• domainname:   altmint.com
• subdomain:       blog.altmint.com

How to create a Sub domain

A subdomain is a second website, with its own unique content, but there is no new domain name. Instead, you use an existing domain name and change the www to another name.

To create a subdomain:

1. Login to cPanel and click Subdomains.
2. In the drop-down, choose the domain.
3. In the box before the domain, type the subdomain name you want.
4. Click inside the “Document Root” box and it will auto-fill.
5. Hit the Create button.

Subdomains are Free!

Unlike domains, sub domains can be created “at will”. For any domain, you can create as many subdomains as you like; you do not have to go to a registrar and pay an annual fee for each of them.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.

What does PHP stand for?

PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. This confuses many people because the first word of the acronym is the acronym. This type of acronym is called a recursive acronym. For more information, the curious can visit » Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing or the » Wikipedia entry on recursive acronyms.

What is the relation between the versions?

PHP/FI 2.0 is an early and no longer supported version of PHP. PHP 3 is the successor to PHP/FI 2.0 and is a lot nicer. PHP 5 is the current generation of PHP, which uses the » Zend engine 2 which, among other things, offers many additional OOP features.

Can I run several versions of PHP at the same time?

Yes. See the INSTALL file that is included in the PHP source distribution.

What are the differences between PHP 4 and PHP 5?

While PHP 5 was purposely designed to be as compatible as possible with previous versions, there are some significant changes. Some of these changes include:

A new OOP model based on the Zend Engine 2.0
A new extension for improved MySQL support
Built-in native support for SQLite
A new error reporting constant, E_STRICT, for run-time code suggestions
A host of new functions to simplify code authoring (and reduce the need to write your own functions for many common procedures)

I think I found a bug! Who should I tell?

You should go to the PHP Bug Database and make sure the bug isn’t a known bug. If you don’t see it in the database, use the reporting form to report the bug. It is important to use the bug database instead of just sending an email to one of the mailing lists because the bug will have a tracking number assigned and it will then be possible for you to go back later and check on the status of the bug. The bug database can be found at » http://bugs.php.net/.

Source: http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.general.php

Zend                http://www.zend.com/en/
Code Igniter   http://codeigniter.com/
Yii                    http://www.yiiframework.com/
CakePHP        http://cakephp.org/
Symfony         http://symfony.com/
Silex                http://silex-project.org/
FuelPHP         http://fuelphp.com/
Kohana           http://kohanaframework.org/
ThinkPHP       http://www.thinkphp.cn/ (Chinese)
phpRaise        http://code.google.com/p/phpraise
Tlalokes          http://tlalokes.org

If you are facing the similer problem and still wants to access the blogspot blog just add the suffix (.nyud.net) to your blogspot url

like

http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com/

http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com.nyud.net

1.  Alexa, Analytics and adsense

Do you know how much time you spend in checking alexa rank, viewing

analytics and adsense.  Is it really necessary to check visitors/income/rank time wasting habits of bloggersevery minute? Checking the stats again and again does nothing but killing your precious time which could have been utilized in writing valuable posts. Check the stats only once a day only to get a broad idea and how your SEO is working.

2.   Subscribing to a lot of RSS feeds

As  bloggers we are trying to accumulate a lot of rss feeds to get new ideas for blogging. I know a few  people who subscribed more than 200 feeds.  This is the major time waster we need to take control of it.  Subscribing to a fewer number of feeds related to our blogging intrests definitely do some good.

3.   Themes and plugins

Most bloggers change their blog’s theme very often and keep downloading new plugins every time they see a good looking blog or nice plugins in it. would this colour look more attractive, Maybe the sidebar could be wider, or footer look better in blue, or this ad unit would better suits here. Don’t think more about the theme/plugins. Leave the template alone and spare some time for this once in a week.

4.   SEO and Link Building

People nowadays start doing a massive link campaign and waste lot of initial enthusiasm and effort in doing so just after few posts. In order to promote our blog or websites, all of us spend some time at social bookmarking sites such as Digg, Technorati, and StumbleUpon. You may be making friends, adding favourite sites or updating your articles to be indexed by these social bookmarking sites. We all know link building helps blogs a lot. But is it the only thing to succeed in blogosphere ?  All those great bloggers out there have written over 1000 posts to succeed. Initially we need to concentrate more on blogging, not on the SEO or link building.

5. Email, IM and social networking

Do we really need to reply to every email as soon as it hits the inbox? We are not working in the help desk of emergency services. Also with online chats, we are constantly checking who is online, so that we could “talk” to them. This is another counter-productive activity! Try to Check email once/twice a day.

Many people spend a lot of time at Facebook, MySpace, Hi5, or Friendster in the name of social networking or keeping in touch with friends and family. However, a lot of them go there to play games and do other unproductive activities.

To a certain extent, we all are guilty of this. Try to find your own ways to get out of this. Stop Thinking and Start blogging.

I got this question from one of my friends, Let’s discuss how to add ‘google translate widget’ to a website?

Google translate

Google Translate is a simple javascript tool provided by Google Inc. to embed in a website. It translates the entire page and allows the user to navigate throughout the site in the chosen language.

Google Translation Widgets are available in four different flavors

– as a JavaScript based Language drop-down,

– as  in-line AJAX translation,

– as a overlay toolbar and

– as plain HTML.

How many languages are supported by Google Translate widget? It can translate your website to over 52 languages worldwide.

How to add “google translate” to my website ?

You can select the right widget and easily add google translate to your website by checking here.

PHP and Ruby on Rails both have their very dedicated followers.  It really depends on what sort of development you would like to do. Having experience with both, anyone can say go with what you are more familiar with, and with what your developers are capable of.  It is much easier to find PHP programmers than Ruby/Rails developers.  Deployment and server configuration are easy with Php.

Many argue that RoR performs better,  but then again Facebook and google uses PHP, so it can’t be that great. My preference lays in favour of PHP, because I prefer the C style syntax, although Ruby has many great advantages in its code (namely many shortcuts for iterations).

It is difficult to compare both but we can conclude “While Ruby on Rails has some great features; the market has already declared the winner to be PHP.”

The Right panel provides key numbers about your website’s online presence.

Right panel on allaboutsite

The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission: “universal access to all knowledge.” It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and books. The Internet Archive was founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996.

Payoneer is an international service that allows employers to pay freelancers and telecommuters online. Though this payment option is quite similar to PayPal, Payoneer sends a MasterCard to the employee through which they can directly withdraw money via an ATM or swipe it at a store

Recent problems with payoneer service In INDIA

RBI (Reserve Bank of India) instructed Payoneer to stop its services in India in next few hours and later the ATM service too. Payoneer said that it is a tempory hurdle.

Here is the mail sent by Payoneer to its indian customers on Jan 7, 2011:

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to instructions from the Indian local banking authorities, Payoneer Prepaid MasterCard cards will be blocked for local purchases (POS Purchase) made in India within the next few hours, and ATM transactions will probably be blocked soon after.

Your Payoneer card continues to be functional anywhere other than India (including transactions made online on global websites), and all funds in your account are secure.

Other payment companies have experienced similar restrictions in the past, and most have been temporary and have taken a few weeks to resolve the situation. Payoneer and MasterCard are working with local banking regulators to address the situation. Payoneer is also preparing alternative ways for you to continue to receive payouts, and expects you will be able to continue to receive your payments in the future. We apologize for the inconvenience and will keep you informed.

We have opened a special mailbox for you to communicate with our Customer Support. Please feel free to contact us at IndiaSupport@payoneer.com.

Sincerely,
Payoneer Customer Support

Interestingly I replied to this mail asked them to transfer more funds to transfer into my card so that I can use it in ATM’s Outside India.  I got this response from them

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for contacting us.

Following our previous message regarding service changes in India, Payoneer cards that were issued to India are currently disabled for both local transactions in India as well as global transactions.

We are working towards a solution that will allow you alternative access to the funds on your account.In the meantime, if you need to access your funds quickly, please let us know and we will reverse your recent payout(s) to your paying partner.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,
Payoneer Customer Support

I got one more email from payoneer on Jan 27, 2011 that I can withdraw money to local bank via wire transfer service.

Dear Valued Customer,

Payoneer is pleased to announce our new wire transfer service.

Following our recent communication regarding card service changes in India, Indian users now have a convenient alternative for receiving 2CheckOut payments directly to their bank account.

Please go to our secure registration page at Payoneer Wire Transfer Service and enter your bank details Please note that the transfer will be made in US Dollars. Transfers can be made to your local currency account or to a US Dollars account, if you own one. Once you register for the service you will receive the funds currently pending for you, as well as future payouts from 2CheckOut. Please allow up to a week for a transfer to arrive at your bank account.

The first transfer will be made free of charge, courtesy of Payoneer. Future transfers will be made for an introductory fee of $5.00 (promotion valid through March 31, 2011).

We hope this new service allows you to continue working with 2CheckOut smoothly. Our Customer Support staff continues to be available to you for support – please feel free to contact us at IndiaSupport@payoneer.com.

Questions?

Please contact us using our Payoneer Contact Form

Thank you,

Payoneer Customer Support

To find out your bank’s BIC/SWIFT you can use the online BIC search at http://www.swift.com/bsl/index.faces, or simply ask your bank (explain that you are expecting an international wire transfer).

This is very disappointing for freelancers and telecommuters.  Let’s hope that it is a temporary block and Payoneer resumes the services back soon.