1. The first thing you need to do is download Putty and set it up to connect to your host.
2. We're going to create a few shell scripts to install PHP and all the other packages it requires. It's probably easiest to make your edits in notepad or another text editor, then copy and paste them into Putty by right-clicking. If you just create the files then upload them, there tend to be problems with line breaks and the script doesn't work.
3. Start by downloading the preparation script and the installation script. Open them with a text edtitor and change the line export DOMAIN="yourdomainhere.com" to match the domain you're installing the CGI script on. This should be the directory the domain is served from. Eg: If your site serves files from /home/someone/xyz.com, use xyz.com. The version information may need updating, because I won't be updating this script.
4. The first script we need to set up will download the different packages and extract them. Once you're done editing, hit CTRL+A in your text editor, then copy everything to your clipboard. Create a new file by typing nano php_prep.sh at the command prompt.
5. Paste the contents of your clipboard into the new file by right clicking in Putty, then hit CTRL+O to save the file, then CTRL+X to exit nano.
6. In *nix you need to make files excutable before you can run them. Do this by typing chmod +x php_prep.sh
7. Now we need to set up the script which does the installing. Create a new file by typing nano php_inst.sh at the prompt, then copy and paste the contents of your edited php_inst.sh file by right clicking the terminal. Hit CTRL+O, Return, then CTRL+X to save and exit.
8. Make the file executable by typing chmod +x php_inst.sh
9. Now that everything's set up, we can run the first script by typing ./php_prep.sh at the prompt. It might take a while but if there are no errors you should eventually see "Done downloading and unpacking prerequisites".
10. Run the installation script using ./php_inst.sh . This might take a while to complete, so start solitaire or something.
11. When everything's finished, you should see "INSTALL COMPLETE!" and have a shiny new custom version of PHP installed.
12. If you don't already have one, create a .htaccess file at the root of your domain. You can do this by typing nano .htaccess. Add the following lines:

    Options +ExecCGI
    AddHandler php-cgi .php
    Action php-cgi /cgi-bin/php.cgi

13. That should be it. If there were no errors, you can test your installation by viewing a PHP file on your site. Hopefully you'll either see no change, but it's possible you'll see a load of errors.

If you have problems installing, the Dreamhost forums might be a good place to ask for help.

implode()

public static String implode(String[] ary, String delim) {
    String out = "";
    for(int i=0; i<ary.length; i++) {
        if(i!=0) { out += delim; }
        out += ary[i];
    }
    return out;
}

in_array()

public static boolean in_array(DefaultListModel haystack, String needle) {
    for(int i=0;i<haystack.size();i++) {
        if(haystack.get(i).toString().equals(needle)) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}

SELECT TOP limitnumber
    FROM (
        SELECT TOP (limitnumber/ offset) * limitnumber) * 
        FROM tablename 
            AS T1 
            WHERE clauses 
            ORDER BY sortfield DESC) 
        AS T2 
        ORDER BY sortfield ASC;

The LIMIT and OFFSET values are the same as in PostgreSQL or MySQL. limitnumber is the number to show per page, and offset is the starting row.

MSDN Article

1. SSH into your iPod using a client such as Putty with the iPod's IP address, user: root, password: alpine.
2. Move the applications folder to /private/var/Applications by typing mv /Applications /private/var/Applications
3. Change directory to / by typing cd /
4. Create a link to the new applications directory: ln -s /private/var/Applications Applications
5. Now when you list the directory using ls -la, you should see something like lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 25 Oct 12 22:31 Applications -> /private/var/Applications
6. Reboot your iPhone and fill up yet more space with useless applications!

[Via: MacRumours]

INSERT INTO tablename (field1,field2,field3) VALUES (r1c1, r1c2, r1c3), (r2c1,r2c2,r2c3)

MSSQL fails and throws an error. Instead, you have to use UNION ALL, which I always thought was more resource intensive.

INSERT INTO tablename (field1,field2,field3) SELECT (r1c1, r1c2, r1c3) UNION ALL SELECT (r2c1,r2c2,r2c3)

The second major annoyance is that MSSQL doesn't like ORDER BY clauses with text fields. Understandably you can't sort a field containing an image, but why can't it sort a text field alphabetically? One thing I still haven't found a workaround for is the LIMIT and OFFSET clauses, which MSSQL doesn't support.

That’s some furious texting. People would be better off with Blackberrys though…

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Scientists have devised a new currency to be used in space. The Quid 'coins' are made from a polymer which unlike credit cards or regular coins, have no sharp edges which could damage space suits.

The Quid is expected to be used in the upcoming inflatable space hotel and aboard Virgin's SpaceShipTwo.

The current exchange rate is about 1 Quid to £6.25.

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It might seem like a lot of money, but when you think you could have your own road-legal panzer to protect you from the agony of being hit by paintballs, £8,000 doesn't seem that much. It also has a working paintball cannon.

I Want One of Those [ Via: Gizmodo]

1. Download and extract these files. Included are files for a bootable floppy and a copy of the HP USB disk format utility.
2. Using the HP format utility (HPUSBFW.exe), check "Create a DOS boot disk" and browse to where you extracted the "DOS files" directory.
3. That's it!. Automated commands can be run using autoexec.bat

Source [Via: BoingBoing]