Category Archives: Web D.

When creating web sites the terms Web Development and Web Design are often used. The associated tasks so often overlap that it seems pointless to keep them separate.

Using Apache Aliases Instead of Symbolic Links

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Ghodmode

Having to spend more time working in a Windows environment has been heart-breaking, but I’ve been able to find work-arounds for most of Windows’ shortcomings, including Windows’ lack of adequate symbolic link functionality for use with web development.

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Minimalist CSS Vertical Centering

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Ghodmode

I read somewhere recently about a technique used for vertical centering using CSS. I made a very minor improvement and used the technique myself, but i still have some conceptual problems with it. The author’s technique involves adding a couple … Continue reading →

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Using PHPMailer with the Drupal Messaging Module

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Ghodmode

If you want to use PHPMailer with Drupal’s Messaging module, there are installation instructions in README.TXT in the messaging_phpmailer subdirectory. There are only four steps and it should be easy, but they’re not clear and attempting to follow them can … Continue reading →

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