So there you are, admiring your hard work. Your pixel precise, artfully crafted design with it’s clever use of 24bit alpha-transparent PNG images to create the perfect effect you wanted. Bravo! Well, that is until you look at it in IE6. So you hack the CSS or add special Javascripts to force things to playing nice. How about this? Instead of using one of the many Javascript or CSS... continue »
Everyone wants to display friendly error pages for visitors to thier website. This is easy to do using a variety of methods, but are the common methods always the best decision? There are an abundance of pages that discuss how to make custom 404 error pages. While this practice is an excellent way to help direct misguided visitors to the correct area of your website, it can have some... continue »
The more traffic your Website gets, the more important efficient handling of that traffic becomes. First you want to be sure that your visitors get a fast response, but you also want to make sure that bogus traffic doesn't suck all your bandwidth. Here is a simple way to keep bogus traffic off your Website. Bogus Traffic? O yea... those pesky offline browsers (or site stealers, who... continue »
Using classic FIR or similar Image replacement techniques is fabulous except that IE doesn't follow the rules on image caching and CSS. Here's how to configure your server to force IE to behave.Thanks to Dean Edwards and Ryan Carver for figuring this out. It took me a while to find the two pages linked above so I've included this here for fast reference. Here's a lightweight overview: ... continue »
Even a seasoned developer can forget the standard response codes for the Apache Server. This list will refresh your memory. If you are looking to customize your 404 pages check this out Successful Client Requests: 200 OK 201 Created 202 Accepted 203 Non-Authorative Information 204 No Content 205 Reset Content 206 Partial Content Client Request Redirected:... continue »
It's always a good idea to have all the traffic for your site go to www.yourdomain.com. Through the magic of Apache mod_rewrite, you can keep your URLs clean and tidy. Often times people will just type your domain name (i.e. "yourdomain.com") into their browser to get to your website. This can cause some interesting and undesired issues, especially if you plan to do any detailed log... continue »
J Cornelius is a software developer, Web developer, and Formula 1 fan in Atlanta GA. He has a strange affinity for odd numbers, european sports cars, thoughtful analogies, and is hopelessly addicted to chips & salsa. Read more