I’ve been working with a couple of command line tasks over the last couple of days using PDO MySQL connections and ran across a problem where PHP on the command line could not connect to MySQL’s default socket. It’s a busy discussion on Google and there seem to be a lot of garbled listings when you google this so here’s my 2 quid.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks and a little neglect has crept in, so with that in mind here’s a little sneak peak into some up and coming work. HTML/CSS Builds, WordPress Templates, WordPress Plugins and Magento Themes have been this months work, all being well some full features should be up within the next couple of weeks.
With the entrance of WordPress 3 to the scene I’v noticed that the requirements for each build are growing, and the difference between a plugin and a theme has narrowed massively. What is expected of a template build with the introduction of custom post types and the supporting elements, is now way within what would have previously been considered possible only through a bespoke plugin. It will be interesting with the next couple of projects that come through to see how far good old WP can stretch…
I’ve been working on a site that requires a random banner to be selected from a list of banners. In this case the banners needed to be both manageable via the WordPress Admin and contain whichever media type the client should see fit to use. One of the new features in WordPress 3 allows you to add custom post types, which means you can create a banner post type to use as required. Read More
A Couple of years ago Hay & Kilner approached Guerilla to create a CMS driven website that would allow the in house marketing department to manage the companies web presence. The site was designed and built on to of the GIEdit CMS platform produced an managed in house at Guerilla. To Move along with a corporate branding refresh Hay & Kilner required a template update to bring the existing system in lie with the new brand. Read More
The Be Air Aware website was designed and build at Guerilla promoting a campaign for positive change in air quality in Tyne and Wear. Content management and usability were at the forefront of the project so the initial website was built into a WordPress installation. Read More