Temporarily edit your index.php file and add these lines at the top (after the first opening tag):

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', TRUE);
ini_set('display_startup_errors', TRUE);

// $Id: index.php,v 1.94 2007/12/26…

Then I went back again to the blank white page and I saw that there were some syntax errors in my template. After fixing those errors in my template I deleted again that chunk of code to avoid others seeing diagnostic errors in the site.

It was a quick solution, but if that did not solve your problems, try checking out these links:

• http://drupal.org/node/158043
• http://www.chromaticsites.com/blog/15-common-drupal-problems-that-make-you-scream-solutions-included/

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1. Login to your server using SSH then create an updated .repo file (you need to be root user to do this)

vi /etc/yum.repos.d/centos-test.repo

2. Paste the following lines in it:

[c5-testing]
name=CentOS-5 Testing
baseurl=http://dev.centos.org/centos/5/testing/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://dev.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-testing

3. Run a yum update:

yum update php

That’s it! Your PHP installation should be updated in about 5 seconds! :)

BUT! There are known issues on this, specifically for Zend Optimizer, mcrypt and mhash PHP modules because they are the for the older version of PHP. I fixed the Zend Optimizer issue by re-installing the package itself by yum:

wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh | sh
yum install  php-zend-optimizer

For the mcrypt and mhash issues, I just installed updated rpm packaged for these:

wget -c ftp://ftp.muug.mb.ca/mirror/centos/5.4/extras/i386/RPMS/php-mcrypt-5.1.6-15.el5.centos.1.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh --nodeps php-mhash-5.2.5-7.i386.rpm
wget -c ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/yum.trixbox.org/centos/5/RPMS/php-mhash-5.2.5-7.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh --nodeps php-mcrypt-5.1.6-15.el5.centos.1.i386.rpm

Let me know if this helps or what issues you came across.

References:

http://www.freshblurbs.com/install-php-5-2-centos-5-2-using-yum

http://www.atomicorp.com/wiki/index.php/PHP

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1 – Disable Re-Building of Theme Registry

When a Drupal implementation is under development, themers and/or developers will often enable an option that forces Drupal to rebuild the theme registry on every page load. This registry tells Drupal what template files and overrides exist in the theme’s directory. This is a very costly operation and would cause noticeable slow down on any production website. It is important to disable this option upon going live. Under Administer > Appearance choose the Configure option for your theme and scroll to the bottom of the page. Make sure the option named “Rebuild theme registry on every page.” is disabled.

2 – Enable Page and Block Cache

Another simple option to enable is Drupal’s caching engine (Administer > Configuration > Performance). When enabled, Drupal will render the page and associated blocks once, and then save that result in the database. This can drastically reduce the number of database calls run on a page since the results are pre-rendered.

A point to consider about caching is that the more interactive the site is, the less effective the cache may be. Especially if complex permissions are at play, Drupal won’t be able to effectively cache since most of the page content may change depending on the permissions of the currently logged in user.

Drupal’s caching engine is most effective for anonymous visitors – if your site is mostly “read only” and doesn’t have visitors logging in, caching can make a dramatic improvement in site load speed.

3 – Increase Cache Lifetime

An option for some sites may be to increase the cache lifetime. This determines how long Drupal will hold onto a cached result before it will re-generate the page. If you have frequently changing content, you may want to set the cache lifetime to only 5 minutes, but if your content doesn’t change often, an acceptable value may be several hours.

On high-traffic sites, the less often Drupal has to re-generate pages, the better.

4 – Optimize JavaScript and CSS Files

Also in the Performance settings is an option to optimize both JavaScript and CSS files. When enabled, Drupal will consolidate all CSS and JS files included on each page into a single file, and compress the code by removing whitespace. This will reduce the overall file size and improve page load speeds.

5 – Disable Un-used Modules

Due to the staggering array of available contrib modules listed on Drupal.org, it’s common to download and install dozens of modules to test out and see if they meet your site’s needs. In the process of doing this, it’s easy to forget to uninstall the modules you don’t end up using. Additionally, the default install of Drupal comes with a minimum number of modules pre-enabled. Again, if your site isn’t using it, there’s no reason to keep it enabled.

Drupal will fire callbacks for all enabled modules which may come with their own database queries. Be sure to take the time to clean out your enabled modules list before going live with a site.

6 – Configure Cron to Run

One thing that’s easy to overlook is setting up Drupal’s cron tasks to run. Most web hosts provide a way to configure “scheduled tasks” or “cron jobs” in the hosting panel. Drupal’s cron.php fires updates for RSS aggregators, launches the search indexer, and any tasks defined in installed modules. In addition, it will perform some basic maintenance tasks like deleting temporary files and clearing logs.

The Drupal installation guide covers cron in detail with several methods for configuring it.

7 – Disable CCK Content Permissions

While this tip technically falls under tip 5, I figure it’s important enough to be explicitly outlined. The CCK module comes with several sub-modules. One of which is “Content Permissions”. This enables site administrators to set permissions on a per-field basis. Unless your site absolutely needs per-field permissions, this is a no-brainer to disable.

The less permission checks your site has to run the better!

8 – Disable Database Logging

Again, another one that technically falls under tip 5, but I feel is especially important is disabling the database logging module. This module will log a wide variety of actions performed on the site to the database. If you’re the only administrator, this module’s usefulness is greatly reduced and should be turned off. Alternatively, you can enable the syslog module which ships with core instead. This will write the more technical log entries to the server’s standard log on the file system and save the database queries.

9 – Use a Third Party Comment System

This one isn’t necessarily Drupal specific, but an easy way to off-load quite a bit of processing on a popular site. Since Drupal’s caching system is far more effective when only serving to anonymous users, if the only reason you have user registration enabled is to allow them to write comments, you may consider off-loading that task to a free third party service like Intense Debate or Disqus. A small clip of javascript is all you need to include into your template (or include it via a block), to embed a robust comment system into your site. Also, if your visitors read other sites that use Intense Debate or Disqus and already have an account (or use OpenID), they’ll already have an account to comment on your site.

As of this writing, there is a published module to add Disqus support as well.

Source: http://fenix-solutions.com/blog/2009/12/09/tips-for-improving-drupal-performance/

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By default Flash content in a web page will appear on top of other elements on the page, including floating menus, inline popups etc. This can be pretty annoying if you have a flyout menu on your page and it goes behind the Flash video and this post shows how simple it is to fix. This works in all browsers inclding IE6+

The first screenshot below shows the default behaviour where the floating menu appears behind the Vimeo Flash video:

The second screenshot below shows the desired behavioiur where the floating menu appears on top of the video:

The following <param> should be added within the <object>:

<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />

And the following should be added into the <embed> tag:

wmode="transparent"

The end result will be something along these lines:

<object width="400" height="300">
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <param value="true" name="allowfullscreen" />
  <param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess" />
  <param name="movie" value="..." />
  <embed width="400" height="300" allowscriptaccess="always"
    allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
    src="..." wmode="transparent">
  </embed>
</object>

Now floating content will appear above the video.

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So I’m setting it up for our company in a VPS hosting, and it requires the PHP installation to be compiled with MCRYPT package. Specifically, this is needed for the manual credit card processing module. And it seems that the Godaddy VPS support is NOT willing to support (ironic) so I had to deal with the challenge myself. I found this instructions from NotesBit.com on how to recompile PHP with MCRYPT support. Here are the steps I followed – it was actually easier than I thought:

1. Install libmcrypt (2.5.x or better) http://mcrypt.hellug.gr/lib/index.html

-download and uncompress: tar z -xvf xxx.tar.gz
-cd into libmcrypt dir and type: ./configure
-when configure is done type: make
-when make is done type: make install

2. Add the library dir to /etc/ld.so.conf

-edit /etc/ld.so.conf and add: /usr/local/lib
-save file and then type the command: ldconfig

3. Install mcrypt & mhash (enter these commands)

yum install mcrypt*
yum install mhash*

4. Enable support for php. requires php-mcrypt and php-mhash packages (enter these commands):

yum install php-mcrypt*
yum install php-mhash*

5. Restart Apache

/sbin/service httpd restart

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I’ve been in the Internet industry for almost 4 years now. I’ve worked as a C & PHP programmer, a web designer, flash animator, web master, SEO guy, and occasionally as a card invitation maker. But the thing I love the most is my current work, which is basically a web developer for a foreign country. They have given me the opportunity to do the things I enjoy doing! It’s almost I’m not working – I love my work!

I am very thankful that I am seeing a great future with my “passion”. I learned Photoshop while in high school, using an old, grumpy, Pentium 1 computer. I really like programming, but I feel more of an artist rather than an analyst; I like colors more than code. And my heart is grateful that I’ve chosen to pursue developing web sites as a freelancer. If ever I have landed a corporate job, I might have sucked really hard in it.

And now, I can see that my hardships have been paying off. My bosses appreciate the work I do for them, and it motivates me to exceed their expectations when they say that I am doing a good job. They have given me trust, and its my responsibility to show them the best quality work possible. I make web sites for them, and I do it as if those sites are my own.We are now hitting a target – a goal – for the benefit of everyone in the company.

I am very grateful for these people who are trusting me to get the job done and are also aspiring a very good future for us too. And of course, thanks to Bro up there for showering us with graces. Maraming salamat!

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KamaPad Logo - For A Sex Furniture Site

For CigaretteSmokeless.com - they sell electronic cigarettes (not actually a logo but a "soft ad")

For MrDelay.com - a penis numbing cream

for ShareFilesFree.com

for DrNumb.com - tattoo numbing cream

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I started my home-based “career” when I was still in college. I needed a job while I am studying, and my wife tried to apply me to a job online as a programmer. They were looking for experienced people, and I don’t even have any work experiences yet, just some fancy school programming projects. But I got hired, surprisingly. And up to now, I still get all my jobs online. I tried applying for jobs in Makati when the “dry season” came, but I still pursued job hunting for online work.

Working from home is the better option for me, and I don’t pursue everyone to do the same. I can see a lot of advantage from my home-based job. Like…

• I save the hassle of commuting everyday and spending 1-2 hours stuck in traffic
• Health benefits: no smoke pollution, away from viruses (H1N1!), eat healthy because I know where my food is coming from, away from road accidents
• No annoying officemates to mingle with
• No taxes automatically deducted from your salary
• More family time: when I’m on a break, I eat along with my kid and wife, and after work, I can spend the time already to my family instead of commuting if I was in a corporate job
• Even if it there’s a signal #4 typhoon, as long as there’s internet connection and electircity, I can work.
• I learned a lot more money-making skills through self-study vs. specific task trainings with companies
• If you’re thinking about benefits like SSS, PhilHealt, etc., we can fix those on our spare time.
• Social life? Facebook is always there to connect with friends and family. Although I seldom use FB now because of other priorities.
• Lastly, more time to earn online!

Working from home is not for everybody. If you feel you can be more successful in a company or on a work-from-home job, its your choice. Just a word of advice for those who want to start out working from home freelancing for jobs online: you can do it! If you’re not confident enough of your work experience or you don’t have any, then get some experience online. A lot of opportunities are available all over the net from foreign companies outsourcing their works here in the Philippines. Find job opportunities that welcome “starters”, and you might just land your first job online.

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1. Make sure you log in as root.
2. All the files were in a tarball file: “admin_backup.tar.gz”, so I extracted everything to a directory. tar -xvf admin_backup.tar.gz
3. Now all the .frm, .MYD and .MYI files are extracted. I placed all the files in the MySQL database folder located at /var/lib/mysql/admin_mike.
4. I immediately logged into phpMyAdmin and tried to access the tables, but unfortunately it says that “Can’t find file: ‘./admin_mike/sometable.frm’”. What I had to do was check the ownership of the files. ls -la /var/lib/mysql/admin_mike/*
5. The files should have the ownership like “drwx—— 2 mysql mysql sometable.frm” if not, chown all the backup files. chown mysql:mysql *
6. I tried to access the tables now in phpMyAdmin, and now they are all accessible!

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