Category Archives: Tech
Install MediaWiki wiki system + WYSIWYG
Today, I setup the MediaWiki wiki system for HomeNet. Just follow the directions on their website. Also try this page if you want to integrate the FCKEditor WYSIWYG editor when editign wikis (alternative to learning the difficult wiki markup). Notes … Continue reading
Apache startup failure tip
My web server was down today. Apparently, the server’s power cord came loose and so it shut down after a couple of hours. After booting it up, I started Apache but it failed. It didn’t display a reason, the process … Continue reading
An easier alternative to your own SMTP server
I tried setting up an SMTP server today so that I could send emails directly from my web server using PHP’s mail() function. I tried the free Mercury SMTP server and a couple others and spent a few hours setting … Continue reading
Setup Subversion (SVN) and Trac the easy way
Having used the Subversion version control system in my team programming projects at Berkeley and noticing my friends use it for their own single-developer projects, I finally decided that I too should start using it personally. And having it be … Continue reading