I had to transfer 2 WordPress blogs to another hosting provider last night, as the free one is going to expire today. It should be as easy as:

Transfer the files
Transfer the database
Change DNS servers in registry to the new DNS servers
Configure the new hosting location

In a few hours after the DNS propagation is finished I [...]

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PHP does not have any SMTP authentication mechanism in its configuration, and most developer opt for PEAR packages to perform email sending via custom ports and SMTP authentication.
I am one of those who will avoid using external packages as much as possible unless really necessary, and of course because I wanted a quick solution to [...]

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If you’re one of the SysAdmins working for Maxis, and you celebrated the recent System Administrator’s Appreciation day, you should really think about your future. SysAdmins are supposed to make people life’s easier, not the other way round.
Maxis has been implementing transparent proxy for some time now, I think to save on bandwidth usage as [...]

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I wanted to be able to use my personal laptop to check my work email, so that I don’t have to carry around the 3kg DELL beast all the time. Sure, I can use the Blackberry but typing long emails on it can prove painful especially with fat fingers.
I have VPN access, but Cisco (official) [...]

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While attempting to compile djbdns 1.05 and daemontools 0.76 on a CentOS 5.5 I received the error:

/usr/bin/ld: errno: TLS definition in /lib/libc.so.6 section .tbss mismatches non-TLS reference in envdir.o

The problem can be eliminated by adding:

-include /usr/include/errno.h

In conf-cc files for each tarball. Don’t forget to install gcc first, if you have a basic installation.
By the way, [...]

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MAJALAH “SAJI” CURI GAMBAR KEK MAT GEBU!!..
The thing I hate next to bad service is plagiarism. The title above stole my attention, and since it was posted on June 27, the magazine has not responded. Sorry folks, the link is in Malay.
The “Saji” magazine is a food magazine published by Utusan Karya Sdn. Bhd., a [...]

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I was trying to post 3 used items for sale yesterday, but managed to do only 2 because I still don’t have access to the 3rd item’s photographs.
I posted 2 items:
1. Polygon Zero 2007

Region: Selangor
Name: Ady Romantika
Email: adyromantika@XXXXXX.com
Telephone number: 01XXXXXXXXX, not shown in the ad
Category: Other Vehicles, For sale
Subject: Polygon Zero 2007
IC Number:XXXXXXXXX
Post code:63000
Text:
Selling my [...]

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It has been a while since I posted something technical so here goes. This article is meant for someone who has done PHP development before, and already has a web server and a working PHP installation.
Traditionally in the old days these are the things that I do to debug my PHP code:

Put in extra echo [...]

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I was instructed by my financial advisor to apply for the Al-Aiman credit card because of the low cash advance fee, to execute in a financial program, so I did and I got approved.
However I received 2 cards (both Visa and MasterCard) although I only applied for a Visa card. Something fishy is going on, [...]

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I had to go through quite a significant number of resumes the other day, and here are some tips for fresh graduates out there.

Try to make your resume short. 2-3 pages is just nice, 4 is too many. Skip that section listing your primary school results and hobbies. What good does it make if your [...]

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Technology is great, indeed but human interaction is also important.
We are sushi lovers, yes. Our favorite sushi outlet in Malaysia is Sushi King.
Passing by Sakae Sushi for many times and looking at the rows of computer screens, we decided to try it out on Mother’s Day at The Curve. While other eateries provide promotions for [...]

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Facebook is an application, so it’s normal that it has glitches and problems.
The first one I saw last week while writing a like button plugin is the incorrect number of likes a like button displays:

It’s obvious there were 4 likes for the post but it randomly displays 2 of my friends. When not logged on, [...]

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Today, I saw that Facebook introduced some new features, and one intriguing feature is called “Facebook Social Plugin“. It would be very interesting to have blog posts to be simply “liked”, and having information displayed about activities and recommendations related to your website.
So I decided to take 30 minutes of my break time and write [...]

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I have no plans to change this blog to an insect blog or anything like that. I am just disappointed with people who are acting like Weaver Ants. The disappointment is greater since most of them are friends.

Image from Wikipedia, Tuancao1
These ants usually live in elevated spaces, most common on trees. Some orchard farmers also [...]

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Due to the ranting nature of this post, reader discretion is advised. Some language may be offensive.
More than a year ago, I became an Amway agent just because I needed to buy some recommended products from them. This was done by contacting an agent in the forums, in the Internet. When explained that I needed [...]

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