Web Development Questions That Don't Need Their Own Thread v2

[tngr]

[QUOTE=r4nk_;30175885]What is the best way to go about this:

I have a website hosted on one server, but I want all my images to be fetched from somewhere else. For example I want a web page to be able to have this inside example.com:
[html]<img src="img/file.png" />[/html]

But for the server to translate that image url to: someothersite.com/img/file.png

I could just write the second site in full but then if I ever want to change it it's a hassle. I could do it easily with php but I was wondering if there is a nicer way, like maybe .htaccess files let you reroute all files inside /img/* to yourdomain.com/img/*

[editline]1st June 2011[/editline]

Hmmm... is it as simple as this in the .htaccess file?

RedirectMatch 301 img/(.*) othersite.com/img//$1

[/QUOTE]

You need [url]http://,[/url] but otherwise it should work

[r4nk_]

[QUOTE=tngr;30175985]You need [url]http://,[/url] but otherwise it should work[/QUOTE]

Thanks. Is this the best way to do it?

Don't think I need to do this anyway, I thought the web hosting Elffie generously gave me seemed to be loading an image slowly but I realised it just wasn't an interlaced png (and I was using a larger image with the size set to much lower for the thumb) because it was the same when I was using a dropbox copy :v:

[TheDecryptor]

You could also use the <base> tag.

[deadeye536]

[QUOTE=20 Smartness;30174170]

echo "fp is " . ($fp == "up" : "up" : "down");

[editline]1st June 2011[/editline]

Wait, what?

echo "fp is " . $fp;

[/QUOTE]

Fixed the tenary, they use ? :, not : :.

echo "fp is " . ( $fp == "up" ? "up" : "down" );

Also, one more block of code on this matter

if ($condition):
    // Many lines
    // of code
endif;

[theJohn]

I want the entire menu tabs to be clickable because right now, you are forced to click on the links. I did some reading and apparently you should put the padding on the <a> instead of the <li> - I tried that and it gives me this result:

[img]http://m.yey.nu/93cba2.png[/img]

when it's supposed to look like this:

[img]http://m.yey.nu/ba079a.png[/img]

Code: [url]http://pastebin.com/y2ypgWtv[/url]

[hzy]

you need to put the <li> inside of the <a>, like this:

<ul>
<a href="somepage><li>your text here</li></a>
</ul>

[theJohn]

[QUOTE=H4Z3Y;30178491]you need to put the <li> inside of the <a>, like this:

<ul>
<a href="somepage><li>your text here</li></a>
</ul>[/QUOTE]
Oh, wow, I can't believe it was that simple. I did some tweaking after putting the li inside the a and it works perfectlynow, thanks!

[Giraffen93]

[img]http://f.braxupload.se/oy408j.jpg[/img]

I'm getting really pissed at this, goes on forever.

Ubuntu host with SFTP & FTP accounts set up for it, nothing works.

Funny thing is, it works on my stationary.

[jaybuz]

[QUOTE=H4Z3Y;30178491]you need to put the <li> inside of the <a>, like this:

<ul>
<a href="somepage><li>your text here</li></a>
</ul>[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure that's valid actually.

[editline]1st June 2011[/editline]

Just use line-height John

[Within]

What is a good VPS host?
I don't need any significant power to speak of, bandwidth and disk space neither. Must offer EU locations.
I have looked at hostrail, which is good, except their EU VPS is too expensive.

[TehWhale]

fanatical vps

[bbang]

[quote]Fanatical VPS servers are hosted in the 6,500 sq meter datacenter park in Nuremberg, Germany.
[/quote]

I say Germany is located on EU

[hexpunK]

[QUOTE=AntoniD;30129283]Why would you use tables for layout? Hard to style, not meant to be used that way, etc.

Learn to use divs.[/QUOTE]

Christ, I'm still a bad web designer and I managed to learn div structuring perfectly well in one day. It really isn't hard at all.

[TehWhale]

whoops

misread

[Within]

[QUOTE=TehWhale;30187434]fanatical vps

[editline]1st June 2011[/editline]

pretty sure they have eu locations

[editline]1st June 2011[/editline]

or...not[/QUOTE]

Not bad, but I'd certainly be happy if their prices were <10 USD a month.

[TehWhale]

-snip-

[Within]

[QUOTE=TehWhale;30188297]you probably won't get a good vps for less than $10/mo[/QUOTE]

[url]https://hostrail.com/vps.php[/url]

Seems good enough to me

[editline]2nd June 2011[/editline]

I'd be grateful if you want to explain why you disagree

[Scoob]

[QUOTE=Within;30188273]Not bad, but I'd certainly be happy if their prices were <10 USD a month.[/QUOTE]

I disagree to above: You'd seriously give that company your money when their website looks like shit?

Sub-section of FanaticalVPS:

[url]https://client.fanaticalvps.com/cart.php?gid=3[/url]

[Within]

[QUOTE=Sc00by22;30188394]I disagree to above: You'd seriously give that company your money when their website looks like shit?

Sub-section of FanaticalVPS:

[url]https://client.fanaticalvps.com/cart.php?gid=3[/url][/QUOTE]

I see they also have a "super micro" VPS. Too bad the disk space is horribly out of proportions with the bandwidth. I'd rather have less-than-unmetered bandwidth and more disk space.

[bbang]

[QUOTE=Within;30188464]I see they also have a "super micro" VPS. Too bad the disk space is horribly out of proportions with the bandwidth. I'd rather have less-than-unmetered bandwidth and more disk space.[/QUOTE]

Download -> Install -> delete -> download -> install -> delete -> and so on.

[Within]

Right now the "micro" solutions seems to be the best because of the disk space, but $10/month is a bit excessive for me.

[20 Smartness]

These should cheer you up. I'm using them. Seem alright and the price is right.

[url]https://www.qualityservers.co.uk/cp/cart.php?gid=31[/url]

[Fizzadar]

[QUOTE=Within;30188667]Right now the "micro" solutions seems to be the best because of the disk space, but $10/month is a bit excessive for me.[/QUOTE]

If you mean our Micro we can run custom VPS if you need less RAM/etc but more disk space, just get in touch :)

[Paulendy]

What would you guys say is the best program to use for web devlopment? Dreamweaver?

[PieClock]

[QUOTE=Paulendy;30201998]What would you guys say is the best program to use for web devlopment? Dreamweaver?[/QUOTE]

Personal Preference really. If you must use dreamweaver don't be using design mode. I recommend [url=http://www.sublimetext.com/]Sublime.[/url]

[Paulendy]

I think making websites with just a text editor is a bit over my head right now, but I'll give sublime a look.

[Rashy]

[QUOTE=Paulendy;30202162]I think making websites with just a text editor is a bit over my head right now, but I'll give sublime a look.[/QUOTE]

It is the best place to start, you learn so much more coding than what you would using design view in Dreamweaver.

[bbang]

I use Notepad++.
Hey, it works.

[Giraffen93]

I really want to ditch Dreamweaver now. Anyone know an alternative with:
- FTP support that also has SFTP
- Code formatting (makes it pretty)
- Code coloring
- Autocomplete including function names & parameters ( write </ and it autocompletes with </div> / </html> etc, and write subs and substr($); comes up etc)
- Fully configurable

[Paulendy]

[QUOTE=Rashy;30202246]It is the best place to start, you learn so much more coding than what you would using design view in Dreamweaver.[/QUOTE]

Well then could you recommend some good tutorials?