Projects in This Book
Over the course of this book, you will develop two complete Web sites:
❑ Movie Review Web site. Developing this site introduces you to writing a PHP program, making your pages look professional, working with variables and includes, and integrating PHP with MySQL to make your site truly dynamic as pages are created on the fly for your Web site visitor. You will also get experience in error handling and data validation while working on this site.
❑ Comic Book Fan Web site. The creation of this Web site takes you through the steps of building databases from scratch, manipulating images and sending out e-mails using PHP, authenticating users, managing content through CMS, creating a mailing list, setting up an e-commerce section, and developing and customizing a discussion forum.
Finally, this book covers how to learn about your visitors through the use of log files and how to troubleshoot common mistakes or problems. The appendixes in this book provide you with the necessary reference materials you’ll need to assist you in your Web site development journey and offer tools to make you more efficient.
After reading this book, you will be able to create a well-designed, dynamic Web site using tools available for free. Although this book is not intended to be a detailed analysis of Apache, PHP, and MySQL, it points you in the right direction to explore further issues you may wish to delve into.

Brief Intro to PHP, Apache,MySQL, and Open Source
PHP, Apache, and MySQL are all part of the open source group of software programs. The open source movement is a collaboration of some of the finest minds in computer programming. By allowing the open exchange of information, programmers from all over the world contribute to make a truly powerful and efficient piece of software available to everyone. Through the contributions of many people to the publicly available source code, bugs get fixed, improvements are made, and a good software program becomes a great one over time.

A Brief History of Open Source Initiatives
The term open source was coined in 1998 after Netscape decided to publish the source code for its popular Navigator browser. This announcement prompted a small group of software developers who had been long-time supporters of the soon-to-be open source ideology to formally develop the Open Source Initiatives (OSI) and the Open Source Definition.
Although the OSI ideology was initially promoted in the hacker community, upon Netscape’s release of Navigator’s source code, programmers from all walks of life began to offer suggestions and fixes to improve the browser’s performance. The OSI mission was off and running, as the mainstream computing world began to embrace the idea.
Linux became the first operating system that could be considered open source (although BSD was a close runner-up, distributed from Berkeley in 1989), and many programs followed soon thereafter. Large software corporations, such as Corel, began to offer versions of their programs that worked on Linux machines.
Although there are now numerous classifications of OSI open source licenses, any software that bears the OSI Certification seal can be considered open source because it has passed the Open Source Definition test.
These programs are available from a multitude of Web sites; the most popular is www.sourceforge.net, which houses more than 83,000 open source projects.

Why Open Source Rocks
Open source programs are very cool because:
❑ They are free. The greatest thing about open source software is that it is free and available to the general public. Software developers and programmers volunteer their time to improve existing software and create new programs. Open source software cannot, by definition, require any sort
of licensing or sales fees.

❑ They are cross-platform and “technology-neutral.” By requiring open source software to be non–platform specific, the open source community has ensured that the programs are usable by virtually everyone. According to the Open Source Definition provided by the Open Source Initiative at http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php, open source programs must
not be dependent on any “individual technology or style of interface” and must be “technologyneutral.” As long as the software can run on more than one operating system, it meets the criterion.
❑ They must not restrict other software. This basically means that if an open source program is distributed along with other programs, those other programs may be open source or commercial in nature. This gives software developers maximum control and flexibility.
❑ They embrace diversity. Diversity of minds and cultures simply produces a better result. For this reason, open source programs cannot, by definition, discriminate against any person or group of persons, nor against any “field of endeavor.” For example, a program designed for use in the medical profession cannot be limited to that field if someone in another field wants to
take the program and modify it to fit his or her needs.
For a complete list of the criteria a piece of software must meet before it can be considered “open source,” or for more information about the OSI or the open source community, visit the OSI Web site at www.opensource.org.

How the Pieces of the AMP Module Work Together
Now that you’ve learned some of the history of open source, it’s important to understand the role each of these programs (Apache, MySQL, and PHP) plays in creating your Web site. Imagine that your dynamic Web site is a fancy restaurant. Diners come to your place, and each one wants something different and specific. They don’t worry so much about how the food is prepared, as long as it looks and tastes delicious. Unlike a buffet-type spread, where everything is laid out and your patrons simply choose from what’s available, a nice restaurant encourages patron/waiter interaction
and complete customization for any specific dietary needs. Similarly, a Web site shouldn’t be a static page with little interaction from visitors; it should be a dynamic site where the visitor can choose what
he or she wants to see.
In this scenario, you can characterize the three components of the AMP module as follows:
❑ Apache: This is your highly trained master of culinary arts, the chef. Whatever people ask for, she prepares it without complaint. She is quick, flexible, and able to prepare a multitude of different types of foods. Apache acts in much the same way as your HTTP server, parsing files and
passing on the results.
❑ PHP: This is the waiter. He gets requests from the patron and carries them back to the kitchen with specific instructions about how the meal should be prepared.
❑ MySQL: This is your stockroom of ingredients (or in this case, information).

Configuring Your Installation
When a patron (or Web site visitor) comes to your restaurant, he or she sits down and orders a meal with specific requirements, such as a steak, well done. The waiter (PHP) takes those specific requirements back to the kitchen and passes them off to the chef (Apache). The chef then goes to the stockroom (MySQL) to retrieve the ingredients (or data) to prepare the meal and presents the final dish to the patron, exactly the way he or she ordered it.
You can choose to install one, two, or all three components of the AMP package based on your specific needs. For example, if you are responsible for providing a company-wide intranet, or hosting your own Web site, you should probably install all three. If your site is hosted by a third-party Web hosting company, however, you do not necessarily need to install all three components (or, for that matter, any of them).
Installing the three components, even if you don’t have to, enables you to develop and test your site in the comfort of your own workspace without having to upload to the file server just to test at every little step. Even if you do a lot of off-line testing, however, we highly recommend that you still perform a complete test once your site is live and running, because your settings may differ from those on your Webhosting company’s server. Even a small difference can cause you big headaches.

Apache
Apache acts as your Web server. Its main job is to parse any file requested by a browser and display the correct results according to the code within that file. Apache is quite powerful and can accomplish virtually
any task that you, as a Webmaster, require.
The version of Apache covered in this book is the most recent and stable at the time of this writing: version 2.0.50. The features and server capabilities available in this version include the following:
❑ Password-protected pages for a multitude of users
❑ Customized error pages
❑ Display of code in numerous levels of HTML, and the capability to determine at what level the browser can accept the content
❑ Usage and error logs in multiple and customizable formats
❑ Virtual hosting for different IP addresses mapped to the same server
❑ DirectoryIndex directives to multiple files
❑ URL aliasing or rewriting with no fixed limit
According to the Netcraft Web site (www.netcraft.com), at the time of this writing Apache is running over 34 million Internet servers, more than Microsoft, Sun ONE, and Zeus combined. Its flexibility,
power, and, of course, price make it a popular choice. It can be used to host a Web site for the general public, or a company-wide intranet, or for simply testing your pages before they are uploaded to a secure server on another machine. Later in this chapter, you learn to configure your Apache setup to
accommodate all of these options.

PHP
PHP is a server-side scripting language that allows your Web site to be truly dynamic. PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor (and, yes, we’re aware PHP is a “recursive acronym”—probably meant to confuse the masses). Its flexibility and relatively small learning curve (especially for programmers who have a background in C, Java, or Perl) make it one of the most popular scripting languages around. PHP’s popularity continues to increase as businesses, and individuals everywhere embrace it as an alternative
to Microsoft’s ASP language and realize that PHP’s benefits most certainly outweigh the costs (three cheers for open source!). According to Netcraft, PHP code can now be found in approximately 16 million Web sites.
The version of PHP referenced in this book is the most recent stable release at the time of publication: version 5.0.0. Although we discuss several of the most common uses and functions of PHP, you can find a complete list of PHP functions in Appendix B of this book. As you continue to program in PHP and
your comfort level increases (or the demands of your boss grow), we incourage you to expand your use of built-in PHP functions to take advantage of its tremendous power. You can download the PHP software from PHP’s Web site at www.php.net.

MySQL
Another open source favorite, MySQL is the database construct that enables PHP and Apache to work together to access and display data in a readable format to a browser. It is a Structured Query Language server designed for heavy loads and processing of complex queries. As a relational database system, MySQL allows many different tables to be joined together for maximum efficiency and speed.
This book references version 4.0.20, the most stable release of MySQL at the time of writing. You can find a complete list of features at the MySQLWeb site (www.mysql.com), but some of the more popular features of this program are as follows:
❑ Multiple CPUs usable through kernel threads
❑ Multi-platform operation
❑ Numerous column types cover virtually every type of data
❑ Group functions for mathematical calculations and sorting
❑ Commands that allow information about the databases to be easily and succinctly shown to theadministrator
❑ Function names that do not affect table or column names
❑ A password and user verification system for added security
❑ Up to 32 indexes per table permitted; this feature has been successfully implemented at levels of 60,000 tables and 5,000,000,000 rows (version 4.1.2, currently in development, will allow 64 indexes)
❑ International error reporting usable in many different countries
MySQL is the perfect choice for providing data via the Internet because of its ability to handle heavy loads and its advanced security measures.
For more information on how MySQL was developed, or other specific information not covered in this book, visit the resource Web site at www.mysql.com.

Configuring Your Installation AMP Installers
If you’d like to take your entire Saturday afternoon to install each of these components separately, feel free to refer to Appendix I at the back of this book. However, we can also tell you about some third-party software programs that will complete the installation for you. You can find an extended list of these types of installers at www.hotscripts.com.

Foxserv
Foxserv is an Apache/MySQL/PHP installer that is available at www.foxserv.net. It is offered as an open source program and is free to the general public. Foxserv allows you to customize your configuration
files during installation and also allows for PEAR modules to be downloaded. (You can read more about the use of PEAR in Appendix H.) This installer is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems.

PHPTriad
PHPTriad is another open source installer that is available at no charge. It is available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/phptriad/ but is currently applicable to Windows systems only. Along with Apache, PHP, and MySQL, the package includes Perl and phpMyAdmin (another powerful database administration system we discuss in Chapter 3).

XAMPP
XAMPP, available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp, is an open source installer that will install Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, phpMyAdmin, and an FTP server. It is suitable for Linux, Solaris, and Windows systems.
Configuring Your Apache Installation For the purposes of working through this book, we assume that you have installed Apache on your computer. If you haven’t done so but would like to, you can find detailed installation instructions in Appendix I.
Before you begin configuring and customizing your installation, take a minute to make sure you have installed everything correctly.
You can access the Apache executable file in three ways:
❑ During installation, the default option is to add Apache to your Start menu, so unless you disabled this, you can locate the Apache HTTP Server listing directly from your Start button. This gives you shortcuts to starting the server and to testing and configuring features, as well.
❑ Open Windows Explorer and go to the directory where you have installed Apache, the default being c:\program files\Apache Group\Apache2\bin\; click Apache.exe to start your Apache HTTP server.
❑ At the DOS prompt, change directories to the location where the Apache file has been loaded, and type apache. This starts the server.

Testing Your Installation
To test installation of your Apache server, open your Web browser and type the following:

http://localhost/

If your installation was successful, you will see an Apache “success” page in your browser. If not, check
your error log by opening the error. log file, which you can find in c:\program files\Apache Group\Apache2\logs\. This gives you an indication of where your installation went wrong. For a more in-depth discussion of logs, please refer to Chapter 17.
If you had installation problems, note that you might experience errors, such as the “no services installed” error if Apache is trying to share port 80 with another Web server or application, such as a firewall. To fix this, open your httpd.conf file in the c:\program files\Apache group\Apache2\conf directory and locate the following lines:
# Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or
# ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost>
# directive.
#
# Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to
# prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses (0.0.0.0)
#
#Listen 12.34.56.78:80
Listen 80
Change the last line of this block to read
Listen 8080
Then locate the following lines:
#
# ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.
# This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify
# it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.
#
# If this is not set to valid DNS name for your host, server-generated
# redirections will not work. See also the UseCanonicalName directive.
#
# If your host doesn’t have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.
# You will have to access it by its address anyway, and this will make
# redirections work in a sensible way.
#
ServerName www.yourdomainnamehere.com:80
Change the last line of this code to the following:
ServerName www.yourdomainnamehere.com:8080
Finally, if you are still experiencing problems and you are running a Windows system, The Apache Foundation has provided a nifty document about some other issues that may arise during installation.
You can view the document by going to http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/platform/windows.html.

Customizing Your Installation
Now that you know that everything works okay, you can adjust the configuration file to better suit your needs. The main configuration file you use to make changes is httpd.conf; this is found in the c:\
program files\Apache group\Apache2\conf directory by default or wherever you have installed Apache. You can open this file with any common text editor, such as Notepad.

Adding PHP to the Equation
In order for Apache to recognize a PHP file as one that needs to be parsed with the PHP engine, you need to first locate the following lines in your httpd.conf file:
#
# AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
# file mime.types for specific file types.
#
AddType application/x-tar .tgz
AddType image/x-icon .ico
Then add the following lines:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
Now add the PHP module into your httpd.conf program so that Apache can properly parse PHP. In
your script, locate the following lines:
#
# Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
#
# To be able to use the functionality of a module which was built as a DSO you
# have to place corresponding `LoadModule’ lines at this location so the
# directives contained in it are actually available _before_ they are used.
# Statically compiled modules (those listed by `httpd -l’) do not need
# to be loaded here.
#
# Example:
# LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
#
LoadModule access_module modules/mod_access.so
LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
LoadModule auth_module modules/mod_auth.so

#LoadModule auth_anon_module modules/mod_auth_anon.so
#LoadModule auth_dbm_module modules/mod_auth_dbm.so
#LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
#LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
#LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
#LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
#LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
#LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so
#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
LoadModule imap_module modules/mod_imap.so
LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so
#LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
LoadModule isapi_module modules/mod_isapi.so
LoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
#LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
#LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
#LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
#LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
#LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so
#LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so
#LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so
#LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
#LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
#LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
Add the following line:
LoadModule php5_module “c:/php/sapi/php5apache2.dll”
Make sure your path matches the location of this file, as determined during your installation.
Document Root
By default, the directory under which Apache looks for files is c:\program files\Apache Group\
Apache2\htdocs\. You can change this to whatever is applicable for your directory structure, but for
the purposes of this discussion, create a directory named c:\program files\Apache Group\
Apache2\test\ where you can put files to test them. After you have created the directory, you must
point Apache to the new directory.
To point Apache to the new directory, you must change the document root in your httpd.conf file by
following these steps:
1. Locate the section of the file that resembles this text:
#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot “C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs”
2. Change the last line of this section to
DocumentRoot “C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/test”
Notice that this uses forward slashes instead of backslashes.
3. Locate the section of the file that resembles this text:
#
# Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
# particular features to be enabled – so if something’s not working as
# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
# below.
#
#
# This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
#
<Directory “C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs”>
4. Change the last line of this section to
<Directory “C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/test”>
5. Save your file and restart Apache so it can recognize the changes you made to the config
file. (Make sure you have created this directory before restarting Apache or you will get an
“Operation Failed!” error.)
Now create a small “test” program to make sure Apache can find your directory.
Open Notepad and type the following:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Apache testing</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
If this works, we did it!
</BODY>
</HTML>
Save this as index.html in the “test” directory you created. Now open your browser, and type http://
localhost.

Saya memberikan tips perbaikan kerusakan ponsel hanya dengan menggunakan kode rahasia dan pengerjaanya pun sangat mudah. Banyak pengguna ponsel bingung dan panik jika ponselnya rusak dan langsung mendatangi pusat servis ponsel untuk memperbaikinya. Padahal, ada beberapa hal mudah yang semestinya dapat dilakukan jika terjadi permasalahan pada ponsel Anda.

Hal mudah itu adalah melakukan format dan reset factory setting jika ponsel bermasalah atau lebih dikenal dengan hard reset ponsel. Mungkin sebagian dari pengguna ponsel tak mengetahui cara melakukannya atau merasa takut untuk melakukan format tersebut. Padahal, dengan melakukan reset factory setting, banyak permasalahan ringan pada ponsel yang menurut Anda berat, dapat diatasi.Artikel ini saya posting berdasarkan pengalaman saya menyervis HP.

Berikut ini merupakan pengalaman kami dalam memperbaiki kerusakan ponsel dengan menggunakan kode rahasia dari berbagai jenis ponsel :

1. Atasi hang yang dapat membuat kinerja ponsel lambat atau tak berfungsi sama sekali.
2. Atasi ponsel sering restart atau auto on off.
3. Atasi ponsel sering mati sendiri dalam beberapa menit atau jam.
4. Atasi tak ada dering yang diakibatkan Anda mengaktifkan menu switch off, tetapi tak mengetahui cara menghidupkannya.
5. Atasi tulis SMS tak bisa tampil abjad/huruf tetapi yang tampil hanya numerik atau angka saja.
6. Atasi tak bisa tulis SMS dikarenakan foldernya hilang.
7. Atasi salah satu menu Icon pada ponsel tak bisa diaktifkan atau difungsikan.
8. Atasi munculnya pesan Phone Lock pada ponsel.
9. Atasi tampilan menu kacau dan tak beraturan.
10. Atasi virus yang masuk ke dalam ponsel.
11. Atasi munculnya pesan application closed pada ponsel.
12. Atasi munculnya pesan system Error pada ponsel.
13. Atasi munculnya pesan Phone start UP Contact Retailer pada ponsel.
14. Atasi 4 kali blink Nokia pada ponsel Nokia seri symbian.
15. Atasi kamera error sewaktu ambil gambar atau muncul pesan kamera Not Ready dan tak bisa digunakan.
16. Atasi munculnya pesan memory full padahal isi memory dalam kondisi masih banyak kosong.

Hal penting yang harus diperhatikan sebelum melakukan perbaikan :

1. Ponsel akan kembali pada settingan awal seperti awal mula factory setting, sehingga data-data penting seperti Phonebook, ringtone, gambar, dan aplikasi akan hilang. Gunakan software bawaan, seperti PC suite untuk memback-up data tersebut atau jika ponsel Anda menggunakan memory eksternal pindahkan data ke memory itu.
2. Hafalkan lokasi settingan bahasa, untuk mencegah perubahan bahasa tampilan yang dapat membuat Anda bingung, terutama pada ponsel-ponsel yang Anda kurang memahami menunya.
3. Untuk seri comunicator Anda dapat menghapus file Office-nya, sehingga harus instal kembali.

Cara mereset ponsel berdasarkan urutan kerusakan yang sering ditemui :

Nokia seri 60

Pastikan baterai full atau minimal 1/2 untuk mencegah gagal melakukan proses rebooting. Sebaiknya jangan gunakan kartu memori karena dapat mengakibatkan kartu tak terbaca setelah proses rebooting.

1. Proses reset dilakukan pada saat ponsel hidup dan menggunakan simcard.
2. Masukkan kode *#7780# lalu akan tampil pesan notifikasi pada layar untuk melakukan reset , tekan OK. Setelah itu, Anda diminta untuk memasukkan security kode phone, masukkan kode standarnya yaitu 12345, ponsel akan mereset data itu dan tunggu sampai proses selesai. Jika kode sandar sudah diubah maka Anda tak dapat melakukan proses ini.
3. Masukkan kode *#7370# . lakukan proses seperti soft reset.

Langkah efektif untuk mengatasi berbagai masalah pada ponsel seri 60 :

1. Ponsel dalam kondisi mati dan menggunakan baterai (penggunaan baterai sama seperti di atas).
2. Lepaskan kartu memori.
3. Tekan sakelar On, setelah ponsel hidup segera tekan tombol” call + * + 3 secara bersamaan.

Setelah tekan tombol tersebut akan tampil pesan format pada layar ponsel, biarkan dan tunggu sampai proses itu selesai. Langkah ini cukup efektif untuk mengatasi Phone start Up contact retailer dan 4x blink pada Nokia :

Nokia seri 40

1. Proses reset dilakukan saat ponsel hidup dan menggunakan simcard.
2. Ketik tombol #7780# , tekan Ok, masukkan kode standar 12345, tekan yes dan ponsel akan restart.

Langkah ini cukup efektif untuk mengatasi restart dan auto off pada ponsel seri 40.

Nokia Communicator (9210 ,9300, & 9500)

1. Matikan ponsel.
2. Lepaskan baterai dan memory eksternal.
3. Tunggu sekitar 10 detik lalu masukkan baterai kembali.
4. Buka ponsel untuk melihat layar dalam, setelah layar dalam hidup segera tekan tombol CTRL + SHIFT + F secara bersamaan. Proses ini dilakukan sebelum tampil gambar tangan pada layar dalam.
5. Setelah itu, akan tampil pesan notifikasi apakah Anda akan melakukan format ponsel.
6. Tekan OK dan tunggu sampai proses selesai.

Langkah ini cukup efektif untuk mengatasi hang, restart, dan kinerja ponsel yang lambat. pada seri communicator.

Nokia 7710 & 7700

1. Matikan ponsel.
2. Lepaskan baterai dan memory eksternal.
3. Tunggu sekitar 10 detik lalu masukkan baterai kembali.
4. Ketika tampil tulisan Nokia pada layar ponsel segera tekan dan tahan tombol kiri di atas tombol menu + tombol menu + tombol nomor dua dari kanan atas ponsel.
5. Setelah itu akan tampil pesan notifikasi melakukan format ponsel.
6. Tekan tombol proceed.
7. Tunggu sampai proses selesai.

Langkah ini cukup efektif untuk mengatasi hang dan menu sulit difungsikan.

Nokia CDMA :

1. Masuk ke menu utama.
2. Pilih setting.
3. Pilih restore factory setting.
4. Tampil pesan pada layar security Code lalu masukkan kode standarnya 12345

Tekan Ok

Pertumbuhan servis ponsel—baik resmi maupun partikelir—berjalan seiring makin banyaknya ponsel yang digunakan konsumen. Dua-duanya memiliki pasar tersendiri. Buat konsumen yang maunya aman, pilihannya mungkin ke servis resmi. Tapi, buat yang maunya cepat selesai dan murah, servis partikelir pilihannya. Nah, kini mulai berkembang servis yang dilakukan sendiri. Nggak perlu lagi datang ke tempat servis. Makin tersebarnya software flasher berbagai jenis ponsel di dunia maya memudahkan orang untuk mencoba memperbaiki ponselnya sendiri.
Para pengembang hardware maupun software juga nggak kenal lelah melakukan inovasi, termasuk melakukan cara yang berisiko. Biasanya flash cuma bisa dilakukan dengan menggunakan boks flashing. Kini beberapa merek dan tipe ponsel bisa di-flash tanpa harus membeli boks atau dongle. Cukup menggunakan kabel data standar yang biasanya terpaket pada penjualan ponsel atau kabel data aksesori dengan harga yang relatif murah.
Artinya, kalau orang awam bisa menyerap pengetahuan dan keterampilan tersebut, berarti setiap orang bisa melakukan servis sendiri kalau terjadi kerusakan pada software dan masih tergolong ringan. Ponsel yang bisa di-flashing sendiri di antaranya deretan ponsel Nokia BB5, yaitu 3250, 5500, 6125, 6126, 6131, 6136, 6233, 6234, 6270, 6280, 6282, 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682, 7370, E50, E60, E61, E62, E70, N70, N71, N72, N73, N80, N90, dan N91. Juga, beberapa ponsel CDMA.

Perangkat yang dibutuhkan adalah komputer dengan prosesor Pentium III atau di atasnya serta sistem operasi Windows XP SP2. Sudah barang tentu dibutuhkan software flashing. Nah, karena sebenarnya software ini digunakan teknisi resmi Nokia, maka flasher berusaha melakukan inovasi dengan membuat crack-nya. Paket software yang bisa melakukan flashing tanpa boks bisa Anda download dari internet. Adapun paket software yang dibutuhkan adalah sebagai berikut:
1.    Nokia Diego 3.07 Sp2.msi
2.    Nokia_Connectivity_Cable_Driver_6_80_5_1_eng_uk.msi
3.    Phoenix_Service_SW_2006_20_9_148.exe
4.    Dongle Phoenix 2006 Crack.exe

Selanjutnya adalah melakukan instalasi software-software di atas. Perhatikan betul langkah-langkah yang Kami berikan. Soalnya, masalah sering timbul bukan pada proses flashing, melainkan pada proses instalasi software yang sering gagal. Adapun urutan instalasinya sebagai berikut:

-    Instal Nokia Diego 3.07 Sp2.msi. Sama kayak penginstal aplikasi lainnya, Anda cukup menekan Next sampai proses selesai.
-    Instal Phoenix_Service_SW_2006_20_9_148.exe.
-    Siapkan instalasi crack-nya. Tapi, jangan memulai proses instalasi sebelum muncul pesan “Installation cannot continue without dongle”. Kemudian, klik Retry pada proses instalasi.
-    Pastikan penulisan file DLL yang dilakukan crack tertulis pada folder windows/system32.
-    Booting ulang komputer.
-    Instal Nokia Cable Driver.

Flashing
Proses flashing mengandung risiko kerusakan temporer atau permanen. Makanya, Anda harus memperhatikan hal-hal di bawah ini:
-    Backup semua data yang berada di ponsel ke kartu memori.
-    Pastikan baterai dalam kondisi penuh.
-    Keluarkan kartu memori dan SIM card.

Hal lain yang perlu diperhatikan dalam proses flashing ini yaitu jangan sekali-kali mencabut kabel saat proses flash berlangsung dan men-downgrade versi firmware pada ponsel. Downgrade versi firmware bisa dilakukan APE Flashing dengan UFS3 Box. Kalau ponsel jadi matot karena kesalahan di atas, maka harus dilakukan FBUS Flashing yang memerlukan boks lain. Ini nggak bisa dilakukan dengan solusi flashing seperti ini.

Proses dimulai dengan menjalankan Phoenix. Saat pertama kali menjalankan software, Anda diminta memasukkan informasi pengguna. Hal yang dilakukan dengan menggunakan software Phoenix adalah untuk flashing Nokia generasi baru BB5 yang menggunakan kabel DKU2. Koneksinya menggunakan DKU5 yang mampu melakukan kalibrasi Nokia CDMA sperti Unlock, Tuning Signal, Setting Channel Frekuensi, Edit PRL (Preffered Roaming List ponsel inject), Phone Information, dan lainnya.

Untuk menggunakan kabel DKU5, harus driver-nya harus diinstal terlebih dahulu. Tapi, kabel DKU2 nggak perlu instal driver, karena jenisnya straight cable (penghubung). Setelah itu, perhatikan Device Manager pada COM berapa DKU5 terpasang. Kemudian, pilih File>Manage Connections>New>, lalu pilih Media (DKU5 atau USB untuk DKU2). Untuk DKU5, pilih Manual Setup dan tentukan COM di mana DKU5 terinstal. Sedangkan USB DKU2 nggak perlu menentukan COM penginstalan. Kesalahan penginstalan COM DKU5 akan menyebabkan ponsel yang terpasang nggak bisa terdeteksi dengan baik.

Bila tahap pengaturan koneksi telah dilakukan dengan benar, langkah selanjutnya yaitu menghubungkan ponsel ke komputer menggunakan kabel. Sebagai contoh, Kami mencoba melakukan flashing ponsel BB5.

Ponsel BB5 yang telah dihubungkan ke komputer dalam keadaan Offline Mode akan dideteksi sebagai perangkat baru yang ditemukan. Secara otomatis akan terinstal sendiri driver-driver yang diperlukan. Pilih File>Scan Products, maka di bawah akan muncul versi software ponsel yang terkoneksi.

Kemudian klik Flashing>SW Update, maka akan muncul jendela baru Software Update. Ponsel akan terdeteski secara otomatis. Sebelum melakukan proses flashing, Anda perlu memilih firmware yang akan dipakai. Biasanya firmware oleh para flasher di-share pada forum-forum flasher dalam negeri maupun luar negeri. Ada dua cara, yaitu memilih Product Code-nya saja dan Image File (MCU) serta PPM File secara otomatis akan terpilih. Pilihan kedua, memilih secara manual Image File serta PPM File (Paket Bahasa). Dalam hal ini kita memilih Product Code 0522048 Indonesia Silver Blue dengan PPM File v36 yang pasti terdapat bahasa Indonesia karena ponsel ditujukan untuk Indonesia.

Setelah pemilihan firmware, perhatikan Flash Type. Terdapat pilihan:
-    Restore User Data: Sehabis flashing, data yang ada di ponsel akan dikembalikan seperti sedia kala.
-    Product as Manufactured: Data-data pada ponsel akan dihapus, sehingga kondisi memori ponsel akan seperti baru.

Pilihan pertama digunakan kalau ponsel nggak ada masalah apa-apa, ingin upgrade saja. Pilihan kedua digunakan untuk perbaikan masalah pada ponsel. Kalau kartu memori masih ada di dalam slot, data-data nggak ikut terhapus.

Langkah berikutnya klik tombol Start, maka proses flashing akan berjalan dengan sendirinya. Tunggu sampai proses selesai. Ponsel akan normal kembali dengan firmware yang telah ter-upgrade.

Proses Flashing ini bertujuan untuk meng-upgrade firmware ponsel serta menambah bahasa pada menu yang digunakan kalau sebelumnya nggak ada bahasa yang dikehendaki saja.

Salah satu masalah yang timbul akibat ketidaktersediaan optical drive/CD-ROM/CD-RW pada subnotebook/PC adalah kesulitan saat hendak melakukan instalasi aplikasi ataupun sistem operasi. Tak jarang pengguna harus menyalin aplikasi atau sistem operasi yang hendak di-install ke dalam USB flash disk, atau mencolok external optical drive dan melakukan instalasi seperti biasa. Namun, tentu saja hal ini sangat merepotkan, mengingat tak banyak pengguna awam yang mengetahui prosedur instalasi aplikasi atau sistem operasi via flash disk, dan harga sebuah external optical drive yang tidak murah.

Contoh kasus, andaikan kita hendak mengganti sistem operasi Xandros Linux yang terpasang di subnotebook Asus Eee PC dengan Windows XP, maka kita harus menginstal via external optical drive. Mungkin tak terlalu memusingkan bagi Anda yang punya cukup dana untuk membeli sebuah external optical drive, namun bagaimana dengan Anda yang sejak awal ingin berhemat dengan membeli subnotebook?

Nah, lewat artikel ini penulis ingin berbagi tips membuat modul instalasi Windows XP menggunakan media USB flash disk, yang tentunya akan menghemat biaya dan menjadikan pembaca lebih pintar. Modul instalasi ini tak hanya dapat diimplementasikan dalam instalasi ke subnotebook saja, tapi juga dapat diaplikasikan pada komputer mana pun yang sudah memiliki fitur untuk booting via USB.

“Gampang! Tinggal salin file instalasi Windows XP ke flash disk!” Mungkin itu yang terlintas di benak Anda, tapi percayalah bahwa membuat modul instalasi Windows XP tidak semudah itu. Namun jangan khawatir, karena dengan mengikuti langkah-langkah berikut, proses pembuatan modul instalasi Windows XP pun tak terlalu sulit dilakukan.

Yang Harus Disiapkan:

1. Sebuah komputer yang dilengkapi optical drive (CD atau DVD) dan port USB yang dapat bekerja dengan baik.

2. Sebuah USB flash disk berkapasitas 1 atau 2 GB.

3. CD instalasi Windows XP.

4. Aplikasi pembuat modul instalasi (USB_PREP8 dan PEtoUSB) yang dapat diunduh cuma-Cuma.

5. Do’a dan keberanian!

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