Yorick Terweijden terwey

Newscoop 4.2 - a Simple Plugin

Just like you I am extremely excited about the release of [Newscoop 4.2] and the new [Symfony Bundles] plugin system. In the following few steps I will demonstrate to you how to get started creating a super simple Plugin for [Newscoop 4.2].

Prerequisites

Motivation (we won't get anywhere if you don't have this!)
Your favourite code editor
Git client
(S)FTP Client for connecting to your server
Some knowledge of how to use the Terminal

PHP 5.4 woes on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid

So I was having an issue on a VPS I rent that it was on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. They seem to have a different idea of what LTS means then what seems reasonable. Having your packages available for 5 years isn't something I'm waiting for, I can also still get Debian Buzz with no issues so that's not an argument. What I want is -support- for -updates- on an -existing- platform. Luckily, I don't have to travel far to the Ubuntu team to slap some sense in them because luckily people run their own PPA's that do compile software for existing OS installs.

However, I kept running into an issue that most posts and gists kept referring to PPA's that no longer supported Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid by now... Found a few PPA's but they named their packages like php54 and libapache2-mod-php54 which causes Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid with Plesk installed to throw you a giant headache cause it wants to remove Plesk specific packages (cause it's only compatible with libapache2-mod-php5 and php5)

Getting to i

Setup

apt-get install msmtp

vim /etc/msmtprc

defaults
port 587
tls on
tls_trust_file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

	# mysql -u YOURUSER -p
	mysql> SET GLOBAL innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 0;

	# add this to your /etc/mysql/my.cnf
	# innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit = 0;
	# to make this permanent

	Index: www/lib/releases.php
	===================================================================
	1492c1492
	< if (preg_match("/\*$/i", $regexrow["groupname"]))
	---
	> if ('' == substr($regexrow["groupname"], -1)) // twisted // if (preg_match("/\$/i", $regexrow["groupname"]))
	1603a1604
	>
	1905a1907
	> /*

	Spicy Pretzel Pieces

	Pretzels:
	1 pack of fresh 'Brezeln', any brand will do.

	Marinade:
	240ml oil (I used sunflower)
	1-2 teaspoons of Cayenne Pepper
	2-3 dining spoons 'Kühne Schäfer Feuerig-Scharfe Chilisauce mit Habanero Chili'
	1 envelope 'Knorr Salat Krönung Cremig "American"'

	/*
	This method sets the Description of a Location
	@todo add fail callbock method and throw exception as notification
	*/
	$(document).ready(function() {
	$("a[data-role=updateLocationDescription]").click(function() {

	var reference = $(this);
	var form = $('form#update-location-description-form');
	var anchorData = jQuery.parseJSON($(this).attr('data-json'));

	// So ImageMagic is pretty cool, -but- it can sometimes consider a TIFF
	// to be "metadata" that should be part of your thumbnailed JPG.

	$Thumb = new \Imagick();
	$Thumb->setResolution(72,72); // set the DPI of $Thumb to 72dpi, it's the WEB!
	$data = file_get_contents('/data/some_image.jpg'); // secretly a TIFF pretending to be a JPG
	// else make $data be something that came from curl_exec
	$Thumb->readImageBlob($data);
	$Thumb->setCompressionQuality(80); // you know, why have a 100compression quality thumbnail?
	$Thumb->resampleImage(72,72,imagick::FILTER_UNDEFINED,1); // VERY IMPORTANT, without this it'll just "set" the DPI

	<?php

	$helpopts = array(
	'host:' => 'Host/IP of the Elasticsearch node that runs the REST API',
	'port::' => '(optional) Port for the Elasticsearch node',
	'node:' => 'Node name for the Elasticsearch Indice',
	'pretend' => 'Show sample of the to be dispatched POST Data',
	'help' => 'Shows the available options'
	);

	# Xorg.conf config for dummy video driver
	# For usage with for example TeamViewer on a machine without a monitor attached
	# and you wanted more then just 1024x768 ;)
	#
	# Use at own risk, loosly based on info scattered around but these links really helped
	# http://arachnoid.com/modelines/ for the modelines (lot of trial and error to figure out which worked over Teamviewer and Xorg)
	# https://www.xpra.org/xorg.conf sample config from xpra who seems to use the dummy driver a lot (thanks guys!)

	Section "Device"
	Identifier "dummy_videocard"