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Howto's, snippets, and articles I've written over the years.
Laravel File Upload fails with "The file failed to upload."
September 11th, 2024How to fix "The file failed to upload" issues with Laravel.
Fix for mysqldump: Couldn't execute 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME, JSON_EXTRACT(HISTOGRAM, '$."number-of-buckets-specified"')...
May 11th, 2023Recent updates to the `mysqldump`command may cause the error `SELECT COLUMN_NAME, JSON_EXTRACT(HISTOGRAM, '$."number-of-buckets-specified"') FROM information_schema.COLUMN_STATISTICS...` on MySQL 5.7. Here's how to fix that.
Remote Debugging Local Websites on Android Phones
October 8th, 2022How to test and inspect local development websites on Android phones.
How To Get The Last Entry In A Javascript Array - The Modern Way
September 29th, 2022Getting the last item in a Javascript array can feel a bit yukky. Luckily for us, there's now a new way of doing it.
Laravel: Update created_at and updated_at timestamps manually
August 30th, 2022Ever needed to manually set the `created_at` and `updated_at` fields in a Laravel Model? By default the `updated_at` field will be overridden with the current date and time. To get around this you need to pass `false` to the `timestamps` key when saving the model.
How To Fix The Footer To The Bottom Of The Page With Tailwind CSS
February 21st, 2022Here's how I fixed the footer to the bottom of the page with Tailwind CSS.
How to install and start Mailhog on Ubuntu 20.04
January 14th, 2022Testing email on development sites can be hard but we can use Mailhog to make it easier. Here's how to install and start Mailhog on Ubuntu 20.04.
Sylius: How to add position to product images
January 5th, 2022Sylius doesn't come with functionality to change the ordering of images in the admin area but it would be great if we could do it ourselves. Here's how to add a position to the product images tab.
Vue Not Updating When Changing Array
July 11th, 2021Today I had a problem with Vue.js not updating when I changed content in an array. Here's how I resolved it.
Feature Estimation: What is the real cost of adding a feature to a website?
January 2nd, 2021When a client requests a feature, how do you provide a reasonable estimate? What do you base your estimate on. How much contingency do you add?
How To Create a New User in MySQL 8
November 27th, 2020The command to create a new user on MySQL version 8 has changed. Heres how to do it.