akashik
03-13-2001, 11:45 PM
Well there's something.
I was just cursing html, PHP, SSI and all sorts of shorthand over a site I'm doing right now. Turns out all my server-side include menus on the index page had to be hard coded as the .shtml extension had to be replaced by a .phtml to so I could include a PHP script. It had to be tested live so it needed to uploaded to the main directory where it masks the current index file. Right there and then I hit peak hour traffic and my connection slows to a crawl.
Anyway finally got it all done, and tested the page to make sure everything lined up, and was working. Sweet.. all is well. The page includes real time stock information, so while I was licking my wounds I noticed a quote for the day by some company I've never heard of. It appears in one days trading, even with the NASDAQ making a comeback, this company has flushed close to 60% of it's stock price down the toilet.
Suddenly things seemed pretty good. While I'd fixed the problem and can sit back for a while, some CEO is passing the 30th floor on his way to the sidewalk.
Sometimes a little perspective makes life a little better :)
Greg Moore
I was just cursing html, PHP, SSI and all sorts of shorthand over a site I'm doing right now. Turns out all my server-side include menus on the index page had to be hard coded as the .shtml extension had to be replaced by a .phtml to so I could include a PHP script. It had to be tested live so it needed to uploaded to the main directory where it masks the current index file. Right there and then I hit peak hour traffic and my connection slows to a crawl.
Anyway finally got it all done, and tested the page to make sure everything lined up, and was working. Sweet.. all is well. The page includes real time stock information, so while I was licking my wounds I noticed a quote for the day by some company I've never heard of. It appears in one days trading, even with the NASDAQ making a comeback, this company has flushed close to 60% of it's stock price down the toilet.
Suddenly things seemed pretty good. While I'd fixed the problem and can sit back for a while, some CEO is passing the 30th floor on his way to the sidewalk.
Sometimes a little perspective makes life a little better :)
Greg Moore