Svetoslav Marinov’s Blog

Today I've tried installing Drupal 5.16.
It couldn't pass the database settings screen.
The fix applied for Drupal 6 couldn't fix it.

I created a ticket: http://drupal.org/node/407342

We all know that in every software product contains errors. This is *normal*.

I think that a better software product should allow different options for doing one action depening on the different personas.
E.g. experienced linux guru, designer, complete newbie etc.

For example php, MySQL and other offer installers as well as manual installation instructions.
This way bugs in the installer won't prevent people from using the software.
An early bug can easily turn many clients down.

The following cool code is supposed to redirect if your site has been opened in a frame.

<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
var topLocation
try {topLocation = top.location.href; }
catch(er) { window.top.location.href = self.location.href;}
</script>

Credits: http://www.mydreamsbook.com

How did I find this ?

I was looking for Elizabeth Banks pictures (She's so beautiful by the way).
She is in Zack and Miri Make a Porno film which by the way I didn't like so much but that's another topic.
Related

• http://www.askmen.com/galleries/elizabeth-banks/picture-21.html
• http://images.google.ca/images?q=Elizabeth%20Banks&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

I have just created a group called Canada Web Professionals.
I've tried before with a group in Facebook but it didn't work out.
Maybe people just want to chat there.

I am giving a try with LinkedIn.
Feel free to join at: http://tinyurl.com/canadawebpros

or

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1853638&trk=anet_ug_grppro

Today when I tried to install drupal but the installation wizard couldn't continue.

Solution:
Edit /sites/default/settings.php and change

$db_url = 'mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename';

to the actual db settings and then reload the page (CTRL+R) or press F5 in your browser.

Good Luck

$f().play('http://blip.tv/file/get/Behappy-clouds106.flv');

It seems if you have too many files in your Mail.app message could disappear (visually)

Apple has calls it "Overstuffed mailbox is unexpectedly empty"

Reason:
---
How large does the mailbox have to be for this to happen? With Mac OS X 10.4 or later, 2.0 GB or larger. With Mac OS X 10.
3 through 10.3.9, there's not a specific size where this will always occur--the mailbox could be anywhere from a few hundr
ed megabytes (MB) to over a gigabyte (GB) large. However, the bigger your mailbox (or combination of mailboxes) is, the mo
re likely it is this could occur.
---

Apple suggest these steps:

* Update to the latest version of Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4. Even if this works, check out "How can I prevent it from happ
ening again?" below.
* From the Mailbox menu, choose Rebuild.
* Quit Mail and open it again. If Mail had been open a while, this might help. Even if this works, check out "How can
I prevent it from happening again?" below.
* If you use more than one account, for example "Account 1" and "Account 2", instead of clicking on the "In" mailbox,
click on either "Account 1" or "Account 2" that appear beneath "In" (as well as beneath Sent and Trash, for example). That
way you'll only see messages related to that specific account. If your two account mailboxes are big individually, but no
t big enough to cause this issue, when viewed together (by just clicking "In" for example), the issue may occur.

Related:

• http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1895?viewlocale=en_US
• http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-ipod-help-troubleshooting/24582-mail-disappeared-inbox-apple-mail.html

Time HTML select menus

Option #1 12 Hour time

// Generate an associative array -> '00:00 am' => '00:00 am'. The step is 5 mins
$time = array('' => '---');

$hours = range(0, 11);
$mins  = range(0, 59, 5);

foreach (array(0, 1) as $iter) {
$am_pm = $iter == 0 ? 'am' : 'pm';
foreach ($hours as $h) {
foreach ($mins as $m) {
$val = sprintf("%02d:%02d", $h, $m) . ' ' . $am_pm;
$time[$val] = $val;
}
}
}

How to create the dropdown menu

echo getHTMLSelect('dropdown', $time, @$_REQUEST['time']);

Option #2 Time 24 hour (military) time dropdown HTML select menu

// Generate an associative array -> '00:00' => '23:00'. The step is 5 mins
$hours = range(0, 23);
$mins  = range(0, 59, 5);
$time  = array('' => '---');

foreach ($hours as $h) {
foreach ($mins as $m) {
$val = sprintf("%02d:%02d", $h, $m);
$time[$val] = $val;
}
}

echo getHTMLSelect('dropdown', $time, @$_REQUEST['time']);

/**
* Returns an HTML dropdown menu.
*
* @param string $name HTML select name
* @param array $values options key value
* @param int $selected_id currently selected ID
* @param string $attr several attributes that will be added in <select ....>
* @return string
*/
function getHTMLSelect($name = 'dropdown', $values = array(), $selected_id = 0, $attr = '') {
$buff = "<select name=\"$name\" $attr>\n";

foreach($values as $k => $v) {
$s = ($selected_id == $k) ? " selected='selected'" : '';
$v = htmlentities($v, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$buff .= "<option value=\"$k\" $s>$v</option>\n";
}

$buff .= "</select>\n";
return $buff;
}

Outputs

Option #1

array (
'' => '---',
'00:00 am' => '00:00 am',
'00:05 am' => '00:05 am',
'00:10 am' => '00:10 am',
'00:15 am' => '00:15 am',
'00:20 am' => '00:20 am',
'00:25 am' => '00:25 am',
'00:30 am' => '00:30 am',
'00:35 am' => '00:35 am',
'00:40 am' => '00:40 am',
'00:45 am' => '00:45 am',
'00:50 am' => '00:50 am',
'00:55 am' => '00:55 am',
'01:00 am' => '01:00 am',
'01:05 am' => '01:05 am',
'01:10 am' => '01:10 am',
'01:15 am' => '01:15 am',
'01:20 am' => '01:20 am',
'01:25 am' => '01:25 am',
'01:30 am' => '01:30 am',
'01:35 am' => '01:35 am',
'01:40 am' => '01:40 am',
'01:45 am' => '01:45 am',
'01:50 am' => '01:50 am',
'01:55 am' => '01:55 am',
'02:00 am' => '02:00 am',
'02:05 am' => '02:05 am',
'02:10 am' => '02:10 am',
'02:15 am' => '02:15 am',
'02:20 am' => '02:20 am',
'02:25 am' => '02:25 am',
'02:30 am' => '02:30 am',
'02:35 am' => '02:35 am',
'02:40 am' => '02:40 am',
'02:45 am' => '02:45 am',
'02:50 am' => '02:50 am',
'02:55 am' => '02:55 am',
'03:00 am' => '03:00 am',
'03:05 am' => '03:05 am',
'03:10 am' => '03:10 am',
'03:15 am' => '03:15 am',
'03:20 am' => '03:20 am',
'03:25 am' => '03:25 am',
'03:30 am' => '03:30 am',
'03:35 am' => '03:35 am',
'03:40 am' => '03:40 am',
'03:45 am' => '03:45 am',
'03:50 am' => '03:50 am',
'03:55 am' => '03:55 am',
'04:00 am' => '04:00 am',
'04:05 am' => '04:05 am',
'04:10 am' => '04:10 am',
'04:15 am' => '04:15 am',
'04:20 am' => '04:20 am',
'04:25 am' => '04:25 am',
'04:30 am' => '04:30 am',
'04:35 am' => '04:35 am',
'04:40 am' => '04:40 am',
'04:45 am' => '04:45 am',
'04:50 am' => '04:50 am',
'04:55 am' => '04:55 am',
'05:00 am' => '05:00 am',
'05:05 am' => '05:05 am',
'05:10 am' => '05:10 am',
'05:15 am' => '05:15 am',
'05:20 am' => '05:20 am',
'05:25 am' => '05:25 am',
'05:30 am' => '05:30 am',
'05:35 am' => '05:35 am',
'05:40 am' => '05:40 am',
'05:45 am' => '05:45 am',
'05:50 am' => '05:50 am',
'05:55 am' => '05:55 am',
'06:00 am' => '06:00 am',
'06:05 am' => '06:05 am',
'06:10 am' => '06:10 am',
'06:15 am' => '06:15 am',
'06:20 am' => '06:20 am',
'06:25 am' => '06:25 am',
'06:30 am' => '06:30 am',
'06:35 am' => '06:35 am',
'06:40 am' => '06:40 am',
'06:45 am' => '06:45 am',
'06:50 am' => '06:50 am',
'06:55 am' => '06:55 am',
'07:00 am' => '07:00 am',
'07:05 am' => '07:05 am',
'07:10 am' => '07:10 am',
'07:15 am' => '07:15 am',
'07:20 am' => '07:20 am',
'07:25 am' => '07:25 am',
'07:30 am' => '07:30 am',
'07:35 am' => '07:35 am',
'07:40 am' => '07:40 am',
'07:45 am' => '07:45 am',
'07:50 am' => '07:50 am',
'07:55 am' => '07:55 am',
'08:00 am' => '08:00 am',
'08:05 am' => '08:05 am',
'08:10 am' => '08:10 am',
'08:15 am' => '08:15 am',
'08:20 am' => '08:20 am',
'08:25 am' => '08:25 am',
'08:30 am' => '08:30 am',
'08:35 am' => '08:35 am',
'08:40 am' => '08:40 am',
'08:45 am' => '08:45 am',
'08:50 am' => '08:50 am',
'08:55 am' => '08:55 am',
'09:00 am' => '09:00 am',
'09:05 am' => '09:05 am',
'09:10 am' => '09:10 am',
'09:15 am' => '09:15 am',
'09:20 am' => '09:20 am',
'09:25 am' => '09:25 am',
'09:30 am' => '09:30 am',
'09:35 am' => '09:35 am',
'09:40 am' => '09:40 am',
'09:45 am' => '09:45 am',
'09:50 am' => '09:50 am',
'09:55 am' => '09:55 am',
'10:00 am' => '10:00 am',
'10:05 am' => '10:05 am',
'10:10 am' => '10:10 am',
'10:15 am' => '10:15 am',
'10:20 am' => '10:20 am',
'10:25 am' => '10:25 am',
'10:30 am' => '10:30 am',
'10:35 am' => '10:35 am',
'10:40 am' => '10:40 am',
'10:45 am' => '10:45 am',
'10:50 am' => '10:50 am',
'10:55 am' => '10:55 am',
'11:00 am' => '11:00 am',
'11:05 am' => '11:05 am',
'11:10 am' => '11:10 am',
'11:15 am' => '11:15 am',
'11:20 am' => '11:20 am',
'11:25 am' => '11:25 am',
'11:30 am' => '11:30 am',
'11:35 am' => '11:35 am',
'11:40 am' => '11:40 am',
'11:45 am' => '11:45 am',
'11:50 am' => '11:50 am',
'11:55 am' => '11:55 am',
'00:00 pm' => '00:00 pm',
'00:05 pm' => '00:05 pm',
'00:10 pm' => '00:10 pm',
'00:15 pm' => '00:15 pm',
'00:20 pm' => '00:20 pm',
'00:25 pm' => '00:25 pm',
'00:30 pm' => '00:30 pm',
'00:35 pm' => '00:35 pm',
'00:40 pm' => '00:40 pm',
'00:45 pm' => '00:45 pm',
'00:50 pm' => '00:50 pm',
'00:55 pm' => '00:55 pm',
'01:00 pm' => '01:00 pm',
'01:05 pm' => '01:05 pm',
'01:10 pm' => '01:10 pm',
'01:15 pm' => '01:15 pm',
'01:20 pm' => '01:20 pm',
'01:25 pm' => '01:25 pm',
'01:30 pm' => '01:30 pm',
'01:35 pm' => '01:35 pm',
'01:40 pm' => '01:40 pm',
'01:45 pm' => '01:45 pm',
'01:50 pm' => '01:50 pm',
'01:55 pm' => '01:55 pm',
'02:00 pm' => '02:00 pm',
'02:05 pm' => '02:05 pm',
'02:10 pm' => '02:10 pm',
'02:15 pm' => '02:15 pm',
'02:20 pm' => '02:20 pm',
'02:25 pm' => '02:25 pm',
'02:30 pm' => '02:30 pm',
'02:35 pm' => '02:35 pm',
'02:40 pm' => '02:40 pm',
'02:45 pm' => '02:45 pm',
'02:50 pm' => '02:50 pm',
'02:55 pm' => '02:55 pm',
'03:00 pm' => '03:00 pm',
'03:05 pm' => '03:05 pm',
'03:10 pm' => '03:10 pm',
'03:15 pm' => '03:15 pm',
'03:20 pm' => '03:20 pm',
'03:25 pm' => '03:25 pm',
'03:30 pm' => '03:30 pm',
'03:35 pm' => '03:35 pm',
'03:40 pm' => '03:40 pm',
'03:45 pm' => '03:45 pm',
'03:50 pm' => '03:50 pm',
'03:55 pm' => '03:55 pm',
'04:00 pm' => '04:00 pm',
'04:05 pm' => '04:05 pm',
'04:10 pm' => '04:10 pm',
'04:15 pm' => '04:15 pm',
'04:20 pm' => '04:20 pm',
'04:25 pm' => '04:25 pm',
'04:30 pm' => '04:30 pm',
'04:35 pm' => '04:35 pm',
'04:40 pm' => '04:40 pm',
'04:45 pm' => '04:45 pm',
'04:50 pm' => '04:50 pm',
'04:55 pm' => '04:55 pm',
'05:00 pm' => '05:00 pm',
'05:05 pm' => '05:05 pm',
'05:10 pm' => '05:10 pm',
'05:15 pm' => '05:15 pm',
'05:20 pm' => '05:20 pm',
'05:25 pm' => '05:25 pm',
'05:30 pm' => '05:30 pm',
'05:35 pm' => '05:35 pm',
'05:40 pm' => '05:40 pm',
'05:45 pm' => '05:45 pm',
'05:50 pm' => '05:50 pm',
'05:55 pm' => '05:55 pm',
'06:00 pm' => '06:00 pm',
'06:05 pm' => '06:05 pm',
'06:10 pm' => '06:10 pm',
'06:15 pm' => '06:15 pm',
'06:20 pm' => '06:20 pm',
'06:25 pm' => '06:25 pm',
'06:30 pm' => '06:30 pm',
'06:35 pm' => '06:35 pm',
'06:40 pm' => '06:40 pm',
'06:45 pm' => '06:45 pm',
'06:50 pm' => '06:50 pm',
'06:55 pm' => '06:55 pm',
'07:00 pm' => '07:00 pm',
'07:05 pm' => '07:05 pm',
'07:10 pm' => '07:10 pm',
'07:15 pm' => '07:15 pm',
'07:20 pm' => '07:20 pm',
'07:25 pm' => '07:25 pm',
'07:30 pm' => '07:30 pm',
'07:35 pm' => '07:35 pm',
'07:40 pm' => '07:40 pm',
'07:45 pm' => '07:45 pm',
'07:50 pm' => '07:50 pm',
'07:55 pm' => '07:55 pm',
'08:00 pm' => '08:00 pm',
'08:05 pm' => '08:05 pm',
'08:10 pm' => '08:10 pm',
'08:15 pm' => '08:15 pm',
'08:20 pm' => '08:20 pm',
'08:25 pm' => '08:25 pm',
'08:30 pm' => '08:30 pm',
'08:35 pm' => '08:35 pm',
'08:40 pm' => '08:40 pm',
'08:45 pm' => '08:45 pm',
'08:50 pm' => '08:50 pm',
'08:55 pm' => '08:55 pm',
'09:00 pm' => '09:00 pm',
'09:05 pm' => '09:05 pm',
'09:10 pm' => '09:10 pm',
'09:15 pm' => '09:15 pm',
'09:20 pm' => '09:20 pm',
'09:25 pm' => '09:25 pm',
'09:30 pm' => '09:30 pm',
'09:35 pm' => '09:35 pm',
'09:40 pm' => '09:40 pm',
'09:45 pm' => '09:45 pm',
'09:50 pm' => '09:50 pm',
'09:55 pm' => '09:55 pm',
'10:00 pm' => '10:00 pm',
'10:05 pm' => '10:05 pm',
'10:10 pm' => '10:10 pm',
'10:15 pm' => '10:15 pm',
'10:20 pm' => '10:20 pm',
'10:25 pm' => '10:25 pm',
'10:30 pm' => '10:30 pm',
'10:35 pm' => '10:35 pm',
'10:40 pm' => '10:40 pm',
'10:45 pm' => '10:45 pm',
'10:50 pm' => '10:50 pm',
'10:55 pm' => '10:55 pm',
'11:00 pm' => '11:00 pm',
'11:05 pm' => '11:05 pm',
'11:10 pm' => '11:10 pm',
'11:15 pm' => '11:15 pm',
'11:20 pm' => '11:20 pm',
'11:25 pm' => '11:25 pm',
'11:30 pm' => '11:30 pm',
'11:35 pm' => '11:35 pm',
'11:40 pm' => '11:40 pm',
'11:45 pm' => '11:45 pm',
'11:50 pm' => '11:50 pm',
'11:55 pm' => '11:55 pm',
)

Option #2

array (
'' => '---',
'00:00' => '00:00',
'00:05' => '00:05',
'00:10' => '00:10',
'00:15' => '00:15',
'00:20' => '00:20',
'00:25' => '00:25',
'00:30' => '00:30',
'00:35' => '00:35',
'00:40' => '00:40',
'00:45' => '00:45',
'00:50' => '00:50',
'00:55' => '00:55',
'01:00' => '01:00',
'01:05' => '01:05',
'01:10' => '01:10',
'01:15' => '01:15',
'01:20' => '01:20',
'01:25' => '01:25',
'01:30' => '01:30',
'01:35' => '01:35',
'01:40' => '01:40',
'01:45' => '01:45',
'01:50' => '01:50',
'01:55' => '01:55',
'02:00' => '02:00',
'02:05' => '02:05',
'02:10' => '02:10',
'02:15' => '02:15',
'02:20' => '02:20',
'02:25' => '02:25',
'02:30' => '02:30',
'02:35' => '02:35',
'02:40' => '02:40',
'02:45' => '02:45',
'02:50' => '02:50',
'02:55' => '02:55',
'03:00' => '03:00',
'03:05' => '03:05',
'03:10' => '03:10',
'03:15' => '03:15',
'03:20' => '03:20',
'03:25' => '03:25',
'03:30' => '03:30',
'03:35' => '03:35',
'03:40' => '03:40',
'03:45' => '03:45',
'03:50' => '03:50',
'03:55' => '03:55',
'04:00' => '04:00',
'04:05' => '04:05',
'04:10' => '04:10',
'04:15' => '04:15',
'04:20' => '04:20',
'04:25' => '04:25',
'04:30' => '04:30',
'04:35' => '04:35',
'04:40' => '04:40',
'04:45' => '04:45',
'04:50' => '04:50',
'04:55' => '04:55',
'05:00' => '05:00',
'05:05' => '05:05',
'05:10' => '05:10',
'05:15' => '05:15',
'05:20' => '05:20',
'05:25' => '05:25',
'05:30' => '05:30',
'05:35' => '05:35',
'05:40' => '05:40',
'05:45' => '05:45',
'05:50' => '05:50',
'05:55' => '05:55',
'06:00' => '06:00',
'06:05' => '06:05',
'06:10' => '06:10',
'06:15' => '06:15',
'06:20' => '06:20',
'06:25' => '06:25',
'06:30' => '06:30',
'06:35' => '06:35',
'06:40' => '06:40',
'06:45' => '06:45',
'06:50' => '06:50',
'06:55' => '06:55',
'07:00' => '07:00',
'07:05' => '07:05',
'07:10' => '07:10',
'07:15' => '07:15',
'07:20' => '07:20',
'07:25' => '07:25',
'07:30' => '07:30',
'07:35' => '07:35',
'07:40' => '07:40',
'07:45' => '07:45',
'07:50' => '07:50',
'07:55' => '07:55',
'08:00' => '08:00',
'08:05' => '08:05',
'08:10' => '08:10',
'08:15' => '08:15',
'08:20' => '08:20',
'08:25' => '08:25',
'08:30' => '08:30',
'08:35' => '08:35',
'08:40' => '08:40',
'08:45' => '08:45',
'08:50' => '08:50',
'08:55' => '08:55',
'09:00' => '09:00',
'09:05' => '09:05',
'09:10' => '09:10',
'09:15' => '09:15',
'09:20' => '09:20',
'09:25' => '09:25',
'09:30' => '09:30',
'09:35' => '09:35',
'09:40' => '09:40',
'09:45' => '09:45',
'09:50' => '09:50',
'09:55' => '09:55',
'10:00' => '10:00',
'10:05' => '10:05',
'10:10' => '10:10',
'10:15' => '10:15',
'10:20' => '10:20',
'10:25' => '10:25',
'10:30' => '10:30',
'10:35' => '10:35',
'10:40' => '10:40',
'10:45' => '10:45',
'10:50' => '10:50',
'10:55' => '10:55',
'11:00' => '11:00',
'11:05' => '11:05',
'11:10' => '11:10',
'11:15' => '11:15',
'11:20' => '11:20',
'11:25' => '11:25',
'11:30' => '11:30',
'11:35' => '11:35',
'11:40' => '11:40',
'11:45' => '11:45',
'11:50' => '11:50',
'11:55' => '11:55',
'12:00' => '12:00',
'12:05' => '12:05',
'12:10' => '12:10',
'12:15' => '12:15',
'12:20' => '12:20',
'12:25' => '12:25',
'12:30' => '12:30',
'12:35' => '12:35',
'12:40' => '12:40',
'12:45' => '12:45',
'12:50' => '12:50',
'12:55' => '12:55',
'13:00' => '13:00',
'13:05' => '13:05',
'13:10' => '13:10',
'13:15' => '13:15',
'13:20' => '13:20',
'13:25' => '13:25',
'13:30' => '13:30',
'13:35' => '13:35',
'13:40' => '13:40',
'13:45' => '13:45',
'13:50' => '13:50',
'13:55' => '13:55',
'14:00' => '14:00',
'14:05' => '14:05',
'14:10' => '14:10',
'14:15' => '14:15',
'14:20' => '14:20',
'14:25' => '14:25',
'14:30' => '14:30',
'14:35' => '14:35',
'14:40' => '14:40',
'14:45' => '14:45',
'14:50' => '14:50',
'14:55' => '14:55',
'15:00' => '15:00',
'15:05' => '15:05',
'15:10' => '15:10',
'15:15' => '15:15',
'15:20' => '15:20',
'15:25' => '15:25',
'15:30' => '15:30',
'15:35' => '15:35',
'15:40' => '15:40',
'15:45' => '15:45',
'15:50' => '15:50',
'15:55' => '15:55',
'16:00' => '16:00',
'16:05' => '16:05',
'16:10' => '16:10',
'16:15' => '16:15',
'16:20' => '16:20',
'16:25' => '16:25',
'16:30' => '16:30',
'16:35' => '16:35',
'16:40' => '16:40',
'16:45' => '16:45',
'16:50' => '16:50',
'16:55' => '16:55',
'17:00' => '17:00',
'17:05' => '17:05',
'17:10' => '17:10',
'17:15' => '17:15',
'17:20' => '17:20',
'17:25' => '17:25',
'17:30' => '17:30',
'17:35' => '17:35',
'17:40' => '17:40',
'17:45' => '17:45',
'17:50' => '17:50',
'17:55' => '17:55',
'18:00' => '18:00',
'18:05' => '18:05',
'18:10' => '18:10',
'18:15' => '18:15',
'18:20' => '18:20',
'18:25' => '18:25',
'18:30' => '18:30',
'18:35' => '18:35',
'18:40' => '18:40',
'18:45' => '18:45',
'18:50' => '18:50',
'18:55' => '18:55',
'19:00' => '19:00',
'19:05' => '19:05',
'19:10' => '19:10',
'19:15' => '19:15',
'19:20' => '19:20',
'19:25' => '19:25',
'19:30' => '19:30',
'19:35' => '19:35',
'19:40' => '19:40',
'19:45' => '19:45',
'19:50' => '19:50',
'19:55' => '19:55',
'20:00' => '20:00',
'20:05' => '20:05',
'20:10' => '20:10',
'20:15' => '20:15',
'20:20' => '20:20',
'20:25' => '20:25',
'20:30' => '20:30',
'20:35' => '20:35',
'20:40' => '20:40',
'20:45' => '20:45',
'20:50' => '20:50',
'20:55' => '20:55',
'21:00' => '21:00',
'21:05' => '21:05',
'21:10' => '21:10',
'21:15' => '21:15',
'21:20' => '21:20',
'21:25' => '21:25',
'21:30' => '21:30',
'21:35' => '21:35',
'21:40' => '21:40',
'21:45' => '21:45',
'21:50' => '21:50',
'21:55' => '21:55',
'22:00' => '22:00',
'22:05' => '22:05',
'22:10' => '22:10',
'22:15' => '22:15',
'22:20' => '22:20',
'22:25' => '22:25',
'22:30' => '22:30',
'22:35' => '22:35',
'22:40' => '22:40',
'22:45' => '22:45',
'22:50' => '22:50',
'22:55' => '22:55',
'23:00' => '23:00',
'23:05' => '23:05',
'23:10' => '23:10',
'23:15' => '23:15',
'23:20' => '23:20',
'23:25' => '23:25',
'23:30' => '23:30',
'23:35' => '23:35',
'23:40' => '23:40',
'23:45' => '23:45',
'23:50' => '23:50',
'23:55' => '23:55',
)

I start setting up my new machine - Sony VAIO and this time it didn't go well the first time.
Keep reading...

I downloaded the latest php (PHP 5.2.9-1 (cli) (built: Mar  5 2009 20:02:28),
mysql (mysql-5.1.32-winx64.msi) and phpmyadmin (phpMyAdmin-3.1.3-english.tar.bz2).

Round #1
When I first logged in I saw a warning at the bottom of the first screen of phpmyadmin

Your PHP MySQL library version 5.0.50a differs from your MySQL server version 5.1.32.
This may cause unpredictable behavior.

Because I was already using the latest php I decided to downgrade MySQL to 5.0.51a

Round #2
http://downloads.mysql.com/archives.php?p=mysql-5.0&v=5.0.51a

Round #2.5
For some strange coinsidence (or maybe because it's Friday 13th :D) the configuration
wizard wouldn't start.

The error was caused by a bad configuration setting in MySQLInstanceConfig.exe.
By the way I have disabled UAC because of the constant prompting is quite
annoying but I still like Windows (This was for my friends who like Mac).

MySQLInstanceConfig.exe Error in manifest or policy file on line 6.
The value "asAdministrator" of attribute "level" in requestedPrivileges" is invalid.

Here is how to fix it by editing the file resource using Resource Hacker program (free).
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=34340

I am not done yet

Round #3
Now the latest phpMyAdmin produced an error:

SHOW PLUGINS

MySQL said: Documentation
#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'PLUGINS' at line 1
Open new phpMyAdmin windowOpen new phpMyAdmin window

It seems this is a caching problem (see http://www.wampserver.com/phorum/read.php?2,46184,46227 )
Restart your browser and try again.

Happy Web Development

Related:

• http://downloads.mysql.com/archives.php?p=mysql-5.0
• http://downloads.mysql.com/archives.php?p=mysql-5.0&v=5.0.51a
• http://friendsofed.infopop.net/4/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=989094322&f=5283032876&m=9081093451http://noteslog.com/post/your-php-mysql-library-version/
• http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=34340
• http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
• http://www.wampserver.com/phorum/read.php?2,46184,46227

If you have some sites that do not rely on a framework you could use this function to generate a simple HTML select.
Note: It won't preselect multiple values.
You could download the code because it usually doesn't look good in wordpress.

//echo getHTMLSelect('dropdown', array(0 => "", 1 => "'test'\"", 2 => "test2"), @$_REQUEST['sel']);

/**
* Returns an HTML dropdown menu.
*
* @param string $name HTML select name
* @param array $values options key value
* @param int $selected_id currently selected ID
* @param string $attr several attributes that will be added in <select ....>
* @return string
*/
function getHTMLSelect($name = 'dropdown', $values = array(), $selected_id = 0, $attr = '') {
$buff = "<select name=\"$name\" $attr>\n";
foreach($values as $k => $v) {
$s = ($selected_id == $k) ? " selected='selected'" : '';
$k = intval($k);
$v = htmlentities($v, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
$buff .= "<option value=\"$k\" $s>$v</option>\n";
}

$buff .= "</select>\n";
return $buff;
}

By a timed effect here I mean do some animation and then redirect the user to a page.
Requirements: jQuery (and Javascript)
Download the file: timed_effect_jquery

Here is how to accomplish that:

Implementation

/*
This function performs some effects on a target_obj and after 2.5 sec redirects to a location defined by ahref_obj
Usage: in shopping carts e.g. when someone adds a product then some animation is perfomed to make the user aware that something is happening.
License: LGPL
Author: Svetoslav Marinov
Site: http://slavi.biz
*/
function my_timed_effect(target_obj, ahref_obj) {
jQuery(target_obj).attr('style', 'font-weight:bold;').fadeOut("slow").fadeIn("slow").show('slow');
setTimeout('document.location="' + ahref_obj.href + '"', 2000);
}

Usage:

<a href="/cart/add/1" onclick="my_timed_effect(jQuery('#my_status_container_id'), this); return false;">Add a product</a> <br />
<a href="http://google.com" onclick="my_timed_effect(jQuery('#my_status_container_id'), this); return false;">Add a product</a> (go to http://google.com after the animation)

This example will perform the animation and then redirect where the link points.

How would you do the same effect ?
Are there any other option(s) ?