Setting up HTTPS (SSL/TLS) with Let's Encrypt and Apache on Ubuntu 14.04

linux Apache SSL TLS HTTPS Ubuntu Lets Encrypt

How to install and setup HTTPS (SSL/TLS) using Let's Encrypt and Apache 2.4 on Ubuntu 14.04

Read 2016-10-14

Setting Up a Local WordPress Development Environment with Apache, PHP, MariaDB, and WP CLI on Mac OSX 10.11

PHP web development Mac WordPress Apache MariaDB WP-CLI

This post covers the installation and configuration of a local development environment for WordPress (and other projects) on Mac OSX 10.11 using Apache 2.4, PHP, MariaDB, and the WP CLI command line utility

Read 2016-10-13

Retrieving the Count of Records in an Eloquent Pivot Table in Laravel 5

Laravel 5 Eloquent Database

How to find the count of records in a pivot table for a many-to-many relationship between models in Laravel 5 using Eloquent ORM.

Read 2016-09-25

Convert a Given Git Branch to Master and Retain History

linux git

How to convert a separate (non-master) branch to the master branch in git while retaining history.

Read 2016-08-27

ssh-copy-id Utility

SSH linux utilities

Information and quick-use guide for the linux utility 'ssh_copy_id'

Read 2016-08-24

Discard Local Changes in Git

git version control

How to discard local changes in a git repository and sync local branch with HEAD (overwriting all local changes).

Read 2016-08-02

pwck /etc/passwd Configuration Validator Linux Utility

linux utilities

Short post about the pwck Linux utility used to validate /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Linux password configuration files.

Read 2014-02-25

Removing Duplicate Values from a Comma Delimited String with PHP

PHP PHP Snippets

A short snippet of PHP to remove duplicate values from a comma delimited string.

Read 2014-02-05

.vimrc Vim/gVim Configuration File

Configs Vim

Current .vimrc configuration file for Vim and gVim.

Read 2014-01-30

Referential Integrity in the Context of a Relational Database

RDBMS SQL

Short post about the definition of referential integrity in relational database management systems

Read 2013-09-28

Syncing ntpd and FreeSWITCH Clock on CentOS

linux Freeswitch Voip Ntpd CentOS

Short article on how to use ntpd to handle system time, as well as syncing the freeswitch process with system time in centos.

Read 2013-08-31

Using diskpart to Format a USB Drive in Windows

Windows Diskpart

Error message encountered while using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool to create a bootable Windows 7 USB drive, and using diskpart to format the USB drive and resolve the error.

Read 2013-08-16