want to choose a linux distribution , these links are useful too
List of Linux distributions[^]
Comparison of Linux distributions[^]

modified 3-Nov-11 7:26am.

Richard MacCutchan3-Nov-11 0:26

Richard MacCutchan

3-Nov-11 0:26

I merely made a suggestion as to somewhere to look, it is up to you to make the final decision.

Unrequited desire is character building. OriginalGriff
I'm sitting here giving you a standing ovation - Len Goodman

Albert Holguin3-Nov-11 14:15

3-Nov-11 14:15

Like the timeline in the wikipedia document... I hadn't seen that before... Cool | :cool:

Albert Holguin3-Nov-11 11:38

3-Nov-11 11:38

I would suggest Ubuntu... it has a huge user community (that is generally VERY helpful) and it is very easy to install and to get going with. I have multiple machines running Ubuntu (11.10 and the LTS version, 10.04). Good luck! Smile | :)

Eddy Vluggen12-Nov-11 21:34

Eddy Vluggen

12-Nov-11 21:34

I switched using OpenSUSE, and found that installing FireFox, Mono and Wine[^] helps a lot.

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

Albert Holguin14-Nov-11 4:51

14-Nov-11 4:51

Is there anything in particular you like about openSUSE? I've been using Ubuntu and Fedora mostly, but I'm always curious as to why people choose certain distros.

Eddy Vluggen14-Nov-11 9:01

Eddy Vluggen

14-Nov-11 9:01

Albert Holguin wrote:
Is there anything in particular you like about openSUSE?

Ubuntu failed to install on my machine, some missing drivers. SUSE installed without any problems and supports all my old hardware. With SUSE and Mono both coming from Novell, it seemed like a good combination.

The only other distro that I installed is Jolicloud[^], a distro with a HTML-interface that has it's cloud in the desktop. I'm not using it much, though Smile | :)

Bastard Programmer from Hell Suspicious | :suss:

Albert Holguin17-Nov-11 9:54

17-Nov-11 9:54

SUSE is a more stable (long term) distro... I'm downloading the newest Fedora release (Vern) to play with. I use Ubuntu quite a bit, but Unity actually slows down graphics quite a bit (resource hog), so I might end up parting ways from Ubuntu (although I still do like it overall).

Mohibur Rashid1-Dec-11 19:44

1-Dec-11 19:44

When you would learn linux just learn linux don't try to compare with windows. And try start with command prompt. Do not install xwindow at all ...

DigiOz Multimedia5-Dec-11 4:39

DigiOz Multimedia

5-Dec-11 4:39

I think this is a matter of preference to a certain degree, but personally I prefer Ubuntu Desktop 11.10 because it is the most windows like of all the distributions, and makes it very simple to add and remove modules. Also the Mono Develop Software Development Application makes it easier to develop applications in Linux environment for developers without a deep knowledge of the Operating System which makes a difference for some.

Pete

Pete Soheil
DigiOz Multimedia
http://www.digioz.com

Albert Holguin5-Dec-11 4:51

5-Dec-11 4:51

Well, actually, they're all moving in a more user friendly direction (except of course server versions). A lot of it has to do with the direction that GNOME is choosing to take, which is a more user friendly and visually appealing desktop environment.