Modernizing the internals of an old notes taking app
Many years ago I worked on a PHP based notes taking app named after a friendly cat in our family back then. I still use it from time to time, but because it’s obsolete, time has come to give it…
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PHP was the first language I used more seriously in my web developer career. I regard it with a bit of nostalgia, but also see strength in its case, for a certain kind of projects.
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React form with zod validation and a canvas
I was recently asked to help with creating a form to submit certain tax redirections for a non-profit organization.
A simple way to put WordPress on Debian/Ubuntu
WordPress is not evil, as many developers tend to say. Actually, given it’s ease of use especially for non-techy users, it’s a strong choice when it comes to building a non-static website. Therefore, we will learn about an easy way…
Using Laravel and React to bootstrap a notes taking app
Laravel is one of the most powerful frameworks out there. Since it’s built on PHP, it can easily be hosted almost anywhere and many developers already have enough knowledge to maintain or extend the functionality. I will use it for…
How to install Composer and PHP on Windows
Composer is a package manager for PHP, probably the most important and well known. I prefer containerizing as much as possible in my projects, but for ease of use in local developments, sometimes it’s easier to have package managers available…
Creating a Lumen API with OAuth for Google Authentication
Lumen is the younger brother of Laravel. It is supposed to be faster and it is especially designed for building APIs. With this project, we aim to create a JSON API which will also provide OAuth support, mainly for using…
Virtualmin on Ubuntu – add support for newer php versions
The latest versions of php come with big performance improvements. However, a downside is that older code might have unexpected behaviour – as the improvement list is quite long.
A PHP PDO mysql helper class used in SlimPHP applications
This is a very simple example on how to use SlimPHP and PDO in a basic API that updates, lists and deletes entries from a table. If you are new to building APIs with SlimPHP, then this is a good…
Freenom.com API wrapper in PHP
This is a PHP wrapper class for the Freenom API. It returns information in the JSON format.
Disabling cache in Bitnami WAMP stack
To disable the php cache in Bitnami WAMP stack, use the instructions in this article.
Just an admin button
This is a plugin for WordPress which disables the upper admin area in the font side and just displays a button with a link towards the administration. Using this plugin, the preview of the website is closer to how a…
Increase the media size in your WordPress website
One way would be to edit your site’s .htaccess file and add some new lines of code.