wamp phpmyadmin 3.2.0.1 config.inc.php files

Posted on February 8, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

This is the orignal file for phpmyadmin 3.2.0.1 just in case you need it. After the +++ and before the +++

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<?php

/* Servers configuration */
$i = 0;

/* Server: localhost [1] */
$i++;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

/* End of servers configuration */

$cfg['DefaultLang'] = 'en-utf-8';
$cfg['ServerDefault'] = 1;
$cfg['UploadDir'] = '';
$cfg['SaveDir'] = '';

?>
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cpanel – Parked Domains, Redirects

Posted on February 5, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

Parked Domains – Sometimes referred to as a pointer domain. This parks a domain on top of another domain. That is, if you had a domain, i-techsolutions.biz, and pointed itechwebdesign.co.uk to i-techsolutions.biz, then going to itechwebdesign.co.uk would bring up the same page and directory structure of i-techsolutions.biz. Likewise, itechwebdesign.co.uk/directory would go directly to i-techsolutions.biz/directory. However, depending on which domain name was used, that domain name will show in the location bar in your browser. You can also create e-mail addresses for the itechwebdesign.co.uk domain name from the i-techsolutions.biz control panel.

Redirects - This redirects traffic to a specific a specific directory on one of your accounts. That is, you could have itechwebdesign.co.uk bring up the contents of i-techsolutions.biz/directory . With a redirect, the address shown in the location bar will change. So going to itechwebdesign.co.uk will show as i-techsolutions.biz/directory in your browser.

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sh404sef joomfish homepage not translating back to english

Posted on February 3, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

After installing sh404sef on a site using joomfish for dual language website the homepage would not change back to english when I clicked on the translation flag.

I fixed this by editing the sh404 sef urls:

Go to Components > SH404SEF > URL manager > New:

New SEF URL: en
non-SEF Url: index.php?lang=en

Save.

It should work now.

PS. If you don’t know what the non-SEF Url is, then disable sh404sef and set the joomla seo setting in the joomla control panel to No.

SEO Settings
Search Engine Friendly URLs
Use Apache mod_rewrite
Add suffix to URLs

Go to front end and click on the homepage and click on the language links to go to another language and then back t english. You will see the url in the address bar.

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Joomla multilingual search error: Warning: sprintf() [function.sprintf]:

Posted on February 3, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

If you get this error when doing a multligual search:

Warning: sprintf() [function.sprintf]: Too few arguments in /home/itech/public_html/libraries/joomla/methods.php on line 138

Edit the language page: en-YOUR_LANGUAGE.com_search.ini.

Remove one of the”%s” characters and Save the file.

TOTALRESULTSFOUND=Cafwyd %s o ganlyniadau. Chwilio am <b>%s</b> gyda

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IE 7 and IE 8 White Flash / Page reload

Posted on February 2, 2011 by ewanvrooyen

There is sometimes an issue in IE7 and IE8 when you click on the navigation that you get a white flash or the pages seems to reload momentarily giving the web pages a “jaggy” transition.

There are a few things you can try to solve the issue:

1) IE renders the page before all CSS has loaded. Solution: Include an empty script-element BEFORE the stylesheets.
Add:
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<script type=”text/javascript”>
</script>
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2) Include meta-tags for page-enter and page-exit transitions:
Add:
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<meta http-equiv=”Page-Enter”
content=”RevealTrans(Duration=0.1,Transition=0)” />
<meta http-equiv=”Page-Exit”
content=”RevealTrans(Duration=0.1,Transition=0)” />
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3) IE chokes on the content-type meta-tag; remove it.
4) Minimize CSS and JS files.
5) change background-color of body or html

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10. Optimize updates with keywords.

Posted on December 13, 2010 by ewanvrooyen

Facebook will be bigger than Google in five years, according to some pundits, meaning that many people will turn to Facebook for information rather than “Googling” to find it. Regardless of whether this pans out or not, it’s important to note that Facebook Pages are indexed by search engines. For example, public updates from Facebook Pages, unlike Facebook profiles, often show up in Google’s real-time search results. So keep your most important keywords in mind when writing updates, adding information about your company to its Facebook Page, and so on.

San Francisco-based SEO copywriter and consultant James A. Martin is the author of an SEO and social media marketing blog.

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

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9. In a rush?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by ewanvrooyen

Too many social networks to update? Use one tool to post to all. If you’ve got a Facebook Page, you’re probably also on Twitter, LinkedIn and a few other social networks. Ping.fm is a free tool that will post the same update to multiple social networks simultaneously. HootSuite (offering free and paid services) is another. HootSuite also offers the capability to have multiple people contribute to one social media account; write updates that are posted at a prescheduled time; and get analytics about who’s following you.

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)
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8. Don’t go overboard with updates.

Posted on December 13, 2010 by ewanvrooyen

Keep Facebook Page status updates to no more than one or two per day. If you bombard followers with lots of updates, they’ll start to tune you out. According to the Engage:GenY blog, a Gen-Y consumer, participating in a focus group about social media, summed it up nicely: “There’s a fine line between being informative and being spammy. If a single brand becomes really trigger-happy with status updates, I get annoyed.”

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

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7. Be authentic and human.

Posted on December 10, 2010 by ewanvrooyen

Social networks like Facebook aren’t the place to avoid addressing customer issues and complaints or hide behind corporate rhetoric. Be real, and people will connect with you. Be phony, and you’ll not only get unfriended, you might provoke a backlash.

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

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6. Be newsy.

Posted on December 9, 2010 by ewanvrooyen

Focus your status updates whenever possible on what’s new and interesting, such as relevant and emerging trends you’re spotting; new promotions (it’s smart business to reward your Facebook fans with deals and promos); new products; and so on. Fun, compelling, newsy status updates are the kind of thing Facebook users tend to “Like” or otherwise share with friends.

www.smallbusinesscomputing.com
(Researched by: www.itechwebdesign.co.uk)

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