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After getting the Android SDK and Eclipse IDE installed and running, I started on getting Subversion ready for our first project. Here are the general steps necessary. For my configuration there is a Ubuntu server that I connect through ssh and will need to do the same to connect to SVN after everything is configured. Useful tutorials: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Subversion https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AddUsersHowto https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto Commands executed to setup the system: sudo apt-get install subversion cd / mkdir svn_repository sudo addgroup subversion sudo adduser USERNAME1 subversion sudo adduser USERNAME2 subversion # Repeat the above line for other usernames as needed sudo adduser www-data subversion cd /svn_repository mkdir android_test sudo svnadmin create /svn_repository/android_test cd /svn_repository sudo chown -R www-data:subversion android_test sudo chmod -R g+rws android_test Above I have an example where a directory called “svn_re...

While it’s generally pretty “easy” to setup the Android SDK in Linux (in my case Ubuntu 10.04), there are a few quirks that required some searching on the Internet to figure out. The SDK and related items are located here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Here is the general process I went through to get things running: – Install JDK by typing “jdk” into the ubuntu software center and install the proper piece of software. I think you need at least version 5 or 6 for the Android SDK. – Install eclipse by getting the latest version at http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ – Download “Eclipse IDE for Java Developers” – Extract eclipse-java-helios-SR1-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz (or similar depending on what version you download) to say the… /home/user/ directory (you can run the program by double clicking on the “eclipse” icon in the main directory of the program. – I started the program and defin...

I had written a basic securing wordpress article back in February of this year. Since then I’ve done a bit more research and came upon the idea of using Apache to help secure the administration directory and scripts, making it more difficult for intrusions to take place. It’s always a good idea to try and protect your sites as best you can. When dealing with open source software, the code is visible to the world, so any exploits that have been found can travel fast. Issues and security flaws get fixed on well known open source projects like WordPress, but it also leaves an un-upgraded system easily open to attack. One option to add a second layer of protection by using Apache server’s built-in directory password functionality. Thankfully, Askapache made a decent plug-in to save a good deal of time playing around with Apache .htaccess settings and researching the necessary code. While the plugin needs work, it functions with a bit finesse on your part. Download the Askapache Passw...