What is Dependency Injection
Dependency Injection a big name for a very simple concept. Objects interact with other objects. A piece of data or an object that an object requires is its dependency. Objects…
How can I change the filesize limit for imported files in PhpMyAdmin
The filesize limit is not defined in PhpMyAdmin. The limit is taken from php.ini file. To change this limit, you needed to edit your php.ini file: Change the following two…
Installing Mahara on Ubuntu
You can now install Mahara using the Synaptic Package Manager. But before you install mahara, you should create a database for mahara in MySQL or PostgreSQL. You will be asked…
Converting audio and video file formats on Linux
The gold standard of converting audio and video file formats in Linux is FFmpeg. It is a command-line tool capable of recording, converting and streaming audio and video. This article…
Installing and running 7-zip from Mac terminal
You can download unarchiver from Apple store and use the unar command to use 7zip or use homebrew as follows. I am assuming you have homebrew installed. These command update…
Testing mod_rewrite
To test whether mod_rewrite is working, create a .htaccess file inside your webroot as follows: Create file test.php in the same directory with the following code: Create file mod_rewrite.php in…
Which Linux Distribution, Build, Version Am I Running
Simply run the following command Sample output:
Adding an item to Gnome
right-click on the Applications menu Choose Edit menus A window called Main menu would open up. Choose a menu from the left pane Click on New Item and fill in…
PHP package managers
PHP has seemingly countless extensions and packages. See http://www.packagist.org to see the list of packages. Naturally, you would wish to have a software to manage the extensions and packages. Wish…
Recovering Lost Mac Password
If you lost your mac password, do the following: Fix your root password