web notes - a blog

If you don't have web stats running on your server, but you'd like to see who is visiting the pages, the following lines can be used. cut -f1 -d' ' /etc/httpd/logs/access_log* | sort | uniq host IPADDR The first line extracts the requesting I… more »

Notes on using a dojo/RIA web interface to launch background (server-side) scripts. File uploads can run under FF and IE with dojo.io.iframe.send, and it is a nice interface. There is another post on this blog, with sample code. Synchronizing back… more »

AJAX and RIA's are rapidly redefining web interfaces, but they can be expensive and complex to implement. A key consideration is to keep server side logic on the server. Background scripts should be written to require little to no user interaction, a… more »

The following is a very simple script that can be used as a framework to monitor the execution of a script. Comments are used for explanation. <?php /* Ensure the viewer has logged in. */ session_start(); if (!isset($_SESSION['bLogged_in']))… more »

Apache's mod_autoindex allows you to present polished directory listings with very little effort. Key points: There are many options. Read the page carefully and test out the different options to find what you like best. HTMLTable is excellent… more »