AWS: Install NodeJS 4.x or 5.x on Ubuntu 14

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If you’re looking to install the latest version of NodeJS on your Ubuntu 14 LTS server, you’ll find that the default package manager only has access to older versions of NodeJS. However, you can easily update apt-get to get the latest version using this tutorial.

Amazon Web Services, NodeJS, Tutorial, Ubuntu

Parse.com: Setting up the Open Source Parse API Server

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Following Parse’s announcement of the service winding down and the subsequent release of the Parse API Server, I’ve taken the time to setup my own instance of the open-source software to help migrate from Parse.com before it shuts down in January 2017.

Amazon Web Services, AMI, MongoDB, NodeJS, Open Source, Parse, Tutorial

Laravel 5.x: Redirect CSRF Errors to Previous Page

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I have always found it frustrating that failing the CSRF check in Laravel 5.x throws an exception. I would rather prefer it redirect the user back to the previous page, and get them to try again. So, I modified the VerifyCsrfToken.php middleware to do just that.

CSRF, Laravel 5, PHP, Tutorial

Create Public / Privacy Encryption Keys and Encrypt / Decrypt Data using PHP

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In a recent project, I’ve been using public/private key encryption to transmit data from a mobile application to an API, keeping sensitive information secure as a result. This tutorial explains how you can create your own keys, and then use them to encrypt or decrypt data using PHP and OpenSSL.

Encryption, PHP, Public / Private Keys, Security, Tutorial

Facebook API: Using the Facebook PHP SDK v4.1.x

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As version v4.1 of the Facebook PHP SDK nears release (at time of writing), I though this would be a good time to explain how the new version works. Migrating your application from v4.0.x to v4.1.x will break your application.

Parse.com: Uploading a File Using the Parse PHP SDK (v1.0.x)

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Using the official Parse PHP SDK, it’s quite easy to upload a file to Parse. This tutorial covers how to use a simple HTML form and a few lines of PHP to upload a file.

File Upload, Parse, PHP, Tutorial

Facebook API: Posting As A Page using Graph API v2.x and PHP SDK 4.0.x

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The Facebook API lets you post to Pages you administrate via the API. With the release of Graph API v2.x and the new Facebook PHP SDK v4.0.x, I’m updating my old tutorial to show how to achieve the same functionality using the newer Graph API and PHP SDK.

Parse.com: Using DataTypes, Pointers and ACL in PHP and JavaScript

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One of the most common question I get with Parse is how to use Pointers, DataTypes and ACL – this tutorial covers how to do all three in both PHP and JavaScript.

ACL, JavaScript, Parse, PHP, Tutorial

JavaScript: Leave a Message for Snooping Developers

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This handy snippet of JavaScript code lets you leave a short message (or long one) for developers using the Developer Console to inspect your website.

Developers, JavaScript, Tutorial

WordPress: Customising the Toolbar / Admin Bar

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Adding custom toolbars to your WordPress plugins is easy. You can also modify the existing toolbar using WordPress hooks. Learn how I customised the toolbar on the Cage Cricket website.

Cage Cricket, PHP, Tutorial, WordPress, WordPress Plugins