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  • Basics about using Subversion

    I just learned the basics of using Subversion (SVN) and would like to share the same with anyone in need. Subversion terminology All the files are stored centrally on a repository on the server running SVN. From that repository anyone can check out a copy of the source code files onto their local computer but…

  • Paypal Indian Users can only withdraw money by cheque from August 1,2010

    Today in the morning, I got an email from Paypal stating that they Indian users will now only be able to withdraw money by Cheque from August 1,2010. Its very disappointing news for Indian Paypal users who used to carry out wireless fund transfer directly to their bank account and now will have to wait…

  • Display posts from another WordPress installation

    Another Addition to my WordPress as CMS series is how you can display posts from another WordPress installation but residing in the same database. I know you would say it can be done by custom SQL queries and then spitting out content in the manner you would like but there is a better technique of…

  • Download Skype directly

    A reader just enquired me how Skype can be downloaded directly on the post Download Yahoo messenger directly. Skype Direct Download Link Here is a direct link of downloading Skype – http://www.filehippo.com/download_skype/download/08a276493ca86f0de93c85b28039e294/ And for future versions, you can go to this page and directly download from there.

  • Show RSS feeds inside WordPress pages through PHP

    Here is an another addition to my WordPress as CMS series, I was working for a client and there was a need that I fetch RSS feeds and then output the items in a certain fashion. I was aware of the wp_rss() function but when I checked it on Codex, I found out that the…

  • WordPress ending support for PHP 4 & MySQL 4

    WordPress needs the following versions of PHP & MySQL to be able to run on web hosting: PHP 4.3 or greater MySQL 4.1.2 or greater But WordPress developers has decided to end support for PHP 4 & MySQL 4 and move on to newer versions of PHP & MySQL in WordPress 3.2 so as to…

  • WordPress dashboard in different language

    I am a freelancer and build sites powered by WordPress, bbPress & BuddyPress. Recently I took work from a client who operates a WordPress installation in a language other than English and it was a productivity killer for me as I wasn’t able to browse it quickly. I searched something and found two plugins which…