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sime / delete_cookie.js

Created July 15, 2011 02:49

Delete a cookie with JS

	/*
	* Delete specific cookie with Javascript
	*
	* Sometimes cookies are causing problems, and customers can't log in.
	* So direct them to a cookie clearing page. Easier then guiding them
	* to the browsers cookie menu.
	*/

	var name = 'COOKIEMONSTER';
	document.cookie = name + "=;expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT";

sime / schema.php

Created February 26, 2012 15:01

Possible example of using the CakePHP Schema callback `after` to insert content in the database

	<?php
	// Possible example of using the CakePHP Schema callback `after`
	// to insert content in the database.
	// Inspiration: https://github.com/majna/schema
	// Copy schema.php to app/Config/Schema
	// Run: ./Console/cake schema create

	App::uses('ClassRegistry', 'Utility');
	class AppSchema extends CakeSchema {

sime / database.php.pagoda

Created March 22, 2012 04:07

Pagoda Boxfile for CakePHP

	<?php
	// Source: http://help.pagodabox.com/customer/portal/articles/174049-cakephp#setting-global-server-variables-in-database-php
	define("DB_HOST", $_SERVER['DB1_HOST']);
	define("DB_NAME", $_SERVER['DB1_NAME']);
	define("DB_USER", $_SERVER['DB1_USER']);
	define("DB_PASS", $_SERVER['DB1_PASS']);
	define("DB_PORT", $_SERVER['DB1_PORT']);

	class DATABASE_CONFIG {

sime / AppController.php

Created August 27, 2012 21:58

Basic Auth in CakePHP on json request

	class AppController extends Controller
	{

	public $components = array(
	'RequestHandler',
	'Auth',
	);

	public function beforeFilter() {
	$this->__setupAuth();

sime / paradigm_startups.txt

Created October 17, 2012 03:26

Paradigm for Startups

	Ideas are worthless without execution
	Execution is worthless without traction
	Traction is worthless without revenue
	Revenue is worthless without profit

sime / canidothisbetter.rb

Created October 24, 2012 10:01

Am I this this in a nicer way?

	if employee_skills.has_key?(skill_name) then
	employee_skills[skill_name] += 1
	else
	employee_skills[skill_name] = 1
	end

sime / gist:4490017

Created January 9, 2013 02:23

Build native MySQL gem extension when using MacPorts

$ sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" gem install mysql2 -- --with-mysql-config=/opt/local/lib/mysql55/bin/mysql_config

sime / core.php

Last active December 12, 2015 08:39

When running CakePHP on Heroku, by default you'll see file permission errors. The Heroku filesystem is read-only, but '/tmp' and '/log' are writable. To remove the errors update Config::config() in core.php

	<?php
	// Heroku Read-only Filesystem https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/read-only-filesystem

	/**
	* Configure the cache used for general framework caching. Path information,
	* object listings, and translation cache files are stored with this configuration.
	*/
	Cache::config('_cake_core_', array(
	'engine' => $engine,
	'prefix' => $prefix . 'cake_core_',

sime / gist:5079460

Last active December 14, 2015 11:28

Activemerchant requires older version of builder, which conflicts which activemodel?

	$ ruby main.rb
	/opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:1637:in `raise_if_conflicts': Unable to activate activemodel-3.2.12, because builder-3.2.0 conflicts with builder (~> 3.0.0) (Gem::LoadError)
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:746:in `activate'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:780:in `block in activate_dependencies'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:766:in `each'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:766:in `activate_dependencies'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/specification.rb:750:in `activate'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:51:in `block in require'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:50:in `each'
	from /opt/local/lib/ruby1.9/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:50:in `require'

sime / migration.php

Created April 19, 2013 10:26

Migrating from string to integer primary keys in CakePHP

	<?php
	App::uses('AppShell', 'Console/Command');
	class UserIdFromVarcharToInt extends CakeMigration {

	public $description = '';

	public $migration = array(
	'up' => array(
	'alter_field' => array(
	'users' => array(

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