In early 2019, we finished a website redesign for TRACOM, a long-standing company that provides learning materials for teaching Social Intelligence and increasing productivity. A … Read More
Git Primer
[Written for internal DD9 use, published for the good of mankind] What is git? Git is an application for distributed version control. It’s version control … Read More
Attaching .docx files via PHP
Interesting bug today: A client’s web form takes file uploads and forwards them as email attachments. Script works great for .doc files, but .docx files … Read More
BookIt: Web Application Launch
After many months of development, integration battles, use-case beta testing, and top-to-bottom system debugging, we finally deployed BookIt; a custom, web-based, NetSuite-integrated, conference room managing … Read More
IE9 Disappearing Content Bug
After installing Internet Explorer 9, I began cross-browser testing the DesignDivine sites. IE9 destroyed the layouts of at least a half of our websites with … Read More
One WordPress Install, Multiple Sites
One of our clients wanted two sites—two URLs, two designs, two sets of content—on a single WordPress install. They wanted to be able to log … Read More
PHP-MSSQL on Linux: Easier Than You’ve Heard
We’ve integrated in-house Microsoft SQL Server databases with public PHP web sites a number of times, now. Until today, this meant dealing with Windows VPSes … Read More
301 Redirects on IIS 6 with ISAPI_Rewrite
We just launched a new site for one of our clients, and one small improvement we made was replacing all the old and ugly (and … Read More
Troubleshooting WordPress Automatic Updates on IIS 6
WordPress automatic updates are awesome. When they work, they’re as easy as a click of a button. When they fail, however, you’re left either reconciling … Read More
In-Browser Web Design: What I learned from Project Runway and Andy Clarke
My name is Alex and I’m a a reality TV addict. Hi, Alex. I admit my guilty pleasure and embrace it. My favorite show is … Read More