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Excel: VLookup Example

December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The original example can be found at TechOnTheNet.com. Question: I have a list of #s in column A (lets say 1-20). There is a master list in another column that may not include some of the column A #s. I want a formula in column B to say (if A1 exists in the master list, [...]

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How to Disallow Direct Access to a File with PHP

March 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Place this code at the top of your PHP script. if ( stristr( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'], basename( __FILE__ ) ) ) { exit( ‘No direct script access allowed’ ); }

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Search for Text Inside of PHP Files with Vista

January 29, 2008 By 9 Comments
Search within PHP files

Problem Windows ignores text inside of PHP files because it doesn’t recognize them. This makes it very difficult to search for specific words or phrases inside of PHP files. Solution If you have Windows Search Indexing disabled, view this solution. Otherwise continue with the steps below. Perform a search on the Start Menu for “indexing”. [...]

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Why You Should Show Your Most Popular Posts

January 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Let me cut to the chase… The number one reason why you should show your reader your most popular posts is because you want to keep them on your site as long as you possibly can. It’s that simple. One thing people are short of is time and it is your job to help them. [...]

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