Blog :: Apple

Soup-up your dev environment with Fast CGI process Manager: PHP-FPM! Say you have already set yourself up with a web development environment following Andy Miller’s macOs dev setup guides part one and part two. However one can grow tired of pulling that daily PHP version switch. The question is: Is there a way to run multiple instances of PHP side by side? Yes! There is a way. Let’s find out how: Standard Firstly, a quick recap on how things are currently wired up and how apache is capable of rendering a php file using x-httpd-php, and mod_php. The apache_core enables apache to map the...

When we are asked if we can build mobile applications (we can and do!) I like to enquire about the reasons behind this request. Often the solution is better suited as a Progressive Web App. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are websites that use features available in modern web browsers to provide functionality similar to native applications. A PWA has these defining characteristics: Reliable: Network-independent; application is usable regardless of whether your device is online or offline Linkable: You can share a link to a specific page or content, just like a website Progressive: Provides full...