http://www.brainfault.com Just another blog Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:29:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To connect to a MySQL database from Django or a python script you have to install MySQLdb. The installation of the package on MacOSX is not straightforward, so here is a small howto. Download and unpack the MySQLdb package Edit the setup-posix.py file, and change the line below: mysql_config.path = "mysql_config" to mysql_config.path = ... http://www.brainfault.com/2008/04/18/install-python-mysql-mysqldb-on-mac-osx/ I'm releasing a new version of the plugin. This release is stable enough and fix a major bug dealing with scrollbar in IE but another major bug popup this time with safari, the list just doesn’t appear when you click on the replaced select box, I tried the latest Webkit ... http://www.brainfault.com/2008/04/05/selectbox-replacement-plugin-update/ If you're trying to import an sql file using symfony propel-insert-sql and you get this error : ERROR 1005 (HY000): Can't create table 'Table.frm' (errno: 150) check this command output it's really helpful : mysql>SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS; it will give you the detailed explanation about the most recent innoDB foreign key error. If you ... http://www.brainfault.com/2008/02/15/mysql-error-1005-hy000-cant-create-table-tablefrm-errno-150/ I've just released a new version of Selectbox replacement plugin which fix the highlight issue and added escape keyboard binding. A new css class has been created for the selected element - previously I was using the hoverClass - so now we have 2 options hoverClass and selectedClass. Example You can view ... http://www.brainfault.com/2008/02/10/new-release-of-jquery-selectbox-replacement/ Gedit snippets plugins allow smart code completion ala Textmate. Here is how to configure gedit to enable this feature : 1/ Download this file it contains symfony smart completion code 2/ Click "Edit" > "Preferences" and then select the plugins tab, scroll down unitl you found "Snippets", Check it 3/ Go ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/12/15/textmate-for-linux-with-gedit/ A quick note to let you know that I've released a new version of the jquery selectbox replacement plugin, this is mainly a bug fix release. I would like to thank 'pawel maziarz' for his contribution. I've received a request to make a license modification and I did :) , so ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/12/12/selectbox-replacement-version-04-released/ This is an unobtrusive jQuery plugin that allows you to replace the HTML select box with a styled dropdown menu. Why ? As most of us, I hate IE6 but I have to deal with it. At work, our users use exclusively IE6 so you can imagine the nightmare! I ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/07/23/select-box-replacement/ The long awaited feature has been added to the PHP repository yesterday using the Dimitry Stogov’s implementation. Define a namespace : namespace Zend::DB; class Connection { //code } function connect() { //code } You can import namespaces or class name like this: require 'Zend/Db/Connection.php'; import Zend::DB; import Zend::DB::Connection as DbConnection; $x = new Zend::DB::Connection(); $y ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/07/14/php-get-namespaces/ After 4 long years, Oracle will launch their new version "Oracle 11g" tomorrow (July 11) with a live stream from New York. This version will contain no less than 482 new features (more details) seen in the beta version revealed 9 months ago like data compression, Speed boost, the ability to ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/07/10/oracle-11g-live-stream-launch/ a little while ago, a friend wrote the pin plugin based on prototype and since that time I decided to move to jquery so I decided to update it. About The goal of this plugin is just to remember field's values when needed by the user. Why ? Imagine that you have a (big) ... http://www.brainfault.com/2007/07/07/pin-plugin-reloaded/