Writing
Howto's, snippets, and articles I've written over the years.
Magento: remove admin mass action for specific role
August 15th, 2017I 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 is to remove admin mass actions for a specific user role.
Magento: Remove specific tabs from product edit in admin
August 8th, 2017Here's how to remove specific tabs from Magento's admin product edit pages.
How to upgrade Magento 2 to a later version
June 9th, 2017Here'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 19th, 2017Here'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 18th, 2017I'm forever forgetting how to use a different ssh port with rsync, so here's how to do it.
HEAD request with PHP
March 30th, 2017If you want to perform a HEAD request with PHP on an URL you can use the `stream` functionality...
Cheat Sheet: Magento Collection Snippets
August 18th, 2016A cheat sheet containing useful Magento Collection snippets.
Magento Snippet: Use a Group By clause on a collection model
August 17th, 2016Here's a Magento snippet showing how to use a Group By clause on a Magento collection model.
Managing Homebrew Services
August 5th, 2016Homebrew 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 4th, 2016I'm pleased to announce that I have recently passed the Magento Certified Developer exam.
Solved: Fix for PHP Composer “????%” issue
July 28th, 2016I've had a problem on a few older projects where composer dies with "????%" after running `composer update`. Here's the fix.
Magento Custom Variables
July 12th, 2016Magento provides an interface for you to define your own custom variables. You can use these in CMS pages, static blocks, email templates and phtml templates. Here's how to use them.