A .htaccess (hypertext access) file is a directory-level configuration file that allows for decentralized management of web server configuration. Servers often use .htaccess to rewrite URLs. Rewrite Hostname

Nearest neighbor search is common in geographical databases. Here we consider searching for nearby locations in a large geographical database. Many commercial databases have geographical indexes supporting such queries; however, in MySQL there is no simple implementation. We show a …

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We can use Google maps street view to build a simple virtual tour, namely automatically rotating street view panorama. For the setup, we need a specific “div” element holding the panorama. The solution for automatic rotating is using JavaScript “window.setInterval” …

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