Both Github and Bitbucket recently changed the way developers must access their repositories when cloning, pushing or pulling. If you’ve got multiple accounts at either service, this solution should help.
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bookmark_borderScheduling tasks in Laravel
On a recent client project I needed to schedule a task so that the site would sync its data with two APIs every day. In the past I would simply have created a CRON job to execute a shell script to execute the update. Laravel makes it so much easier!
bookmark_borderMarathon Laravel Update from 5.6 to 9.0
I recently bit the bullet and decided to update a Laravel app that has been running on Laravel 5.6 since early 2018. Laravel 9 was released a week ago, and I started to feel left behind.
bookmark_borderInstalling XDebug for XAMPP on Mac (Intel or M1) with a little help from Homebrew
How to install XDebug for XAMPP on a Mac (Intel or M1), without HomeBrew. While it’s not as easy as it is on WIndows (a simple download), it’s still pretty straightforward. Just follow these steps.
bookmark_borderSetting up XDebug 3 on a Docker Container with Visual Studio Code
Using and configuring XDebug since the release of version 3 has been a breeze. Similarly, getting XDebug to work when using a Docker Container as a dev environment is equally easy.
bookmark_borderUnexpected Type Issue in a PHP Model
While using Psalm, Vimeo’s static type analysis tool for PHP, I ran into an unexpected type issue on a couple of model files. What I had always assumed to be an integer (the return value from PDO::lastInsertId(), turned out, in fact, to be a string.
bookmark_borderInstalling MySQL client without server on Mac
How to install the MySQL monitor shell on a Mac, without installing the Community Server. It’s not available as a standalone download. But this works.
bookmark_borderSimple Docker LAMP stack
My lovely Vagrant setup on my Intel Mac Mini was broken last month when I upgraded to a Mac Mini with Apple Silicon. No more seamless switching workflows between my Mac and my Windows laptop! Luckily, Docker containers came to the rescue.