CiviCRM Bounce Processing Using SES
Amazon SES bounce process for CiviCRM using IMAP. Redirect your bounce messages to an e-mail address and then use this to process that. Very useful.
Author Archive: Sami K.
Being more like the NSA
The NSA as we learned in 2013 has been watching our every move. They are interested in gathering all this information in one place. And for what? Well in order to identify problems which may be of risk to persons or property. The FBI then will be dispatched to deal with this. Now many people […]
Free Timesnapper Alternative
Timesnapper is a great piece of software. It takes screenshots of your computer while you work and tracks your productivity using those screenshots. Productive Peach is a similar piece of software that does similar things to Timesnapper… It takes screenshots of your computer while you work. It only takes screenshots while you are at your […]
Drupal – chaging the content of $node through hook_node_view
Drupal has hooks, one of then is called hook_node_view which allows you to inject variables into your node templates.
Drupal – Setting multiple flags using hook_flag_flag
Drupal has a great flag module that is able to flag pieces of content. Sometimes you want one flag to be able to set other flags as well. Drupal provides a hook for whenever an item is flagged. This hook can’t easily be used to flag an item beacuse each time you attempt to flag […]
MySQL – Create a database and user with a random password in bash (with PostgreSQL Alternative)
Managing databases from the command line is one of the fastest ways to provision new applications on a Linux server. Instead of logging into the MySQL shell and executing multiple SQL statements manually, you can automate the entire process with a simple Bash script. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a new MySQL database, create […]
Apache2 – How to pass PCI-DSS compliance scan/test on Apache in 2013
Apache 2.2 up to 2.4 need special configuration to be able to pass a PCI-DSS scan. Below is what you need in 2013 to pass a basic PCI-DSS scan on your webserver. Obviously a properly configured SSL certificate helps too. You also need to configure variables in conf.d/security if you are using Debian or Ubuntu.
WordPress – How to setup one child functions.php for multiple themes
If you have multiple child themes and you want to have a common functions.php between all of them, there is a simple way to do that. create the following file /wp-content/themes/common-funcs.php, and paste what you need in it. In the child theme functions.php use:
A strategy for entering the online storage market
Dropbox has been done. Box.net is a good competitor. Going up against them as a me-too competitor is a waste of time and not very likely to succeed. What has not been done however is a hardware box that you host at your office that provides file sharing which then backs up to the internet. […]
Does Open Source matter for clients of hosting services?
In response to this article, I wanted to write a rebuttal. Omega8.cc claims that open sourcing your platform is not something that matters to clients and I respectfully disagree. Omega8.cc open sources their platform, but is giving their competition some room by saying that it’s a myth that open sourcing a platform should matter to […]