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I'm Sean.

I write about #software, #SaaS, #consulting and #mobile app development

I code in #Python, #PHP, #Swift, #Ruby, #ReactJS and #Postgres


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Mod_Python and Web.py on Ubuntu
Download First install mod_python for Apache and then restart/reload the server. apt-get install libapache2-mod-python /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload apache2ctl restart Next grab the web.py framework from webpy.org. You can grab the tar or use easy_in...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
NO Table Cell Spacing Please
Remove cell padding on a table you add the cellspacing attribute and set it to "0". Is there a better way to do this with straight up CSS? Nothing seems to work... <table id='my-favorite-table' cellspacing="0" > ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Extension for Encoding and Decoding Strings in Base64 in Swift
Here is an extension to base 64 encode and decode strings in Swift (3) extension String { func fromBase64() -> String? { guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: self) else { return nil } return String(data: data, encoding: ....
Written by Sean Behan on 05/02/2018
How to Log and Query SQL Queries Hitting Your Database with MySQL
Here is some code just in case you want to look at and query the queries hitting your MySQL database. Enter this from the mysql client console. mysql> SET GLOBAL log_output = 'TABLE' mysql> SET GLOBAL general_log = 'ON'; mysql> select event_ti...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/17/2018
Generate a Gravatar URL with Ruby
To get a Gravatar you need to hash an email address with the MD5 algorithm. MD5 is a part of the Ruby standard library. Rails loads it by default, but otherwise you will have to require it yourself. This is a simple implementation. Gravatar su...
Written by Sean Behan on 04/11/2014