Refactor Your Slow Form Using PHP Generators and Event Streams
Your form will still be slow but the user experience will be better. They will see a progress bar and see status updates in real…
“Shut Up, Windows 10” – Freeware To Protect Your Privacy
“O&O ShutUp10++” is a free must-have tool to protect your privacy. Every listed setting can be clicked to reveal a full description of what toggling it…
Password Protect WordPress Admin With .htaccess
The wp-admin panel is already password protected in that you are required to login. Sometimes that’s not good enough. This tutorial explains how to add…
Install Upgraded GNU Bash on a Macbook Pro
When you get a new Macbook Pro with M1 chip you get an old version of Bash. Bash isn’t old. It’s still being maintained. It…
WordPress REST API Quickstart
The WordPress REST API has been available since 4.7. It’s robust, consistent, and nifty to work with. Why? Backend and mobile developers can use other frameworks…
Get cwRsync Working With Vagrant On Windows 10
Getting cwRsync to work with Vagrant on Windows 10 is a pain. This tutorial is for people who have: Reading comprehension 101: cwRsync is a standalone…
Pcov Is Better than Phpdbg and Xdebug for Code Coverage
pcov is faster, uses less memory, is more accurate than phdbg. Phpdbg Pcov Caveat, only works with PHPUnit 8+… Or does it? How to switch…
Phpdbg Is Much Faster Than Xdebug For Code Coverage
I work on a project that uses Travis CI to test and build against three jobs. (PHP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2) I recently ran into a roadblock…
Forbidden File Names on Windows 10
When I switched from Linux/OSX to Windows 10, I encountered problems with “disappearing files.” First time it happened: I have a web application with a directory named…
Building a Simple API using Opulence PHP
This tutorial will show you how to code a simple JSON API using Opulence PHP. We will install Opulence’s skeleton project using composer, then create a ‘user’…
