Articles
A collection of articles and snippets I've collected over the years.
How to import a Google Sitemap into a MySQL table
May 30, 2018
Here's a quick snippet showing how to import a Google Sitemap file into a MySQL table. This is useful if you need to do anything with the urls such as scrape the pages or check for 301/302/404...
How To Clear Google Chrome’s 301 Redirect Cache
May 30, 2018
Ever had a dev site set up and had it 301 redirect to 'https', only to find that Google Chrome caches this and you can't get the 'http://' version after?
Google Analytics WordPress Plugin
January 3, 2018
This is a very basic WordPress plugin that adds Google Analytics tracking code to your WordPress Site. It doesn't have any advanced features like many other plugins. You can get the plugin from...
How to use htaccess to password protect your website
November 29, 2017
There are many reasons why you would want to password protect your website, or a section of your website. Here's how to setup a .htaccess file to password protect your website.
Magento: remove admin mass action for specific role
August 15, 2017
I had a use case where a Magento admin user was limited to viewing the orders only. They should be able to view orders but not perform any actions on an order. The best way to do this with Magento...
Magento: Remove specific tabs from product edit in admin
August 8, 2017
Here's how to remove specific tabs from Magento's admin product edit pages.
How to upgrade Magento 2 to a later version
June 9, 2017
Here's how to upgrade Magento 2 to a later version. For example, if you are currently running 2.1.6 and you need to upgrade to 2.1.7.
How to get the URL of a CMS page or a static block in Magento
April 19, 2017
Here's how to get the URL of a CMS page or a static block in Magento.
How to use a different SSH port with rsync
April 18, 2017
I'm forever forgetting how to use a different ssh port with rsync, so here's how to do it.
HEAD request with PHP
March 30, 2017
If you want to perform a HEAD request with PHP on an URL you can use the `stream` functionality...
Cheat Sheet: Magento Collection Snippets
August 18, 2016
A cheat sheet containing useful Magento Collection snippets.
Magento Snippet: Use a Group By clause on a collection model
August 17, 2016
Here's a Magento snippet showing how to use a Group By clause on a Magento collection model.
Managing Homebrew Services
August 5, 2016
Homebrew is easy to use and makes installing services such as MySQL or Elasticsearch a breeze. Here's how to manage those services.
I’m a Magento Certified Developer!
August 4, 2016
I'm pleased to announce that I have recently passed the Magento Certified Developer exam.
Fix for PHP Composer “????%” issue
July 28, 2016
I've had a problem on a few older projects where composer dies with "????%" after running `composer update`. Here's the fix.
Introducing Hit The Ground: Laravel Edition
July 26, 2016
I had the idea a while ago of creating a basic starter app containing the boilerplate code needed to get started on an idea - so here it is. Introducing my Laravel Starter App - Hit the Ground.
