Apache 2 PHP 5 and MySql 5 on Tiger 10.4.11

It took some tinkering.. but it’s done… and it’s not for the faint at heart.
Don’t go with the prefab installers… build it all from source, and be forewarned that it is easy to develop conflicts with an existing apache 1.3 install on a mac..
…please back up your disk and os before you start.. I recovered [...]

what is a server? …Core Image and Ruby Cocoa!

I recently got an email with a simple question “what is a server?”.. so in the most simple terms a server is just another computer just like your desktop that is networked to the “web”. I like to call it your public computer vs your private computer..and your public computer (server) can store and retrieve [...]

Slice Host, Cake, and Commandshift

…even though it seems they having growing pains with network issues, i’m guessing that the new cluster server at (mt) – who have had they’re own growing pains) will be similar and hacks don’t have the money for the Engine Yard even though the only way to keep performance and scalability is don’t oversell the [...]

Bundle Fu, Rails 2.0, Django containers , the Unix-Demiurge, and the all important Readme..

A good thing to note..Media temple put Django containers into beta testing and i’m guessing they’ll release with their cluster server and a bad thing to note.. there’s a trick to running rails 2.0 on the gridserver… work with this and prey for no fsck..
Dennis Ritchie has claimed “The second letter was originally different.” [...]

Google Android – Ten Million?

or the project page here on code..
Google is giving away $10,000,000 to the best applications.
The Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies, is developing Android: the first complete, open, and free mobile platform.
Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. [...]