Blog by Andreas Glaser

Facts about Republic of Ireland

1. There are more taxies in Dublin than in New York City
2. The average age in Dublin is 25
3. Ireland has the most helicopters in the world in relation to the little population
4. A drivers license cost ~ 100€
5. English is not the (first) offical language. It is Irish (gaeilge).
6. The second largest city in Ireland after Dublin (~1,5 Mio citizens) is Cork with a population of ~100000.
7. to be continue...

Cheers,
Andreas Glaser

Step 1
We need the hldsupdatetool (Half Life Dedicated Server Update Tool).

Command:

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wget http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin

Output:

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--2008-11-11 09:14:51--  http://storefront.steampowered.com/download/hldsupdatetool.bin
Resolving storefront.steampowered.com... 87.248.218.141, 87.248.218.161
Connecting to storefront.steampowered.com|87.248.218.141|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 3513408 (3.4M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `hldsupdatetool.bin'
 
100%[====================================================================================================================>] 3,513,408   9.69M/s   in 0.3s
 
2008-11-11 09:14:52 (9.69 MB/s) - `hldsupdatetool.bin' saved [3513408/3513408]

Step 2

Now we have to grand the owner of the file read/write/execute (rwx) permission.

Command:

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chmod u+x hldsupdatetool.bin

Output:

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None

Step 3

The time has come to run the hldsupdatetool.bin

Command:

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./hldsupdatetool.bin

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...I hereby agree to be bound by the Agreement.  I also acknowledge and agree that this Agreement (including the Subscription Terms, Steam Online Conduct rules and other Rules of Use, and Privacy Policy) is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between Valve and me, and that the Agreement supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement, or other communications, whether oral or written, between Valve and myself.

Enter ‘yes’ to accept this agreement, ‘no’ to decline:

Step 4

You have to accept the agreement with writing and confirming the word “yes”

Command:

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yes (return)

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extracting steam.tar.Z...done

Step 5

Finally we can start to install the actual CounterStrike Source Linux Server.

Command:

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./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .

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Checking bootstrapper version ...
Getting version 34 of Steam HLDS Update Tool
Downloading. . . . . . . . . . .
Steam Linux Client updated, please retry the command

Step 6

The fifth command once again… this last command will take a while to execute… depending on your Internet bandwith.

Command:

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./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .

Output:

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Checking bootstrapper version ...
Getting version 34 of Steam HLDS Update Tool
Downloading. . . . . . . . . . .
Steam Linux Client updated, please retry the command
root1:/home/gaming/css-rotate# ./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .
Checking bootstrapper version ...
Updating Installation
No installation record found at .
No installation record found at .
No installation record found at .
No installation record found at .
No installation record found at .
Checking/Installing 'Counter-Strike Source Shared Content' version 69
 
0.57%   .\cstrike\bin\server.dll
1.96%   .\cstrike\bin\server_i486.so
1.96%   .\cstrike\cfg\buypresetsdefault_ct.vdf
1.96%   .\cstrike\cfg\buypresetsdefault_ter.vdf
1.96%   .\cstrike\cfg\game.cfg
1.96%   .\cstrike\cfg\skill1.cfg

Thats it… the server is now installed.

So long,
Andreas Glaser

Navigation Guide written in JavaScript/Ajax/PHP

My order was to develop a navigation guide which should help the visitors to discover the most important content of a website. This “NaviGuide” had to be realized as JavaScript/Ajax/CSS pop up on the fact that much users are using pop up blocker.

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This NaviGuide runs since 24.July 2008 at www.stz-baden-baden.de implemented in the well known Content Managment System “Joomla”.

If you want to prevent users from browsing certain directories on your website you can use the powerful .htaccess  file (Apache only). With the .htaccess file you are able to override some default settings like allowing / denying users to browse through directories. This is very useful when you use a certain directory to save for instance: templates, pictures, files or similar things (e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com/files).

How to prevent users from browsing through directories…

1. Create a new file (txt) and rename it to .htaccess
2. Insert the following string into your new .htaccess file:
   ^?View Code BASH

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   # DENY CLIENTS TO BROWSE THE CURRENT AND ALL SUB DIRECTORIES   Options All -Indexes

3. Upload this file into the directory which shall be not allowed to browse.

Thats it!

So long,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

Some developers facing the problem of duplicates in sql/mysql tables. To find and count them use the following statement.

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SELECT ID, count(*) as Amount
FROM name_of_the_table
GROUP BY ID
HAVING  Amount > 1

Just replace the used table “name_of_the_table” and the column “ID” which is inspected for duplicates. The output shows you the record which is multiple times in the table and the amount of it.

So long,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

A couple of weeks ago I developed a little “Online Image Uploader” based on my private “JaZzPHP Framework”. The website just consists of a simple upload form as well as rudimentary archive page.

Screenshot

The purpose is to simplify sharing screen shots, images etc..

This is basically a private tool, but if someone needs such a function - fell free to use it.

• http://www.imageloader.andreas-glaser.com

Have fun with it!

Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

Wow what a brilliant weekend…!
As mentioned in the last post me and my friends here in Dublin went to Killarey which is in the south of Ireland. After a five hour journey with the car, we arrived in Killarey around 3:00am. Due to the late time we just checked in at our hostel and prepared us for the night.

The next day started with a three hour walk followed by a five hour bicycle tour… I have got no idea how I survived that but it was just awesome. The nature and the landscape is one of the most beautiful I have ever seen in my live. Its very hard to explain that… so just have a look at the pictures!

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If you are someday in Ireland then is this one of the places you have to see.

Bye for now,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

Last weekend was the first time since I moved to Dublin that my best friends from Germany visited me here. We really had a lot of fun together… When you live so far away from home you’re starting to appreciate this a little more. I have to admit I had my doubts whether I would be able to prove how awesome Ireland is because I told my friends so many great stories and situation that it got hard not to disappoint them… But anyway… it was a nice time and everything was more than fine. For instance… my friends were accommodated in a 16 bed room in the cheapest hostel in Dublin (11€ per night). Of course, everybody would say that is no fun at all but my friends were lucky… they got a room with 13 girls from Switzerland.

Some pictures of me and my friends

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In a couple of minutes my flate mates, some new friends and I going to hit the road to Kerry. This region is supposed the most beautiful of Ireland. We’ll see.

Bye for now,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

1. What is the CSS Config Package?

The CounterStrike Source Server Config Pack is a allround package including all required plugins and configurations files to host a professional server within seconds. It comes with a large spectrum of popular plugins like Mani Admin Plugin, SourceMOD, Matties Eventscript and the almost “must have” quake sounds. This complete package offers you the administrative power you need and with the fancy admin models will everybody on your server recognize you as administrator. By the way - it is not just suitable for Internet server but also for LAN parties and local servers. Don’t hesitate - just try it!

  CSS Server Config Pack v4.0.0.0 (22.4 MiB, 4,673 hits)

2. What is included?

Server.cfg v2.1

Mani Admin Plugin V1.2 Beta S

Quake Sounds
Admin Models (SAS / Leet)

Source MetaMod 1.4.4

Detox Anticheat 1.1 Build 24

SourceMod 1.0.4

Matties Eventscript 2.0.0.248c

Default Scripts (All)
Crazylisten v3.10
Top Players v2.0
yTB Team Balancer 1.1r1

ES_Tools 0.420

Startscripts

Linux v1.0
Windows v1.0

3. Changelog

Updated SourceMetaMod 1.4.3 >> 1.4.4
Updated SourceMod  1.0.3 >> 1.0.4
Updated Server.cfg 2.0 >> 2.1
Added Linux startscript
Added Windows startscript

4. Screenshots

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5. Download

  CSS Server Config Pack v4.0.0.0 (22.4 MiB, 4,673 hits)

6. Important links

• http://www.forum.zorrox.com/english-discussion/mani-admin-plugin-patch-for-windows/
• http://www.forum.zorrox.com
  

Have Fun,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)

Hey everybody,

just a short announce… from now on is one more point in the navigation above. Its name is “Tag Cloud” and it contains, like the name says: a tag cloud.

Check it out… it is very useful!

Preview

So long,
Andreas Glaser (aka JaZz)