MySQL UPDATE from a SELECT WHERE query
How to do a MySQL table UPDATE from a SELECT WHERE query. A handy command which uses JOIN inside an UPDATE. This command will update the status table and set…
Moving gradient text with CSS
Some simple animated gradient text with CSS which is more attention-grabbing than just plain, stationary coloured text This method utilizes the CSS animation property. CodePen link. The CSS h1 {…
The Captain Cook Memorial Jet Canberra
The Captain Cook Memorial Jet on Lake Burley Griffin Canberra shoots 6 tonnes of water 156 metres into the air at a speed of 260 kmp/h. This equates to 500…
Bootstrap sticky first column, horizontal scrolling table
Making a horizontal scrolling table where the first column is sticky and stays in place. Tables are fine to an extent but once you start having more than a few…
Vanilla Javascript basics; Adding and removing classes
Adding and removing classes to HTML elements with vanilla Javascript. Also included is a toggle and replace method. Adding a class name to an element with classList.add() document.getElementById(“theId”).classList.add(“green-text”); Add multiple…
Vanilla Javascript basics; Selecting elements based on id or class
Doing vanilla Javascript selecting or setting elements with their id or class name. Selecting Selecting a HTML element with its id with getElementById(): document.getElementById(“theId”); Selecting an element based on the…
Ping address and get min, max & average with PHP
How to ping an address and return the min, max and average results with PHP on both Windows and Linux. The reason the operating system matters is because the ping…
Full install & setup of Apache, PHP 8, MySQL and SSL on Ubuntu 20.04
Installing and setting up a LAMP stack on Ubuntu 20.04 x64. This post covers installing Apache with the brand new PHP 8, a MySQL server and finally enabling SSL with…
Making Bootstrap modals wider
Bootstrap modals come in 4 sizes, You have the default, small, large and extra-large. The default size is closer to small and often at times in usage feels very restricted…
My idlers; Displaying & organizing servers, shared hosting & domains
My idlers is a self-hosted web app for displaying, organizing and storing information about your servers (VPS), shared hosting and domains. Despite what the name infers My idlers isn’t just…