Mac OS X Apache MySQL PHP PhpMyAdmin Set Up
I recently started a new job and was given the opportunity to choose my work computer. The rest of the development team was using Mac and as of this writing we’ll be using OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. The problem for me is that I’ve always used Windows. However, I’ve heard great things about Apple, plus I have an iPhone, so I thought… why not? The rest of this post details how I set up my new MacBook Pro for my development stack including Apache, MySQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin, etc. Read more…
Recovering From The Computer Crash
A coworker and good friend of mine has a great quote. It goes something like this… “There are two types of system administrators, those who make backups and those who haven’t lost data yet.” I’m no systems administrator but I am wise enough to make backups. Currently, I’m backing up my home pc to an external hard drive. This method is probably the most cost efficient method for backups. However, what if the house caught on fire? Then the external backup would go up in flames with the pc. Thus, I’m considering online backups using a service such as Carbonite or Mozy Online Backup. Another option is to write a script that runs on a scheduled task that backs everything up to one of my hosted servers in the cloud. If you have any suggestions then please leave a comment. Read more…
Firefox Web Browser Tips
Over the course of my programming career I have worked with all web browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari. Out of all these browsers Firefox is my favorite. It has great documentation and support, a large community, and fantastic plugins/add-ons. If you use Firefox too then you may find the following helpful. Read more…
WordPress Security
The blog portion of this website is currently being powered by WordPress. WordPress is an open source blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL which can also be used for content management. It has many features including a workflow, a plugin architecture and a templating system. Because WordPress is such a popular blogging platform it is often targeted by hackers. Thus, I thought it would be a good idea to share a few ideas to help keep your WordPress blog as secure as possible. Read more…
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