SeeIT Consult http://www.seeit.org Web Programming & IT Consultancy Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:34:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Tina MVC 0.4.9 http://www.seeit.org/2011/10/23/tina-mvc-0-4-9/ http://www.seeit.org/2011/10/23/tina-mvc-0-4-9/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:56:23 +0000 fcrossen http://www.seeit.org/?p=729 Tina MVC for WordPress logo

Tina MVC version 0.4.9 is available from the WordPress plugin repository (see the Tina MVC for WordPress page). No news is, well, no news, but behind the scenes Tina MVC has been used in quite a few projects. The core code is now pretty mature and well tested.

Changes since 0.4.3 (when I last posted news)

  • Lots of small bug fixes (and some bigger ones)
  • New functions to help debugging code
  • New functions to manage view data more effectively
  • New functionality for WordPress Multisite – you can now have different app folders for each site
  • Two new helpers: a Pagination Helper (for creating a sortable, paged table of results from SQL) and a HTML Table Helper
  • Sample files to illustrate new functionality

The Tina MVC on-line documentation has also been updated.

Coming Soon

These are features that have been used commercially and will be ported back to the GPL version.

  • Image manipulation libraries for resizing, watermarking, etc.
  • Libraries for Paypal’s Express Checkout NVP API and for Google Checkout
  • A shopping cart helper

 

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frans-tracks.crossen.org

A site to support my amateur recording hobby.

Following the end of the Left, Right & Centre residency at Frank Ryans Bar, I needed somewhere to put recordings that are not recorded there.

It is based on a free WordPress theme with customisations to support newer features like post thumbnails.

]]> http://www.seeit.org/2011/05/25/frans-tracks/feed/ 2 Forcing Linux To Shutdown Or Reboot http://www.seeit.org/2011/05/25/forcing-linux-to-shutdown-or-reboot/ http://www.seeit.org/2011/05/25/forcing-linux-to-shutdown-or-reboot/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 10:35:39 +0000 admin http://www.seeit.org/2011/05/25/forcing-linux-to-shutdown-or-reboot/ shutdown -r NOW
halt
reboot

not working for you?
To force a shutdown:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
echo b > /proc/sysrq-trigger

And for a reboot:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
echo o > /proc/sysrq-trigger

Thanks to Nasser Heidari for the tip.

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We did the website originally, but lately we have been recording the gigs using a rather nifty Zoom H1 recorder. With the permission of the musicians, the live recordings are available for free (under a Creative Commons license – free for any non-commercial use) in a new download area on the Frank Ryan’s web site.

Sometimes it just doesn’t feel like work – this was a real pleasure!

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Tina MVC for WordPress logoTina MVC version 0.4.2 0.4.3 is available from the WordPress plugin repository (see the Tina MVC for WordPress page).

Main addition is the ‘GMAP_LOCATION’ field type in the forms helper class, but there is also a security fix.

Changes since 0.4:

  • Enhancement: Added various MySQL date, time and datetime formatting functions
  • Bug Fix: Password was not being verified properly on the user change email form
  • Enhancement: Form helper gets a ‘GMAP_LOCATION’ field input type
  • Enhancement: Form helper only loads reCaptcha libs if you define a reCaptcha field

Next from Tina MVC  non-GPL:

  • Image manipulation libraries for resizing, watermarking, etc.
  • Paypal libraries for the Express Checkout NVP API

If you are interested in these features now, then feel free to drop me a line.

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Download Francis Crossen – DSE Presentation.zip.

If you have any questions or comments, use the form below and I will reply here.

Thanks for coming!

Francis.

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This is a major update. Since the last stable version numerous fixes and enhancements have been backported from the non-GPL version.

Changes since 0.3.2:

  • Bug fix: In tina_mvc_app_settings.php – setting the parent page for a Tina front end controller page was not working.
  • Bug fix: Various fixes ported from Tina MVC non-GPL version.
  • Bug fix: tina_mvc_functions.php – tina_mvc_get_GetPost() function.
  • Enhancement: Better form helper sample app.
  • Enhancement: HTML comments output before and after each parsed view file. Makes it easier for your designer to find a template.
  • Change: $tina_mvc_disable_wpautop setting is enabled by default (stops WordPress screwing with your HTML by inserting <br> and <p> tags).
  • Bug fix: Various small (and some not so small) bugs in the form helper.
  • Bug fix: in tina_mvc_get_GetPost().
  • Enhancement: A new test from to demonstrate all form helper functionality.
  • Bug fix: In certain cases, the form helper was not returning the correct variables after form was submitted.
  • Enhancement: Make it easier to change the name of the plugin folder name.
  • Enhancement: New app settings option: disable wpautop() for Tina MVC pages.
  • Enhancement: The form helper can manage file uploads now.
  • Enhancement: added a form_errors() method to the form helper class.

Coming soon from Tina MVC  non-GPL:

  • The form helper gets a Google Map field type. This allows your users to enter longitude and latitude coordinates by zooming into a Google Map and clicking on a point.
  • Image manipulation libraries for resizing, watermarking, etc.
  • Paypal libraries for the Express Checkout NVP API

If you are interested in these features now, then feel free to drop me a line.

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I have dealt with 3 VPS providers in the past year and this post goes through some of my [...]

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All VPS hosting has been migrated to a new provider (who answer their support lines!).

If you are using our VPS hosting and have any difficulties with your web site please call immediately. I apologise for the downtime (up to 3 hours for some of you).

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This release includes numerous changes and enhancements:

  • Complete reorganisation of core files
  • Rewrite of core page controllers and views
  • the form helper is not autoloaded any more. Use tina_mvc_include_helper(‘tina_mvc_form_helper’) first
  • new function tina_mvc_call_page_controller() for use in your apps or theme template files
  • can use custom folder locations for page controllers `tina_mvc_call_page_controller()` and views `tina_mvc_base_page_class->load_view()` to separate core code from your own apps
  • tina_mvc_user_has_role() and tina_mvc_user_has_capability() accept comma seperated list or arrays
  • Added app_bootstrap feature – allows you to enqueue styles and scripts before page output begins when using widgets or shortcodes
  • Added app_init_bootstrap feature – allows you to run code (e.g. to register a custom post) at the init action hook
  • Changed how shortcodes are run – now we go before wp_texturizer()
  • The contents of a non self-enclosing shortcode are available to the page controller now
  • Added ‘app_install_remove’ to allow running arbitrary code on plugin install/remove. See tina_mvc_admin_install()/tina_mvc_admin_remove() in tina_mvc_admin_functions.php
  • Added a basic framework for unit tests (unfinished)
  • Removed the phpDocumentor tutorials folder.
  • Bug fix: tina_mvc_form_helper_class->validate_as_REGEXP() was broken
  • Fixed a possible XSS attack vector

There is also a new tutorial on using the custom code application hooks. These allow you to run arbitrary code at the ‘init’, ‘the_posts’ and when Tina MVC is activated or removed.

Read all about it on the Tina MVC for WordPress page.

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