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I had to install the Zend Optimizer on my server the other day; I have a Plesk dedicated server with GoDaddy, which uses IonCube (I think for Plesk itself). Anyway, I came across some problems which I imagine are pretty common, so here are the solutions.

Getting the IonCube error?

The Loader must appear as the first entry in the php.ini file in Unknown on line 0

The answer can be found here.

I created a “zend.ini” file with the Zend lines from php.ini in there and placed it in /etc/php.d.

zend_extension_manager.optimizer=/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer-3.3.0
zend_extension_manager.optimizer_ts=/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer_TS-3.3.0
zend_optimizer.version=3.3.0a
zend_extension=/usr/local/Zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so
zend_extension_ts=/usr/local/Zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager_TS.so

That fixed this error. Then I had a new error, “Fatal error: Unable to read X bytes in file.php on line 0″, which I found the answer to here.

So upload the files in binary. Now I have Plesk + ionCube + Zend Optimizer all installed together

This entry was posted by Eric on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

Just wanted to write a quick tech-tip…

I have a Moto Q, which is notorious for having a short-lived battery charge time. I have a desk charger at my desk, but when it’s sitting next to me all night long, it’s not charging. Then I wake up in the morning and, if I was using it the night before, the battery is crying for help.

Well, I took the USB cable (which I don’t use) and plugged it into my Tivo. Then I can charge my phone using power via the USB cable from the Tivo.

In the living room, I have a notebook cooling pad under the Tivo, again plugged into the USB port in the back. If they’re there, put them to use!

This entry was posted by Eric on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm and is filed under Technology, Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

A Microsoft-Yahoo merger would dominate e-mail and instant messaging, and that could create obstacles with regulators.

Funny, I use gmail for my email, and Trillian, which encompasses AOL IM, ICQ, MSN, Y!Chat and Gtalk all in one. So if the Microsoft-Yahoo merger would “dominate” e-mail and IM, why am I not affected?

MYcrOsOft! logo from adage.com

This entry was posted by Eric on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 at 8:43 am and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

While I already took advantage of Norton’s free upgrade to their 2008 version, Rob just told me you can get Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2008 - 3 User for free after $54 in rebates. Sweet!

I didn’t need it, but I bought it anyways. I’ll activate it once my current subscription runs out in September to give me another year of updates, or sell it on eBay.

This entry was posted by Eric on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pm and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

I noticed today that the Google Reader added a little color to their favicon. No big deal, but why?


I’ve also noticed that Google changed the “more” link… reordered some things.


The question here is, months after adding YouTube as an option, why do they still link it incorrectly? They’re using the “q” parameter, and linking to:

http://www.youtube.com/?q=buffalo&sourceid=…

Rather than using what YouTube is expecting, search_query

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=buffalo&search=Search

Common guys… fix it, please???

This entry was posted by Eric on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

As the self-proclaimed Director of Common Sense for Google, I think that earns me a spot on Apple’s Board of Directors. Unfortunately, Apple didn’t ask me about their latest shot at the Apple TV and why it will fail.

The new Apple TV is an improvement over the first version, but it’s still lacking the one feature that, I believe, will allow it to become as mainstream as the iPod: ability to play existing DVDs.

See, we all bought iPods because we could rip our existing CDs using iTunes, then load it onto the iPod. But there’s no feature in iTunes to rip a DVD (then play it on the Apple TV), and the Apple TV itself doesn’t have a DVD drive. Until one (or both) of those features are added, Apple TV will sit on the shelves.

Strike 2, Apple.

This entry was posted by Eric on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm and is filed under Technology. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.