เพิ่ม virtual path ให้กับ apache

ตัวอย่างการสร้าง
path ย่อย ที่ไม่ได้อยู่ใน Apache folder
กรณีนี้ใช้ C:\AppServ\www
ถ้าต้องการให้อยู่นอก www แก้ไขโดยเพิ่ม
ท้ายไฟล์ C:\AppServ\apache2.2\conf\httpd.conf

ตัวอย่าง path ที่เก็บข้อมูลคือ

Alias /doc1/www "C:/doc1/www"
<directory "C:/doc1/www">

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
       AllowOverride All
       Order allow,deny
       Allow from all
</directory>

จะเปิดดูข้อมูลได้ที่ http://127.0.0.1/doc1/www/ ที่เครื่องของตัวเอง 
โดยถ้าไม่มี index.html
จะแสดง เป็น List รายการไฟล์ให้

How to Change Database Collation to UTF-8

How to Change Database Collation to UTF-8

In some web hosting, They use Cpanel and Fantastico installer. It will automatic install your website and database. So You can not set your database collation by yourseft.

 

Cpanel Interface

Bad luck, Some web hosting set the default database collation to Latin Swedish. But if you wanna do Thai, Chinese, Korean Website. You need to set the collation of database to UTF-8.

How to change this!!!!

If the database is not UTF-8, The display of your language will not display correctly.

As you can see in this picture.

Don't worry there's a way :)


For changing the collation of database, You can manually do it in notepad or dreamweaver.
But it's not very easy to do. So I will explain you the easiest way:

Step 1. You have to download Tool from Phoca for Changing Collation (Click here to Download). It's very great.

Step 2. After finish downloading, Right click and extract the file to your PC. (If you have WinZip, orWinRAR, etc.)



Step 3. You will see the folder name tool_phoca_changing_collation.... (Tooooo long name). Rename the folder to collation.

Rename the folder name to collation

Step 5. Uploading the folder to the root of your website.




Step 6. Okay, It's almost finish... Open your web browser and enter this URL: (Yourdomainname/collation/index.php)




Step 7. You will see this screen appear.



Step 8. Enter the field and click Submit

• Database Host: Enter your host name
• Database User: Enter your username for connecting to database
• Database Password: Enter your password
• Database Name: Enter your database name
• Database Collation: utf8_general_ci

Step 9. Finish!!! Now the database change to UTF-8, Check your website and see the language display!





Thanks, Phoca Team Developer for this great stuff!!! :)

How to Enlarge Jcomments Avatar

Jcomments is one of the best joomla comments system.

Many great features:
-Multi Language
-Simple to use
-Support Smilies
-Custom BBCode
-Import comments from others components
-etc.

You can try it here:
Demo JComments

Download JComments here:
Download JComments

This component is working almost perfectly. But the default JComments' Avatar is too small (just 32x32 px)

See how small it is

If you want to enlarge it, Just follow my step here:



Step 1: Open the file style.css
(/components/com_jcomments/tpl/default/style.css)

Step 2: Looking for this line:

/* Avatar */
#comments .comment-avatar img {width: 32px}

Step 3: Change 32px to the size you want: (I prefer 48px)

/* Avatar */
#comments .comment-avatar img {width: 48px}

Finish: Save the file style.css, upload it back to its location, open your page and see the results!!

Now, JComments' Avatar is 48x48 px

How to Display Avatar in JComments

If you make the website with Joomla and you wanna have the comments in an article...

I recommend you to use JComments.

But if some of you have ever used JComments but you still don't know why the Avatar is not showing?...

Don't worry, this article will show you how to do it!



Step 1: If you don't have JComments, Install JComments first. Click here to download JComments

Step 2: And You have to Install this plugin too. JComments Avatars available here


Step 3: After you finish install JComments and Plugin JComments Avatars. Then you have to set some parameters.

Go to Admin Page =>Extensions=>Plugin Manager and looking for JComment Avatars

-Details - Enable Choose Yes



-Parameters - Avatar Source You can choose any of them (depend on you)



Step 4: Go to JComments Settings=> at the tab Permissions

- User Groups here you can choose which user level can see the avatars

- And if you want them to see the avatars , just tick Show Gravatar





Done!!!

How to Remove Community Builder Button on User Profile Page

If you use community builder extension on your joomla or mambo site. There is a community builder button on user profile page which link to community builder's team credits page. This button you can't remove it in its configuration. This article will show you how to remove it!

This picture Show you where is the community builder button

Step 1. Go to Admin page=> Component=>Community Builder=>Tab Management




Step 2. On Tab Management, Click on Menu





Step 3. You will see the parameters setting on your right hand. In the field first menu name:
_UE_MENU_CB just leave it blank. (see the picture below)



Finish. Just click save and then finish. You can check out on the user profile page. There is no Community Builder button now!!

No Community Builder button now!

Convert em,px,pt and % in css

Thanks to this site: http://reeddesign.co.uk/test/points-pixels.html

Conversion from Points to Pixels (and Ems and %)
Here’s a chart that converts points to pixels (and ems and %). It’s an approximation, which will depend on font, browser and OS, but it’s a good starting point.

Points	Pixels	Ems	Percent
6pt	8px	0.5em	50%
7pt	9px	0.55em	55%
7.5pt	10px	0.625em	62.5%
8pt	11px	0.7em	70%
9pt	12px	0.75em	75%
10pt	13px	0.8em	80%
10.5pt	14px	0.875em	87.5%
11pt	15px	0.95em	95%
12pt	16px	1em	100%
13pt	17px	1.05em	105%
13.5pt	18px	1.125em	112.5%
14pt	19px	1.2em	120%
14.5pt	20px	1.25em	125%
15pt	21px	1.3em	130%
16pt	22px	1.4em	140%
17pt	23px	1.45em	145%
18pt	24px	1.5em	150%
20pt	26px	1.6em	160%
22pt	29px	1.8em	180%
24pt	32px	2em	200%
26pt	35px	2.2em	220%
27pt	36px	2.25em	225%
28pt	37px	2.3em	230%
29pt	38px	2.35em	235%
30pt	40px	2.45em	245%
32pt	42px	2.55em	255%
34pt	45px	2.75em	275%
36pt	48px	3em	300%