Codeigniter and Metricfire - a Codeigniter Library for Awesome Metrics

Listed under: Awesome Stuff > Check It Out on Tue 13th March 2012

A while back, I blogged about Metricfire, a really amazing application metrics service for your PHP (or Python) applications. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's time you do. Right now.

Using the Metricfire raw PHP file as a template (Dave @ Metricfire said it was OK!), I've hacked about with it to form it into a Codeigniter library. This means that all you Codeigniter developers out there can sign up for Metricfire, plug in the Library, and obtain up-to-the-second metrics on your web application. Suh-weet!     Read More..

Space Avalanche on the move to Premium Sites

Listed under: Premium Sites News > Updates on Tue 13th March 2012

Space Avalanche (http://www.spaceavalanche.com) is an online comic strip read by literally millions of people around the world. Its popularity led it to being shared so much, it featured on the front page of Digg.com

We're chuffed to announce that Space Avalanche is on the move, and have decided to use Premium Sites for its website hosting. We've worked with Eoin Ryan (@spaceavalanche on twitter), the site's creator, for a couple of years now and have been helping out with various apects of it, behind the scenes. He's a great guy to work with, a great animator, and an all-round legend.     Read More..

Metricfire - Powerful (PHP) Application Metrics Made Easy!

Listed under: Awesome Stuff > Check It Out on Wed 1st February 2012

 

If you're a PHP application developer or software engineer, this should be saved to your "Things to Check Out Right Now" list.     Read More..

Industrial Automation Using OPC and PHP - Control Machines Through Your Browser

Listed under: Premium Sites News > Updates on Wed 18th January 2012

Have you ever thought "I'd love to control this hardware through my phone / tablet / web browser", but on an industrial scale?

Though the galaxies of industrial machine automation and web applications have rarely overlapped, it's now possible to control PLC hardware and plant machinery through simple web interfaces.     Read More..

Jack Thorburn Builders website goes live

Listed under: Premium Sites News > Updates on Sun 21st August 2011

Hi all, today I announce the arrival of yet another Premium Sites install; Jack Thorburn Builders' brand new website is now live! Built using wordpress, with a custom theme and hosted on our private commercial servers, it lays the groundwork for a site that will hold a huge portfolio of work.

Jack Thorburn Builders (http://www.jackthorburnbuilders.co.nz) is a successful family-owned business that has been operating for over 30 years. Based in Huntly, on the North Island of New Zealand, they undertake work in various parts of the Waikato Region and beyond.      Read More..