I purchased a commercial software which needed Zend optimizer since it was encoded one. I uploaded all my scripts to my linux server and suddenly i got this error when accessing the site.

Fatal error: Unable to read 25447 bytes in index.php

I did have Zend optimizer installed in our cpanel server and didnt know how to fix this problem. Sooner we found the culprit was FTP software.

Fix:

Since the scripts are encoded, you have to upload the php files in BINARY …

Guitar not for left handers?

I am not a music pro and recently i walked into the music store and purchased an acoustic guitar for $80. I am a left hander and i started learning guitar lessons in youtube and other sites and it all became upside down to play chords since i am using right handed guitar in my left hand. Most music books and teachings were written for right handed guitars in mind and so it is way too …

how to convert video from avi to DVD?

i am not a pro when comes to video editing and conversion. I am sharing here some of the easy tips on converting large avi file to dvd format.

My situation:

I had a 3 hour very large home video (about 30GB file size) in avi format from my Sony Handycam in miniDV cassette.

What i wanted

My goals were to transcode/convert the 3hr video from miniDV cassette and compress the video in such a way …

Know what is like, sleeping during daytime and working whole night?

Trust me! I have been living like this for the past 5 years and a habit like this can transform a person insanely. I am a living example for this.

I work the whole night, go to bed by 6′o clock in the early morning and get up by 3pm in the afternoon.

I am documenting here what good and bad i have gone through while being ‘nocturnal’ (term …

which action games come with more gameplay time?

i have often noticed many many new games released in (PS3,PC,Xbox) which can be completed in no time and often within few days with such a small storyline . Despite having spent about $50 to buy the game and you complete the game within 1 day or so, doesnt make me happy at all.

I always wanted long game play hours so that i can enjoy more gameplay action. The following are the …

what is the best flight simulation shooting game?

If you would ask me, what is the most enjoyable flight simulation shooting game, i would definitely say Blazing Angels 2 and trust me shooting enemy planes with so much fun and the gameplay itself (steering the plane) is so much easy!. The graphics is very good as well.

The Blazing angels 2 come in two different versions

Blazing Angels 2 – Squadrons of World War II
Blazing Angels 2 – Secret Missions of …

I recently purchased brand new honda activa from a dealer in India and i very much a lover of scotters than bikes just because it gives enough room to accommodate various items i buy from shops and bring back home.

My honda activa is a latest 2009 model and it gets be smooth pickup and ride. The only trouble i have is if i leave the vehicle untouched for a day or so, it wouldnt start. I have to pull up …

How to build social network site with wordpress?

Wordpress can do wonders and it can power any site!

i came across Buddypress which looks pretty interesting and can transform a Wordpress MU installation to a social networking site.

Buddypress is a set of plugins and themes that can convert your wordpress MU installation to a social networking site. It is free under GPL

You can download here

Today i learned a valuable lesson despite being a good mysql/php programmer i failed to follow the basics. My client kept on complaining that there was an error popping up in my website whenever she submitted a form. I wasnt sure what it is and my client was kind enough to email me .

and the error was

Insertion Failed:You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to …

i have been searching all around for a plugin that shows related posts in my blog specific to blog posts. There are some nice free plugins for wordpress which may able to do the job by either picking up keywords in the blog post or could show similar/related posts based on search engine referred keyword.

The following are some of the best plugins i have seen to show similar or related posts in your wordpress blog.

YARP – Yet Another Related Posts …