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April 11, 2020

Fixing Endless Redirection with HTTPS Settings in WordPress When Using AWS Load Balancer

I set up a WordPress blog on two Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 instances located in different availability zones. In front of these instances, an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) is…
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April 10, 2020

Installing PHP 7.2 Instead of PHP 5.4 on Amazon Linux 2

When you launch a new Amazon Linux 2 AMI server and try to install PHP using the following command:
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April 4, 2020

Reading Large Files Using Node.js

I recently faced the task of analyzing a massive dataset consisting of log files. When I attempted to open the file in Excel, my laptop simply froze. Given the limitations of…
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April 4, 2020

Migrating WordPress MySQL Database to AWS RDS

In this article, I'm going to explain how to migrate your local WordPress MySQL database to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Relational Database Service (RDS). You might want to do…
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March 27, 2020

Removing .DS_Store Files from Git Repositories

If you are a Mac user who also uses Git, you might accidentally commit a .DSStore file. This could confuse your Windows colleagues, who may wonder what these files do and why…
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March 18, 2020

Ignoring Already Modified Files in Git

I've encountered a rare scenario where a file has been modified, but I don't want to commit this change to Git. There are various methods to achieve this, such as using a…
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February 18, 2020

Find and Kill Processes Locking Specific Ports on a Mac

Problem: Sometimes, when you start a local Node.js server, it may continue running in the background. If you try to start the server again, you may encounter an error indicating…
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February 12, 2020

How to Work with a Product Manager as a Software Engineer

As a software engineer, I know how it feels to work with product managers. With years of experience, I've encountered fantastic Product Managers (PMs) as well as some less-than-…
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January 29, 2020

Registering Sling Servlets in Adobe Experience Manager

In Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), a Sling servlet can be utilized to handle certain RESTful request-response AJAX calls. Written in the Java programming language, these…
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December 8, 2019

Installing Nextcloud on AWS EC2 with S3 Storage

In an effort to enhance my privacy, I've decided to minimize the use of Google products. I've replaced Chrome with Firefox, switched from Gmail to ProtonMail, and am now using…
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December 4, 2019

Debugging PHP Code in the Browser

In JavaScript, you can use console.log('whatever') for troubleshooting directly in your browser. However, when working with PHP, a little trick is required to accomplish the…
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November 10, 2019

Installing Ubuntu 19.10 on a MacBook Pro 13,1

I became frustrated with macOS Catalina and decided to switch to Ubuntu as the primary operating system on my 13-inch MacBook Pro without a touch bar. As a software developer, I…
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