fixes n stuff

PROBLEM: You're site has been trying to load a php script called s.php from an unknown IP address.

SOLUTION: Look for compromised (altered) Javascript files (jQuery, SWFObject, etc.) on your server that your site is loading.   You'll be able to tell when a file has been compromised by the fact that this Javascript code snippet is at the bottom of the script.

PROBLEM: You need to get dates from a CSV file into a MySQL DATE field

SOLUTION: In Excel, select the cells with the dates in them and choose Format Cells...  

Problem: Need to debug Flash in Internet Explorer when developing on a Mac

Solution: Use the Javascript console via ExternalInterface.call("console.log", "your message");

Problem: IE throws "null" is null or not an object error when trying to use Actionscript's ExternalInterface

Problem: Need to traverse an XML tree that contains nodes with dashes in them in PHP using SimpleXMLElement

Solution: Enclose the node name with dashes in it with {''}

Problem: Need to get an iPhone's UID without connecting to iTunes

Problem: hyphens in XML brought into actionscript cause compile time errors

Problem: Need to decode a URL encoded string in Actionscript

Solution: Use the native AS function unescape with a grep pattern to substitute spaces for +

Problem: Hyphens in XML brought into Actionscript cause compile time errors

Problem: You need to decode a URL encoded string in Actionscript

Solution: Use the native AS function unescape with a grep pattern to substitute spaces for +

Problem: You want to target specific CSS rules at different versions of IE, but don't want to use separate files (conditional CSS).

Solution: Use the following CSS hacks:

Use \9 for IE 8 and below

Use * for IE 7 and 6

Use _ for IE 6 only

Example: _background-color: #f00; /* will show in IE 6 only */

*background-color: #f00; /* will show in IE 6 and 7 only */

Problem: You aren't seeing php errors because the server config has them turned off in php.ini

Solution: Add the following lines of code to the php file on which you want to see errors.

ini_set('display_errors',1); error_reporting(-1);

Problem: The height of containers with floated elements doesn't include the height of it's children

Solution: Add a width and overflow: hidden to the container in question. 

Problem: mailto: link in IE8 opens a new blank window

Problem: You get an invalid permissions error when setting up a site in VirtualHostX on Snow Leopard

Problem: WordPress permalinks are not working on Snow Leopard local server.

Problem: You need to get access to your host Mac's local Apache server from Windows hosted in VirtualBox.