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/**
 * Return a random string of a set number of characters.
 *
 * @param int $length  The number of characters for the resulting string
 * @param string $set  The set of characters to use for the random string
 * @param int $repeat  Number of times a given character may be repeated in the random string
 * @return string
 */

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/**
 * Convert a human-readable string to a boolean.
 *
 * Case insensitively treats true, t, yes, y, and 1 as true.
 * Anything else is false.
 *
 * @param string $str
 * @return bool

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VirtualBox Host-Only Static IP

My typical setup for a development box in VirtualBox uses two NICs. The first uses NAT to allow the box to communicate with the outside world through my host computer’s network connection. (NAT is the default, so shouldn't require any setup.) The second is a "host-only" connection that allows my host and guest to interact.

To create a host-only connection in VirtualBox, start by opening the preferences in VirtualBox. Go to the "Network" tab, and addd a Host-only Network. Modify the host-only network, and disable DHCP. Make a note of the IP address. (Feel free to set the IP address as well, if you like.)

Next, assign this host-only adapter to the virtual machine. Select the VM and press "Settings". Go to the "Network" tab, and select "Adpater 2". Enable the adapter, set it to a "Host-only Adapter", and select the adpater you created above.

Temporary

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Ubunutu Setup

I put this little guide together as I installed Ubuntu 13.04.

Installing

• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP 5.4
  • PHP-FPM

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def normalize_line_endings(string, eol):
    """Return a string with consistent line endings."""
    string = string.replace("\r\n", "\n").replace("\r", "\n")
    if eol != "\n":
        string = string.replace("\n", eol)
    return string

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class OverrideableSettings():
    """
    Class for adding a layer of overrides on top of a Settings object

    The class is read-only. If a dictionary-like _overrides member is present,
    the get() method will look there first for a setting before reading from
    the _settings member.
    """

    def __init__(self, settings=None, overrides=None):

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/**
 * Convert GFM-style code blocks to HTML for use with SyntaxHighlighter
 * 
 * @param string $text
 * @return string
 */
function fencedCodeBlocksToHtml($text)
{

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/**
 * Autoload function adapted from from PSR-0 standard.
 * https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-0.md#splclassloader-implementation
 */ 
function autoload($className)
{
    $className = ltrim($className, '\\');
    $fileName  = '';

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<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName bad-domain.com
    ServerAlias www.bad-domain.com
    Redirect / http://www.good-domain.com
</VirtualHost>

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<VirtualHost *:80>
    ...
    <IfModule mod_deflate.c>
        # Automatically compress these mime types
        AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain text/html text/css text/xml applicaton/json
    </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>