Ahmer Zaidi

CakePHP is a rapidly evolving, MVC, framework for PHP.  Many websites these days are being developed using it and there is a demand amongst developers to learn and use it.  Although CakePHP is very easy to download, extract and start developing, there is a seldom used command called the CakePHP Console that can be used to speed up development time significantly.  CakePHP Console can do much of the code writing for you such as creating the CakePHP folder structure, creating models, controllers and views, database configuration, data validation and scaffolding, just to name a few.

Using the CakePHP Console can be … Continue Reading

What is Cron?
Cron is UNIX/Linux service or daemon to execute scheduled commands.

Generally, crontab uses a daemon, crond, which runs constantly in the background and checks once a minute to see if any of the scheduled jobs need to be executed. If so, it executes them. These jobs are generally referred to as cron jobs.
What is Crontab?
Crontab maintain crontab files for individual users.
Crontab Commands
crontab -e

Edit your crontab file, or create one if it doesn’t already exist.

crontab -l

Display your crontab entries.

crontab -r

Remove your current crontab entry.

crontab -u username -e

This option allows … Continue Reading

Unemployment can bring on a range of emotions including anger and fear. If you have been unemployed for weeks or even months, it’s not uncommon to eventually become bored. Unemployment also brings the gift of time, and if you play your cards right, you can use the abundance of time in your day to learn new skills, network, or even change careers.

If you are looking for ways to beat the unemployment blues and take charge of your career, follow these inexpensive suggestions. You’ll grow as a person and keep your resume in tip-top shape.

1. Study a foreign language.

Have you always … Continue Reading

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Welcome everyone!

My name is Ahmer Zaidi and welcome to AhmerZaidi.com.

In this video tutorial, I will show you how to install a LAMP stack on Ubuntu Linux using APTITUDE, which is the Ubuntu default package management application. In order to install the LAMP stack your Linux machine must be connected to the Internet.

LAMP is an acronym which stands for Linux, Apache, mySQL and PHP.

In addition to the LAMP stack I will be installing a web based administration package for mySQL, called phpMyAdmin.

Let’s get started.

Here I have a … Continue Reading

1. Million Dollar Homepage

1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire.

2. SantaMail.Org

Ok, how’s that for a brilliant idea. Get a postal address at North Pole, Alaska, pretend you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids? Well, Byron Reese sent over 200000 letters since the start of the business in 2001, which makes him a couple million dollars richer.

3. … Continue Reading

Maureen Russell has three gigs. Hillary Skye works four. And George Peele? He juggles at least five.

All of these Front Rangers are fully engaged with an economy that has become stingy with full-time jobs. To make ends meet, they balance part-time gigs. Economists and others who wrestle with employment issues have dubbed the trend “gigonomics.”

“I was a river guide, but tourism is slow,” said Alyssa Berry, 28, of Lakewood.

“I’m painting people’s houses. I’ve been raking leaves for three days now. Helping people clean up. Whatever someone will pay me to do, I’m doing. Dog sitting.”

There is no question more people … Continue Reading

So I’ve recently applied for several jobs within my company and keep getting the same response.  “You don’t have the experience we are looking for…”

HOW DO I GET THE EXPERIENCE IF NO ONE WILL HIRE ME?

I did some research on this and I’m not alone. I came across a few tips to get that new job.

Portfolio

Create a portfolio and several job references to show the necessary job experience and display content to show potential employers.

Network and Volunteer

Network with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, peers for small jobs or volunteer opportunities in your specific area of interest.  The may not pay well, if … Continue Reading

You may need to look outside your regular workplace to find more opportunities to earn extra money so that you can outlast the recession without financial difficulties. Here are a few ways to earn extra income:

Generate money by blogging

Nowadays, most people who know how to surf internet do have a blog. Anyone can start a blog almost instantly using the ready-made blogging system such as Blogger.com, WordPress, Drupal or Typepad. It is a platform for people to share almost anything on the internet. Besides blogging for fun, it is good channel to make money online. You can generate some extra … Continue Reading

RAMADAN MUBARAK! (A Blessed Ramadan)
Ramadan started on 8/22/09 and will last 30 or 29 days, depending on the birth of the new moon. For more than a billion Muslims around the world-including over 8 million in North America-Ramadan is a “month of blessing” marked by prayer, fasting, and charity.

Prayer (Salah):

Salah is the name for the obligatory prayers which are performed five times a day, and are a direct link between the worshipper and God with no earthly intermediaries. A prayer takes a few minutes to perform.

Prayers are said at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall, … Continue Reading

I feel it’s time to start blogging and maybe someone will take and interest and actually read what I have to say.  I’m not gonna lie, I’m actually “somewhat” envious of people who blog and have active followers. I’m most envious of my good friend Micheal Lipson’s blog, because it’s the only blog I actively follow and is increasingly gaining exposure/popularity.  Some of the more popular blogs are linking to him.

I WANT TO BE THE ONE PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING!

So Michael and I go frequently talk about web development and on occasion I will help troubleshoot … Continue Reading