Month: August 2009

Many a times we require the next Auto Increment value from a MySQL table. Most of the people would do something like this: $query = “Select MAX(id) from users”; $res = mysql_query($query); $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res); $maxid = $row[‘MAX(id)’]; echo $maxid; This would give correct results but if we delete the latest row, it will start… Continue reading Get Auto Increment value from MySQL table

My desktop computer was running extremely slow but it wasn’t like this before. Even formatting didn’t help, so I knew for sure that there was a problem with hardware. I was right on that, DMA mode wasn’t being detected by XP. For your knowledge, DMA (Direct Memory Access) is a mode supported by modern hard-disks/DVD… Continue reading Re-detection of DMA mode in windows xp

Absolute positioning is great for positioning items anywhere on a page but it does not mix well with screen-resolution. It might look fine on your resolution but it might look completely different on another resolution. Element placement changes upon changing the screen resolution or even when resizing the browser window. It is because items positioning… Continue reading [Solved] Absolute positioning and screen-resolution problem

Many a time you will want to edit your registry when you get your windows screwed and it refuses to boot up. You know what changes should be made in the registry to fix the problem, but you don’t have any way to fix it. I had a similar problem and I used this tool… Continue reading Edit registry without windows

Internet explorer has always been a programmer’s nightmare. You have finished a wonderful looking site, full of javascript effects just to find out that it doesn’t work in Internet Explorer. Its a real pain in the neck to find out which part of the script is causing errors in Internet Explorer. In Firefox, we have… Continue reading Debugging Javascript In Internet Explorer