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Set up WP Fastest Cache with Optimus Prime in Local Mode
Optimus Prime is a cache warmer to load web pages faster on initial load by querying all pages on a websites sitemap via the sitemap URL, it works in harmony with a cache plugin preloading tool. Optimus Prime also has a local mode in which it checks the local cache folder for cached relative URLs…
Install Apache, MySQL, PHP on macOS 11 Big Sur and earlier macOS
Get your Local Web Development Environment Up & Running on macOS Big Sur 11 and Catalina 10.15 With Apples’ new macOS Big Sur 11 available for download, here is how to get the AMP stack up and running on the new macOS. This tutorial will go through the process of getting Apache, MySQL, PHP (or…
Finding the Large Files on a Linux/Ubuntu Server
Reducing space on a server is a never ending task, taking out the big unnecessary large files will speed up the process. A bloated log is an example of files that may be building up on your limited disk space. This command run on Linux: CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora and Ubuntu via command line will…
Creating a Social Media Menu from Icon Fonts with FontAwesome
How to make social media menus from icon fonts using the awesome FontAwesome. Fontawesome is widely used and supported in all modern browsers and older browsers. <link href=”https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/5.15.3/css/all.min.css” rel=”stylesheet”> You can link to the Fontawesome CSS file via a CDN or just copy the download it to your site. If using WordPress you can…
How to connect to a MySQL or mariadb database with PHP
This tutorial will require a mysql database set up with a database user and password and a web development environment using mysql or mariadb, 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…
Query dns/domains in macos using dig and nslookup via the command line
In macos you can query a domain via the command line via default nameservers with a couple of DNS querying tools, notably nslookup and dig, how that works is on the command line: dig domain.com or nslookup domain.com The results are returned to you on the command line. Query from a different nameserver To query…
In macOS, show the difference of 2 folders / files in the Command Line
In macOS, you can compare and show the differences of files in two folders in the Command Line by using the diff command. With folders you use rq as an argument and pass in the 2 folder names on the command line like so… diff -rq folder_1 folder_2 You will get notifications on what same…
Where are the Safari Web Developer Tools and how to show and dock them in a browser window
The Safari Developer Tools for the macOS browser can be enabled and displayed in Safari > Preferences > Advanced > “Show Develop menu in menu bar” for Safari version 14 and earlier. Then from the Safari “Develop” menu select “Show Web Inspector” or use the keyboard shortcut Option+Command+i When opened the Safari developer tools…
Generate SSH Private and Public Keys in macOS Big Sur
This guide goes through setting up SSH keys on macOS Big Sur 11 and olfer macos’es back to Mac OSX 10.11 and also a secure password-less SSH connection between a local macOS workstation and a remote server also running a Linux variant operating system. The process requires generating a public and private key on the…