Best of 2010

Movie

The Time Travelers Wife

Toy Story 3
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Easy A
The Last Song



TV Show

Lost

Greek
How I Met Your Mother
Fringe
The Pacific


Song

Katy Perry - Firework

Taylor Swift - Enchanted
Yohanna – Beautiful Silence
Sharon Corr – So Long Ago
Lena – Satellite


Music

Taylor Swift

Sharon Corr
Katy Perry
Jennifer Paige
Yohanna


Hottie

Ashley Tisdale

Eve Muirhead


Website

MDPC Family

SCC
Elma Online
Twitter

Groceries

A look at the groceries I bought today.

Kopa teaches PHP: URL routing done simple

URL routing is to have an url called something like "kopasite.net/records/pack/TKT/" instead of "kopasite.net?records.php?pack=TKT", using somewhat same principle as the $_GET variables to include pages. It can be done pretty complicated, but in the end it's just a matter of dividing the url into a number of variables that you use to include pages ect.

To do URL routing modrewrite needs to be turned on in your PHP installation.

First off you need to add some stuff to your .htaccess file.

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^ajax - [L]
RewriteRule !\.(js|ico|txt|gif|jpg|png|css)$ index.php

 First line turns the rewriting on. Second line makes an exception that the folder ajax will not be used for rewriting. I'm doing that as I have an actual folder called ajax with php files in it, that I otherwise will not be able to call with ajax functions as it would redirect them to index.php. Third lines redirects any files except the file types mentioned to your index.php file. So that means whatever link you make on your site it will redirect to index.php.

When it does that you can in your index.php file make an include that will include another .php according to the url.

So in your index.php or some route.php that is included in index.php you make the following code:

$already_there = str_replace('index.php', '', $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME']);
$slightly = str_replace($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'], "", $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
$uri = str_replace($already_there, '', $slightly);

This part does some manipulation with the url and gives a string with anything after your domain name, the part that will decide which page to include.

if($uri != ""){
    $pieces = array_filter(explode("/", $uri));
    if(count($pieces) == 3){
        $s = $pieces[0];
        $p = $pieces[1];
        $t = $pieces[2];
    }elseif(count($pieces) == 2){
        $s = $pieces[0];
        $p = $pieces[1];
    }elseif(count($pieces) == 1){
        $s = $pieces[0];
    }
}

This parts sets up to three variables that you can use to include pages or do other stuff with, like you'd use $_GET values. First line checks if the string is empty, if it is we don't set any variables ofcourse. Second line divides the url into an array, dividing by /'s, as well as removes any empty values from the array, which can happen if the url ends with an /. You can also use any other symbol like a dot or whatever if you like. You could stop now and use the variables $pieces[0] ect. in your scripts. I don't want to have them in an array so I do some more. The next if else part makes sure we don't set any values if we have nothing to put into them. It simples makes the variables $s for section, $p for page and $t for tab in that order if they exists, which I in turn use to include other pages.

For example on index.php I have this code:

$sections = array("records", "news", "info", "contest", "download", "community", "tools");
      if(in_array($s, $sections)){
              include "$s.php";
      }

First line is the different sections I have on my site, which I use to make sure it doesn't include a page that doesn't exist. Next it checks if $s exists in this array I made and then include a php file with that name.

And that's it.

There is just one more thing to remember. When you are on the url "kopasite.net/records/pack/TKT/" for example it will still think you're inside a folder. So if you have any pictures or css files ect. you need to set an absolute link to these. Like:

<img src="/images/logo.png">

Instead of:

<img src="images/logo.png"> 

The wonder that is jQuery

After someone asking wether I had any plans for use some jQuery stuff on EOL site, I got curious and checked it out. This resulting in me using it for some features on NAVOK I've had planed for a long time. Some rather simple showing and hiding of something, but with jQuery it was quite a lot simpler than it usually would be. I can only recommend it for your future javascript and ajax needs. I have not yet tried it out for ajax but it seems as straight forward.

The Kopa Emmys 2010

Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner:
How I Met Your Mother

Nominees:
Futurama
The Big Bang Theory
My Boys
Scrubs

Outstanding Drama Series
Winner
Lost

Nominees:
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Pretty Little Liars
Greek

Outstanding Casting for a new Series
Winner:
Life Unexpected

Nominees:
Melrose Place
Pretty Little Liars
Accidentally on Purpose
FlashForward

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) for "The Big Bang Theory"

Nominees:
Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Dave Franco (Cole Aaronson) for "Scrubs"
Tyler Labine (Ron Snuffkin) for "Sons of Tucson"
Neil Flynn (Mike Heck) for "The Middle"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Winner:
Jorge Garcia (Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes) for "Lost"

Nominees:
Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard for) "Lost"
Kyle Chandler (Eric Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop) for "Fringe"
Matthew Rhys (Kevin Walker) for "Brothers & Sisters"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Lizzy Caplan (Casey Klein) for "Party Down"

Nominees:
Eliza Coupe (Dr. Denise Mahoney) for "Scrubs"
Jenna Elfman (Billie) for "Accidentally on Purpose"
Gillian Jacobs (Britta Perry) for "Community"
Jordana Spiro (P.J. Franklin) for "My Boys"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Winner:
Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen) for "Lost"

Nominees:
Connie Britton (Tami Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) for "Fringe"
Brittany Robertson (Lux Cassidy) for "Life Unexpected"
Peyton List (Nicole Kirby) for "FlashForward"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell Pritchett) for "Modern Family"

Nominees:
Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali) for "The Big Bang Theory"
Nicolas Wright (Davis) for "Accidentally on Purpose"
Reid Scott (Brendan Dorff) for "My Boys"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Winner:
Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume) for "Lost"

Nominees:
Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) for "Lost"
Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) for "Friday Night Lights"
Ryan Eggold (Ryan Matthews) for "90210"
Rob Lowe (Robert McCallister) for "Brothers & Sisters"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky) for "How I Met Your Mother"

Nominees:
Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Andrea Anders (Linda Zwordling) for "Better Off Ted"
Alison Brie (Annie Edison) for "Community"
Ashley Jensen (Olivia) for "Accidentally on Purpose"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Winner:
Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton) for "Lost"

Nominees:
Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Emily VanCamp (Rebecca Harper) for" Brothers & Sisters"
Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) for "Gossip Girl"
Amber Stevens (Ashleigh Howard) for "Greek"

Outstanding Guest Star In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid) for "Scrubs"

Nominees:
Michaela Watkins (Lucy) for The "New Adventures of Old Christine"
Judy Greer (Royce) for "The Big Bang Theory"
Rob Lowe (Chris Traeger) for "Parks and Recreation"
Adam Scott (Ben Wyatt) for "Parks and Recreation"

Outstanding Guest Star In A Drama Series
Winner:
Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen) for "Friday Night Lights"

Nominees:
Sonya Walger (Penelope Widmore) for "Lost"
Hilary Duff (Olivia Burke) for "Gossip Girl"

Outstanding Episode In A Comedy Series
Winner:
Scrubs - 906 (Our New Girl-Bro)

Nominees:
Community - 123 (Modern Warfare)
How I Met Your Mother - 519 (Zoo or False)
Better Off Ted - 205 (The Great Repression)
Parks and Recreation - 222 (Telethon)

Outstanding Episode In A Drama Series
Winner:
Lost - 611 (Everybody Loves Hugo)

Nominees:
Greek - 303 (The Half-Naked Gun)
Mercy - 110 (I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You)
Fringe - 213 (What Lies Below)
FNL - 413 (Thanksgiving)

The Kopa Emmys 2010 (nominees)

 Greatly delayed here is the nominees for this years kopa emmys. Winners will be up on Sunday.

Outstanding Comedy Series
Futurama
The Big Bang Theory
My Boys
How I Met Your Mother
Scrubs

Outstanding Drama Series
Lost
Pretty Little Liars
Greek
Friday Night Lights
Fringe

Outstanding Casting for a new Series
Accidentally on Purpose
FlashForward
Life Unexpected
Melrose Place
Pretty Little Liars

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Josh Radnor (Ted Mosby) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Dave Franco (Cole Aaronson) for "Scrubs"
Tyler Labine (Ron Snuffkin) for "Sons of Tucson"
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper) for "The Big Bang Theory"
Neil Flynn (Mike Heck) for "The Middle"

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Matthew Rhys (Kevin Walker) for "Brothers & Sisters"
Kyle Chandler (Eric Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Joshua Jackson (Peter Bishop) for "Fringe"
Jorge Garcia (Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes) for "Lost"
Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard for) "Lost"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Jenna Elfman (Billie) for "Accidentally on Purpose"
Gillian Jacobs (Britta Perry) for "Community"
Jordana Spiro (P.J. Franklin) for "My Boys"
Eliza Coupe (Dr. Denise Mahoney) for "Scrubs"
Lizzy Caplan (Casey Klein) for "Party Down"

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Peyton List (Nicole Kirby) for "FlashForward"
Connie Britton (Tami Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Anna Torv (Olivia Dunham) for "Fringe"
Brittany Robertson (Lux Cassidy) for "Life Unexpected"
Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen) for "Lost"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Nicolas Wright (Davis) for "Accidentally on Purpose"
Neil Patrick Harris (Barney Stinson) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell Pritchett) for "Modern Family"
Reid Scott (Brendan Dorff) for "My Boys"
Kunal Nayyar (Raj Koothrappali) for "The Big Bang Theory"

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Ryan Eggold (Ryan Matthews) for "90210"
Rob Lowe (Robert McCallister) for "Brothers & Sisters"
Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) for "Friday Night Lights"
Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume) for "Lost"
Nestor Carbonell (Richard Alpert) for "Lost"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Ashley Jensen (Olivia) for "Accidentally on Purpose"
Andrea Anders (Linda Zwordling) for "Better Off Ted"
Alison Brie (Annie Edison) for "Community"
Cobie Smulders (Robin Scherbatsky) for "How I Met Your Mother"
Alyson Hannigan (Lily Aldrin) for "How I Met Your Mother"

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Emily VanCamp (Rebecca Harper) for" Brothers & Sisters"
Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor) for "Friday Night Lights"
Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) for "Gossip Girl"
Amber Stevens (Ashleigh Howard) for "Greek"
Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton) for "Lost"

Outstanding Guest Star In A Comedy Series
Adam Scott (Ben Wyatt) for "Parks and Recreation"
Rob Lowe (Chris Traeger) for "Parks and Recreation"
Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid) for "Scrubs"
Michaela Watkins (Lucy) for The "New Adventures of Old Christine"
Judy Greer (Royce) for "The Big Bang Theory"

Outstanding Guest Star In A Drama Series
Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen) for "Friday Night Lights"
Hilary Duff (Olivia Burke) for "Gossip Girl"
Sonya Walger (Penelope Widmore) for "Lost"

Outstanding Episode In A Comedy Series
Better Off Ted - 205 (The Great Repression)
Scrubs - 906 (Our New Girl-Bro)
How I Met Your Mother - 519 (Zoo or False)
Community - 123 (Modern Warfare)
Parks and Recreation - 122 (Telethon)

Outstanding Episode In A Drama Series
Greek - 303 (The Half-Naked Gun)
Mercy - 110 (I Saw This Pig and I Thought of You)
Fringe - 213 (What Lies Below)
FNL - 413 (Thanksgiving)
Lost - 611 (Everybody Loves Hugo)

Dreaming in english

So I had this interesting dream last night. Have been thinking about it multiple times throughout the day, and then suddenly it hit me, that the whole dream was in english. So I started thinking about this and I'm pretty sure it's something that happens from time to time. I just thought that was kind of funny, weird, interesting. Ofcourse it makes sense, since I spend a lot of the day writing, reading, hearing english. I wonder what controls this..