Frequently Asked Questions

Code

What code is available?

All the code is available in the download area, so have a look in there. Some more notable items are:

• The RGraph cross-platform library for producing graphs
• The Datagrid for easily displaying data
• HTMLMimeMail(5), for sending email with attachments
• HTML_TreeMenu, for producing dynamic (or static) tree menus on your website
• PEAR::DB MySQL replacement (a much more light weight PEAR::DB replacement for MySQL)
• MySQL Table Editor - for editing the contennts of tables (for users, so no administration ability)
• Net_POP3 - for connecting to and collecting email from POP3 email accounts
• Tree structures (2 of), for easily managing, wait, tree structures!
• Console_Table, for building cute Console based tables
• HTTP_Request, for making HTTP requests and retrieving the returned content
• Net_URL, for building or disassembling URLs

Will you write code that does X?

Unlikely, though there's no harm in trying.

Licensing

What's the license of the code?

The license of the code I write has changed over the years, but currently it's QPL (NOT GPL). If this is no good for you, for example you're selling something or working on a website that is commercial, and you want to include some of my code, then consider buying a license for £49 (GBP). If you do so you can use whatever you please from the website for absolutely any purpose without restriction (except for redistribution of course). I'll also link to a site (commercial or otherwise) of your choice from the licensing page.

Do I have to pay for this code?

No, if you're happy to use it as QPL code. If you want a less restrictive license, please buy a license. This helps fund my technology habit and encourages me to write more goodies... :-)

Do you want anything in return for this code?

It's free to use as QPL code. If this is no good for you, consider buying a license. If you do so, you may use the code freely for whatever purpose you please.

Licenses

If the code I've written enhances your life in some way, please buy a license. You can get one by using my PayPal account. You can get directly to the payment page from the licensing page.

Miscellaneous

How did you do the download area?

A combination of things:

1. A PHP script which outputs the HTML header to a file. This is done by calling a script on the website and automated using cron and wget. The same script also generates the footer.
2. This file is then read by Apache using the HeaderFile directive inside a .htaccess file in the /downloads/ directory. The footer file is drawn in using the ReadmeName directive.

Bearing in mind my sight isn't good, it looks OK to me... :)