How to Parse Query Strings in PHP
Here is a quick snippet for parsing query strings in PHP. You can use the `parse_url` and `parse_str` methods. `parse_str` will create a variable for you populated with results.
$url = "http://www.seanbehan.com/path/?param=key";
parse_str(parse_url...
Written by Sean Behan on 12/04/2017
My First Data Visualization McCain V. Obama Election Results
Here is my first data visualization. I used the Processing programming language and an SVG map of the United States.
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Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Install Sphinx on Ubuntu
It's a pretty straightforward process. Download the source and compile it. There isn't a package for it so here are the commands.
wget http://sphinxsearch.com/downloads/sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz
tar xzvf sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz
cd sphinx-0.9.8.1/
./configure...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Add User Directories to Apache2 Web Server
You can either link up the modules yourself like this:
ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.conf
ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/userdir.load
Or you can use the Apach...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Ruby Reload! Method in Non Rails IRB Sessions
I love the Rails reload! function when in the console. I need it in Irb. To get it back this is what I did. If you don't already have an .irbrc file in your home directory, just create it.
vim ~/.irbrc
or textmate if you prefer
mate ~/.irbrc
Add this...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
