twitter rest api PHP

Web APIs by Example, Part I: Twitter • Evan Sims

Use php to post updates to the twitter API. Super easy, super fun.

phpTinyURL for WordPress articles

Creating a “GoTo” URL For Your WordPress-Powered Site

Create a folder w/ a short name and send post ID to it:
http://www.showbizradio.net/goto/2133

For HTACCESS:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ([0-9]+) /index.php?p=$1 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule (.*) / [R=301,L]


I had to do 2 redirects, one htaccess, one php header redirect to use our SEO-friendly slug url.

replace spaces with plus signs php

Use PHP to replace spaces with plus symbol in a string?


$myString = "1234 Example Street";
$newStr = str_replace( " ", "+", $myString );
echo( $newStr );


how to force browser to download new stylesheet

Stefan Hayden » CSS Caching Hack

http://www.stefanhayden.com/style.css?version=1

"What does ?version=1 mean? This is what a URL looks like if it’s passing a GET variable from one page to the next. To the browser it means the page is dynamic and it needs to get a new version because code may have changed. The browser has no way of knowing if the CSS file is actually dynamic or not.The trick is to change the number each time you update the CSS file to make sure the browser always downloads the new code."

adjust aquarium pH naturally - also funny aquarium gift

Hilarious office set fishtank for a beta.

Monitoring my fishtank's pH, appears to be a little high (in the high 7's, low 8's). Found that this isn't really a serious concern for my Zebra Danios (pH 6 to 8).

Found tons of information about fish including pH levels while searching for "how to lower aquarium ph level."

Another great fish tank option, killing two birds with one stone, the "Bird Fish Tank":


And the phone fish tank:

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots [11/23/2008] at StubHub!

Miami Dolphins vs New England Patriots [11/23/2008] at StubHub!

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publish poll on homepage joomla

Got a hint here:
Polls not publishing

1) write your poll (Components > Polls)
2) publish it
3) go to Extensions > Module Manager
4) click on Polls in the list
5) on the right, select from the drop-down list the poll you want to display
6) apply & save