Johntron

Python, PHP, Zend, Django, Mobile, and Linux web development guru


Setup remote debugging in PhpStorm 6

April 26th, 2013

How to setup remote PHP debugging with Xdebug in JetBrains PhpStorm 6

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Convert Ubuntu 12 Server to RAID1

January 6th, 2013

I’ve begun my most ambitious sysop project to date. I’m going to try to convert my (currently live) Ubuntu 12.04 Server machine’s filesystem into a RAID1 array. To be more specific, I’m going to: Create a bootable LVM volume on top of a single-drive (degraded) software-RAID1 array Migrate my existing files to the new volume [...]

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Effective Graph Layout

October 20th, 2012

I found this while writing some D3: Seeing Complexity – Hierarchical Edge Bundles – a really great read on the graph drawing problem and various approaches. This is a really great read for anyone trying to figure out the best way to draw a particular graph.

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Better logging with Loggly and Symfony 2

July 2nd, 2012

If you’re using the WhitewashingLogglyBundle to send your Symfony 2 project’s log messages to Loggly, you’re probably wishing the messages on Loggly were a little more informative. Just add this to your services.yml: monolog.processor.introspection: class: Monolog\Processor\IntrospectionProcessor tags: – { name: monolog.processor } monolog.processor.web: class: Monolog\Processor\WebProcessor tags: – { name: monolog.processor }

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DELL Design Library

June 25th, 2012

DELL’s Design Library is a boon to UI developers – lots of great stuff! I learned about it at this year’s Big Design Conference in a discussion led by Jonathan Atkins, Jim Machajewski, Bill Harrison, and Ashley Eaton.

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