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    • Displaying the total number of times the node has been accessed January 21, 2010
      Seriously, you do not need to manually query SQL statements just to get how many times the node has been accessed in Drupal. First, make sure that the Statistics module is enabled. Then, all you need to do is write this piece of code: So why do we need to enable the Statistics module? We need [...]
    • Theming Drupal’s Pager November 30, 2009
      There are times that you would like to edit how the pagination of Drupal is displayed. To give you more control aside from editing the stylesheet, let’s use the theme_pager() function in our template.php file. In your theme’s template.php Insert the following code: function phptemplate_pager($tags = array(), $limit = 10, $element = 0, $parameters = array(), [...]
    • Using an image link menu in Drupal 6 instead of text November 25, 2009
      Sometimes, we don’t want to limit our creativity by just using text in all of the menu items. Sometimes, we would want to use an image as a link in a menu. For example, you want to have Home as an image link rather than a text link. Here’s a code you can use in your [...]
    • Display your Drupal Search Form November 23, 2009
      The first step you would want to consider in displaying your Drupal Search Form is to use install the search module. A fresh installation of Drupal does not include yet the search form in the installed and enable modules. Then, apply the desired settings that you want for your search form and add necessary permissions. [...]
    • Fixing Fatal error: Call to a member function add_current_page() is osCommerce November 17, 2009
      Recently, I experienced getting this error on osCommerce: Fatal error: Call to a member function add_current_page() on a non-object This happened while I was uploading a file and then I tried accessing the site. So, what I did is to delete the domain cookies so that I won’t get the error.
    • Getting the current order ID in osCommerce November 16, 2009
      Sometimes, you need to get the current order ID of a transaction in progress. This is probably because you want to put a Google Analytics Tracking Code or you might want to save the transaction ID generated by your payment gateway into your database. Since you won’t be able to access the order ID through [...]
    • Problem with Force Cookies Set to True in osCommerce? November 16, 2009
      By default, an osCommerce installation would have a session setting “Force Cookies On = False”. The problem with such setting arises when your payment gateway sets the path where to return the result of transaction. This means that the session is lost. In configuring the file includes/configure.php, you should always set the cookie path to: define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', [...]
    • The need for Wireframes November 4, 2009
      Before one should start a detailed web design, a wireframe is needed. Wireframes define a website’s content, layout and functionality. Of course, before one could make a wireframe, a sitemap should have been defined first. By creating the wireframes, you would actually know the new requirements that haven’t come out when the Information Architect outlined [...]