We recently created the Stand Up To Cancer website for Channel 4. I’m going to talk about the technical challenges involved in creating a site to support a high profile, one-off broadcast like this. Unlike a TV series where problems can be ironed out as the weeks pass, there was only one chance to get… Read more »
This is for reference – the official docs are a bit messy and there’s been loads of times where it’s taken me hours to track down something silly. Doing it this way allows PHP to be easily upgraded because there’s nothing hanging around in the system directories. Always install it manually – the CGI installer… Read more »
These are the options I discovered when researching this subject. Number 2 was the best option but it depends on the situation. “Automation” – can use all features of Word (exposed through COM objects) but not recommended for web apps because they interact with the desktop (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q257757#kb2). Windows only. Need Office installed on the server…. Read more »