Tweaking RevTI’s Server
This afternoon - Netherland time - RevTI server got a big hit from users. The server's load goes up to 45! its very very busy. Alot of HTTP request comes to Apache so it takes alot of CPU time and memory.
Tonight I was planned to tweak Apache, MySQL and PHP. I guess My last tweak on MySQL causes it takes alot of memory so I change it back to old configuration. Re-configure again the Apache and then install eAccelerator a PHP cache software.
eAccelerator function is to cache the PHP binary code each a PHP script executed and interpreted, so the PHP interpreter didn't need to interpreted the same PHP script again. Its save time, CPU and memory resources.
I download and install eAccelerator. The installation was succeed, PHP running great, all website that use PHP running, seems no problem occured. Then I check the eAccelerator temporary directory where cached PHP script supposed to be, but the folder is empty while I already access PHP based website on the server, so I guess it should be more than one file there.
Then I know the reason.. unfortunetly I install PHP as CGI which is not supported by eAccelerator. eAccelerator only support PHP that installed as Apache module. Sad 
but true..
Markus
At Last Founder and Co-Founder of RevTI.com Has Met
This post also continuing My post Amsterdam Tourist.
One of My purpose going to Amsterdam is meeting with Jose, Co-Founder of RevTI.com. We already working together for more than 3 years and never met eyes-to-eyes before! 
thanks to the internet.
He show Me several tourism places in Amsterdam, I took alot of pictures there. Amsterdam is a nice city, with alot of beautiful buildings and landscapes.
We then go to Jose's place. I stay at His place for one night.
On sunday We go to the church, but We are too late.. may be because We got tired after walking around Amsterdam - just as an excuse of Our laziness 
Then on the afternoon We play football with other Indonesian youth that study in Netherland. Well, I don't like football so I can't play it, just play for 10 minutes and then I switch My role to a good spectator 
Below is a picture of Me and Jose in Amsterdam:
Markus
Amsterdam Tourist
Just came back from Amsterdam happy Me 
Now.. this is My story:
My plan is leaving Eindhoven at 09:28 on 18 February 2006 and I ask Marc to take Me to the train station at 09:00. We arrived too early so I must wait for about 20 minutes and Marc leave Me because He want to go to the shop.
Ok, 09:25 the train arrived, I go inside the train sit down nice and.... something stupid happened! I forgot where I put My ticket! damn! I try to find it on My pants pockets, its not there.. I got panic.. I just grab My back pack and go out of the train, I don't want to pay alot of fee if I got caught by the officials not bringing ticket and also to find My ticket, may be I drop it somewhere.
Searching... searching... no luck, I didn't found My ticket I try to find it again on My pants pockets.. no its not there! slide My left hand to My left jacket pocket and guess what!? its there! damn! but the train already leave 
Call Marc to meet Me at the train station just to accompy Me and asking Him wheter the ticket still valid, fortunetly yes! so I'm just waiting the next train to come. Its about 20 minutes from the last train.
The train is coming. I sit on double floor - Marc's suggestion, so I can get better view. Thanks - the journey time is about 1 hour and 46 minutes. Its a nice trip Just see the landscape its very beautiful
to be continued..
Markus
Uploading Photos on Friendster
Today I'm uploading 2 photos on Friendster because a friend of Me asking for My photo Sure why not?
You can see it on My Friendster account at MarkHard
Markus
Can I Start Coding Now?
Hmm.. am I bored making documentation? Yes to be honest well.. I'm a programmer, and a programmer job is to write a software code. But after 2 weeks in QnAp iT BV - Netherland, don't want to miss that word just as a reminder for You readers - I'm still making documentation..
Documentation.. documentation.. and documentation what a boring task for a programmer.. but in other hand I'm also happy with this task in QnAp iT BV - Netherland, again - because I got one step forward in software engineering which is a Software Designer or Software Architect or bla.. bla.. - there is several names for the job and I don't know exactly what is the different - here I learn much from Ruud Mulder, Marc Jongen and Frank Mulders.
Alot of discussion needed to make a good documentation for making a software, especially with the customer who order the software. You need to know exactly what the customer wants the software do and perform, because some times the customer ask for a feature that not really needed to achieve what He wants - there is another solution thats better or much simpler to make.
I learn this from Ruud and Marc. Yo..! Marc thanks for playing your role as a REAL customer A real customer will always keep changing His mind so a progress meeting document is also important. You need to write down all point that already agreed both by programmer and the customer so there is no - hopefully - discussion that discuss the same thing again and again and again - don't re-invent the wheel.
I feel that My working progress is slow, I hope I can learn fast and speed up things so I'm not disappointing My biggest customer: My BOSS 
Markus
Blazing Fast Internet Connection! 1MB/s!!
It just WOW!!
Today I'm downloading the .NET 2.0 Framework SDK from Microsoft website, it was a great downloading experience I ever have! I got 1200KB/s downloading the setup file, it only take about 5-7 minutes to download 350MB file 
cool huh?!
You don't believe it? here is the proof:
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Yo.. Hello Mr. Mark van Dun!
Today Mark come to QnAp office and we play pool together we play for 4 round hehe.. it nice to see him again after several week not meet Him.
Today is also His birthday, but sadly no birthday party
Currently He is waiting for a job call, He had an interview with some company several days ago and now He waiting for a good news from Them. Wishing Him a good luck
Yo.. good luck Mark!
Markus
Netherland’s Indomie
Hehe.. guess what.. I have Indomie for My lunch interestingly it is a vegetarian flavor that didn't exist in Indonesia. You don't believe it? here is the picture:
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