The original goal of being able to run PHP on top of Tomcat was to allow simple development of PHP based applications like WordPress and/or bbPress. To get these working I needed a database. The wildly popular mySQL database has a nice installer for OS X. Mine installed to /usr/local. I did the install ages …
Category Archives: Java
PHP-on-Tomcat
I am generally a Java programmer (if my day-job is to be believed) and hacking my way through Apache configuration isnt my idea of a fun evening. For some odd reason my trusty old black MacBook hasnt had the best of times when I try to enable “web sharing” and then try executing PHP scripts …
WIDTW
(What I Did This Weekend) There’s a saying “While the cat’s away, the mice will play” and I suppose that applied to this past weekend. While Alison was away at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival I decided to “get my geek on” and attend the St Louis Code Camp. A couple of weeks ago …
Ohh, Shiny!
I have always had a strong interest in creating computer graphics. There are a couple of approaches to image generation. One approach is to create software that puts artist tools at the disposal of user, and relies on the artistic talents of the user to create a picture. The other approach applies mathematical modeling to …