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thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Kumquat posted:

Our site:
IE8 27.91%
IE7 14.64%
Chrome 10.55%

One of my clients sites...

Safari - 42.17%
Android Browser - 17.27
Chrome - 16.87%
IE 6 - 14.68%

Really???

# ¿ Jun 18, 2013 22:07

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 08:41

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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I also like the opposite. As in "why is my site slow?" Oh you decided to add 300 50mb images to the page... And then make them all 50x50. Grr

# ¿ Jun 26, 2013 17:09

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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I have a small issue with a new portfolio site I am making in wordpress. It looks fine (ish) but when I look on my phone the sidebar with its position: fixed; left: 0; makes it overlay the content. How can I make it change for the mobile only? Here is the site in question https://www.reidbuck.me

# ¿ Jul 1, 2013 10:50

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Wow that's easy thanks!

# ¿ Jul 1, 2013 15:52

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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So I am starting to delve into server-side code for the first time. I have a project I am using to learn linking html, php and mysql. The idea is simple, you search the database for a phone number. If its not in there you can add it. If it is in there it displays it and any notes people have left regarding it.

Now it works... kinda. I have a test wordpress site here and its hacky but workable.
http://moneyspiderdesign.com/FTWwp/search-for-a-number/

My question is regarding the form redirect to the php. I dont want it to "exit" the wordpress ecosystem. I want it to post the results of the search on the same page. Now my google fu is poor but someone on stack overflow suggested AJAX? Am I making this harder than it needs to be?

# ¿ Nov 30, 2014 22:41

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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So I have this code on the page

code:

<form action="http://moneyspiderdesign.com/FTWwp/search.php" method="POST">
<p><input name="number" type="text" /></p>
<p><input type="submit" value="Search" /></p>
</form>

and this code on the php file.

code:

<?php

// server details
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "dlfvyzmg_ftwUser";
$password = "thegasman2000";
$dbname = "dlfvyzmg_ftwTest";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
     die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
} 

$sql = "SELECT Number, Note, Date FROM FTWList";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
     // output data of each row
     while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
         echo "<br> Number: ". $row["Number"]. "<br> Notes: ". $row["Note"];
     }
} else {
     echo "0 results";
}

$conn->close();
?>

So if i am getting this right I add the code from the third block on that link into the html, with the function() holding the php files code?

# ¿ Nov 30, 2014 23:21

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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So another project has landed in my lap... My new job :woop:

is shoehorning a completely unsuitable software solution to bend to its will and its causing me headaches...

Its a simple use case. We collect your vehicle and pay you for it. So I am looking for the easiest way to develop an online app (current one is not online) where we, and the customer can add their details and book a collection. Now I can do it in php from scratch, my last project went that way and works fine, but wondered if their is a boilerplate for this sort of thing? Some features we need are:
sending job to drivers smart phones, only allowing a certain amount of booking a day, separated by AM/PM, driver can upload image with proof of ID on it and we can store this. So any ideas?

# ¿ Dec 4, 2014 22:10

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Scaramouche posted:

[Good Words...]

The 'heavy' work is going to be the scheduling/conflict/availability, so it's understandable you'd want to avoid re-inventing the wheel on it unless you don't have to.

Thanks, yeah the availability bit has me worried... I think we wan to set a hard limit on bookings. So 10 before AM and 10 after. Only AM on saturdays. When 10 have been booked the user needs to not be able to select that date/time slot. I will have a look at hair appointments as that makes sense.

Any ideas on storing the images and writing the location to the database. I presume this is the best way. Bloody government requirement means they need to be kept for 10 years. Currently doing 120 ish cars a week.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2014 22:43

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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I want to make the worlds simplest page. It will show either yes or no... like https://isitchristmas.com/

The complication Is I want to be able to text, or email, the change from NO to YES. Whats the easiest way of doing this? Its a site to say if someone has been sent off yet, so speed is kinda the point.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2015 01:08

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Thanks I will check them out!

I wonder if I am over thinking this and an ftp app for my iPhone with 2 files, one yes and one no, would work.

thegasman2000 fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Feb 7, 2015

# ¿ Feb 7, 2015 05:01

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Stupid question incoming! I need advice on a htaccess file. I would like the root to redirect to either yes.html or no.html depending on which ever one exists. Is this possible?

I have a stupid site where I want to upload a simple file to display yes or no. To change this I will upload either file and delete the other.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 00:02

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 08:41

thegasman2000: Feb 12, 2005; Update my TFLC log? BOLLOCKS!
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Edit:

Dont worry I found out the $2.99 app I got allows editing. Changing 3 letters was MUCH easier!

thegasman2000 fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Feb 10, 2015

# ¿ Feb 10, 2015 00:04

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