Spent far too much time fiddling around with configuration options to get this to work.
In your application.ini file, you will need something that looks like this.
resources.db.adapter = Oracle
resources.db.params.username = myusername
resources.db.params.password = mypassword
resources.db.params.dbname = my.host.name.com:portnumber/mydbinstance
notice that you don’t need a “resources.db.paramas.host” line here. The “mydbinstance” part comes from your tnsnames.ora file…
mydbinstance =
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I’ve just spent a few hours wading through what should otherwise be simple.
First of all, download Zend Server CE you can get it here:
http://www.zend.com/en/products/server-ce/downloads
I chose the PHP 5.3 version.
Start the install, and choose custom install if you want to also install MySQL Server and PhpMyAdmin.
Once the install is complete, you would think that [...]
I’ve finally had a chance to start messing around with the ActionScript 3 Flickr API, as3flickr. One thing I noted right away is that there aren’t too many dead simple examples of how to use the library. Most of the examples out there dive right into authentication, which isn’t a good place for the newbie [...]
When I tag a page using del.icio.us, I always have to click “do not share” if I don’t want the link showing up on facebook and elsewhere. Annoying!
This can be changed.
Open firefox. Type in
about:config
into the address bar. Right click anywhere on the page. From the menu that appears, select New->Interger.
It will ask for a name [...]
So I’ve been wanting, for some time now, to put together a blog, the sole purpose of which is to record my geeky finds from around the internet. Others have saved me countless hours by posting their solutions, I just want to give something back.
My plan here is to not waste a lot of time [...]