The error “SoftException in Application.cpp:267: File ‘/home/username/public_html/index.php’ is writeable by group” frequently occurs on servers using cPanel, especially when the environment is configured with the suPHP PHP handler. This handler requires strict permissions for files and...
This article addresses the "Create a GitHub OAuth token to go over the API rate limit" error frequently encountered by PHP developers when using Composer to install project dependencies. The error arises due to GitHub API rate limitations, which restrict the number of anonymous requests. We present the causes of the problem, detailed solutions based on the official GitHub documentation and relevant discussions on Stack Overflow, and best practices to avoid the error in the future.
For intermediary Git users, it’s important to understand how to manage file permissions within your repository. Sometimes, especially when collaborating across different operating systems or development environments, file permissions can appear as changes in your Git status, even when the actual content remains...
Web developers may occasionally encounter the frustrating “ERR_RESPONSE_HEADERS_MULTIPLE_CONTENT_DISPOSITION” error when attempting to download files. This error indicates a problem in the way your web server, the issue typically arises in scenarios involving file downloads. When your application is sending...
Code quality tools are designed to help developers and teams maintain healthy codebases, promote consistency, and catch potential problems before they become real issues.
Code quality tools are essential in the development of software, serving as the vigilant sentinaries that ensure your codebase is not only efficient...
After some time using Git, you almost certainly know the best ways to use it every day, including the most useful commands.
When you achieve this level of understanding of how to use a tool, it’s time to delve deeper into its concepts, architecture, and structure.
In this post, we will understand how Git...
The cp (copy) command is one of the most basic tools in any Unix-based operating system, such as Ubuntu, Mint, and Debian. It is used to copy files and directories from one location to another. This tutorial aims to provide a comprehensive guide for the effective use of the cp command in the context of Linux-based...
From time to time in software development, we encounter the need to generate random strings for passwords, tokens, or other purposes. In this article, we’ll explore how to generate random strings in PHP, looking at various methods and understanding the security and complexity levels of each approach.
String interpolation is one of those features in PHP that make the language both powerful and easy to use. It allows you to embed variables directly within strings, making string manipulation more intuitive and readable.
You’ll understand better, but just to clarify, in PHP, string interpolation only works with...
An HTTP session is a sequence of network request-response transactions. When a user logs into a web application, for example, an HTTP session is created to keep track of the user across multiple requests.
Session support allows you to register an arbitrary number of variables that will be preserved between requests....
As seen in What is HTTP Sessions, a session ia a way to persist user data (or software needs data) across several requests from the same Http client.
In PHP, a SESSION is a global array used to store information about a user’s individual session. It’s a way that enables you to create personalized...
Composer is a dependency management tool for PHP. It allows you to specify the exact versions of packages that your project needs. This is useful for ensuring that your project is always using the latest stable versions of its dependencies, or for testing out new features that are not yet released in a stable version....
In this lesson, we will explore the world of Objects in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and take a closer look at
how they form the foundation of OOP.
Objects are the tangible entities that encompass both data and behaviors, allowing us to represent and interact with real-world concepts in our software....
Redis is an open-source, in-memory data structure store. It is used to store data in a fast and efficient way. To check if Redis is running on your system, you can use the following methods:
Open a terminal and run the following command:
systemctl...