This tutorial will require a mysql database and a web development environment using mysql, apache and php and a simple text editor. The tutorial takes you through establishing a mysql connection using php on a web page, connecting to a mysql table and retrieving the results and displaying them back on the web page. This tutorial …
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Installing Homebrew on OS X El Capitan 10.11, Package Manager for Unix Apps
The easiest way to install various Unix tools and open source software onto Mac OS X is via a package manager, unfortunately OS X doesn’t come with one, but fortunately there are some good folks that care. They come in the form of Homebrew. Homebrew isn’t the only option, also available is MacPorts and Fink …
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Install mcrypt for php on Mac OSX 10.11 El Capitan for a Development Server
mcrypt is a file encryption method using secure techniques to exchange data. It is required for some web apps for example Magento, the shopping cart software or a php framework like Laravel. This tutorial has been tested in OSX 10.11El Capitan . This guide is really for users with the version of PHP that shipped with …
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How to Install GruntJS on OSX 10.10 Yosemite
To install Grunt.js on OSX 10.10 Yosemite you first need to have already installed node.js and npm, which can be done easily with a point and click install. Grunt has to be installed globally and then locally to separate projects, the global install is the grunt-cli which has to be installed as a root/admin user and …
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Installing Homebrew on OS X Yosemite 10.10, Package Manager for Unix Apps
The easiest way to install various Unix tools and open source software onto Mac OS X is via a package manager, unfortunately OS X doesn’t come with one, but fortunately there are some good folks that care. They come in the form of Homebrew. Homebrew isn’t the only option, also available is MacPorts and Fink …
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Make a passwordless SSH Connection between OSX 10.10 Yosemite and Linux Server
This guide goes through setting up secure passwordless SSH connection between a local OSX workstation and a remote server also running a Linux variant. The process requires generating a public and private key on the local computer and then adding the public key to the remote servers authorised list. What is great about this is …
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Install mcrypt for php on Mac OSX 10.10 Yosemite for a Development Server
mcrypt is a file encryption method using secure techniques to exchange data. It is required for some web apps for example Magento, the shopping cart software or a php framework like Laravel. This tutorial has been tested in OSX 10.10 Yosemite. This guide is really for users with the version of PHP that shipped with OSX …
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Setting Up a Malware Scanner on your WebServer
Getting and installing a malware scanner in place on your web server is something that needs to be done as a priority, pretty much as soon as the server is set up, if you are on shared hosting then this will probably not be possible as you don’t control what you can install on a global basis …
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