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Andrew Fletcher
An approach to generating a backup server is using a shell script.  A script can define directories to backup, and pass those directories as arguments to the tar utility, which creates an archive file. The archive file can then be moved or copied to another location.   Example Shell Script #!/bin/bash # # Backup script # # NAME: daily-backup.sh # PATH: /mnt/e/bin # DESC: Backup scripts, documents and configuration files to .tar # # What to backup # backup_files="/home...
Andrew Fletcher
Creating a bash script Bash scripts are files containing code that tell your...
Andrew Fletcher
How do you generate a .pem file from an existing .ppk key? Is putty on your...
Andrew Fletcher
In this woalk through I am going to use GitHub.  However, the steps are...
Andrew Fletcher
As a web developer, you will most likely need to run local copies of a bunch of...
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Every project has to kick off somewhere.  Yep well that's a no brainer.  However, the number of projects that I've seen where the planning step has been omitted is too high.  A throughly planned out project with as many features scoped before you start coding is critical in completing a project.  Whilst projects and their requirements are always fluid, the initial critical scoping is so important. Fail to plan, planning to fail There is no one way to plan.  Yes I've seen...
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In terminal I ran a regular command - compose update.  Something I've...
Andrew Fletcher
Currently I'm working through an app that has been abandoned by the developers....
Andrew Fletcher
I installed Lando 3.6.2 and Laravel 9.  When I visit the web page, I...
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First off, this isn't the only method to achieve the outcome of emptying a...
Andrew Fletcher
Changes in your .env file Connecting your app to the new environment you need to make some tweaks in your .env file. Change your DB_HOST to database. If you use MySQL or MariaDB Lando will create a database named laravel for you with a user laravel and the password laravel. The database section in your .env should look like this: DB_CONNECTION=mysql DB_HOST=database DB_PORT=3306 DB_DATABASE=laravel DB_USERNAME=laravel DB_PASSWORD=laravelIf you use Postgres the settings should look like...
Andrew Fletcher
Clear DNS Cache The DNS (Domain Name Service) cache on your Mac helps browsers...
Andrew Fletcher
Do you want set up a CI/CD process using GitHub Actions? This is a walk-through...
Andrew Fletcher
If like me you tried the command php artisanHowever, you had the following...
Andrew Fletcher
Changing git push from passphrase?  There are several ways to tackle this...