Lincolnshire Based MSP
In a previous post I made a Stargate Atlantis themed light switch, with a proximity sensor to turn lights on and off. Whilst this is pretty cool, it effectively renders my smart bulbs useless when off, so I decided to redo the project. This time I have made use of a gesture sensor, raspberry pi, … Read more
Today I decided it would be pretty cool if I could use my Raspberry Pi as a development web server – I develop quite a few sites, mainly using Joomla or WordPress, which require PHP and MYSQL. Im going to break this down into 4 sections: Install Apache Install PHP Install MYSQL Install PHP My … Read more
Ok, so in my previous blog post we covered the basics of what the Raspberry Pi actually is, now it’s time to plug it in and make it do something! *Note, this is for the original Raspberry Pi Model B, I will shortly be setting up a new post, stay tuned! Prepare an Operating System … Read more
Earlier we showed you how to set up your Raspberry Pi as a web server, now I want to show you how to install Joomla. Joomla is a content managment system (CMS) used my many people around the globe to manage their web sites. if you havent yet set up your Raspberry Pi as a … Read more
Today I will be looking at how to use your RaspberryPi as a Media Centre. At the time of writing, you have two serious choices – OpenElec and Raspbmc. Personally, I preffer Raspbmc, I find it faster and more stable. They both run XBMC, the open source media centre Instructions for RaspBMC: Visit http://www.raspbmc.com/download/ to download … Read more
Taken from http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Red_power_LED_is_blinking Power / Start-up A good power supply that will supply 5V is vital. There is more information about See #Troubleshooting_power_problems. Red power LED does not light, nothing on display The power is not properly connected. Red power LED is blinking The red power LED should never blink, because it is hard-wired to the 3.3V … Read more
What is a Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. (Source, http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs) As you can see … Read more
Want a remote desktop type experience on your PI? Read on.. Start by visiting http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ and downloading MobaXterm Start MobaXterm: Click on the ‘Session’ icon in the tool bar Choose SSH: Note the settings below, I have unticked Prompt for login at each connection and make sure the x-11 forwarding option is TICKED! This will … Read more
The first part of this mini series covered installing Apache on the Raspberry Pi, you should have a web server installed as a pre-requisite before installing PHP. Install Apache Install PHP Install MYSQL Install PHP My Admin Firstly, launch LXTerminal on the Raspberry Pi or SSH into it. Next, we want elevated priveleges, so: sudo … Read more
If you are here looking to install a MySQL server on your Raspberry Pi, I’m going to assume that you have PHP, Apache and (optionally) SSH access already set up, if you don’t you can follow these tutorials first: Install Apache Install PHP Install MYSQL Install PHP My Admin As always, we start with a … Read more
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