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set http_proxy=http://username:password@proxy:portset https_proxy=http://username:password@proxy:port Don’t use quotes around the parameter Encode passwords with php -r “echo urlencode(‘Pa$$w0rd!’);” winsh winhttp import proxy source=ie Self signed certificate in certificate chain – npm config set strict-ssl false c:\programdata\gemrc :ssl_verify_mode: 0
When your friends and family know you are technical you are often the first point of call for when technology plays up. One of the most often requests for help is when it comes to buying a laptop and asking…
If you find that your .htaccess files are having no effect in UwAmp, then try setting Allow Override to All. This can be found in Apache Config, then selct your virtual server and double click the relevant Folder line. Change the Allow…
UwAmp cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate (see http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html) If you get the above error you may need to specify a certificate file in your PHP.INI which you can download from https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem Once downloaded…
Stripe allows you to test your webhooks, but if you are running a local development environment such as UwAmp then it is difficult to integrate. The solution is to use Putty to create a reverse tunnel to publish the local dev enviornment…
sudo su cd / tar cvpjf backup.tgz –exclude=/proc –exclude=/lost+found –exclude=/backup.tgz –exclude=/mnt –exclude=/sys / tar – The backup program c – Create archive v p j – use bgzip compression f backup.tgz –exclude=*** exclude these directories from the backup
Digital Ocean, Linode and Vultr offer some fantastic Virtual Server solutions from as little as $5. A comparison table of the entry level virtual servers from these three providers are listed below and any of them will provide a great…
This will redirect domain.com www.domain.com domain.co.uk www.domain.co.uk www.domain.net to domain.net
Most people are already familiar with Google Maps, so why not utilise that to present your business data to your users. Today I am going to show you how to use the Google Maps API to track vehicles using their…
Google Maps provides a standard Marker marker image that looks like this and whilst I do not intend to offend Ji Lee, this icon can be replaced with an image of your choice. By using PHP to create an image…
The excuse for a party generator is a playground that has allowed me to use my PHP Date Class. PHP already includes date functions, but these only work on certain date ranges and would not allow dates from say the…
If you have not come across design patterns, they are well worth reading up on. There is a great overview for PHP developers at IBM.
Took me a litle while to work out how to do this as I thought it would be an option for a page, but it was nowhere to be found. My solution was to use the CSS to specifically target…
Since I swapped out four 250Gb SATA drives for two 750Gb drives the startup time has been delayed by a matter of minutes as the ICH8R Raid Controller sat thinking about detecting the new drives. Changing the BIOS setting from…
As someone who spends a lot of time at the keyboard I find that RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) is a constant visitor. Working on a laptop, even with a full-sized keyboard I find that the little finger of my left…
This will display ten dates starting from yesterday. The words Yesterday and Today will be added to the relevant dates.