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Install ruby 1.9 on Windows using zip binary

May 30th, 2009 Pan 37 comments

Update:  This post is outdated. All in one installer for 1.9 is out now, you should use it if you need 1.9 on windows. Get it here http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167

Ruby has “all-in-one” installer for Windows, but it is outdated. As of May 2009, Ruby 1.9.1 is released, the installer is still 1.8.6. If you want the latest version, you need the zip package. But the zip package is missing zlib.dll, libeay32.dll, ssleay32.dll and readline.dll . Here is how to install it on windows. Read more…

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WordPress 2.7 Plugin tutorial : First Plugin in 20 lines

May 30th, 2009 Pan No comments

WordPress doesn’t provide an “Hello world”  plugin tutorial. There are some links to 3rd party tutorials,  but those samples are years old and doing stuff in old way.

It doesn’t have to be that complex. I will demonstrate how to create a simple plugin in 20 lines, the plugin can add some HTML to page footer and/or post.  Read more…

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