First, create the directory out of which you’ll be running your project. Ultimately, this is going to be the repository:
mkdir project_name
Software Engineering in WordPress, PHP, and Backend Development
First, create the directory out of which you’ll be running your project. Ultimately, this is going to be the repository:
mkdir project_name
If you’re building out custom functionality or a plugin in WordPress, chances are you’re eventually going to need to get a permanent link to a post while outside of the loop.
In previous version of Rails, it was suggested that individual tests could be run like this:
ruby -Itest test unit/test/category_test.rb
Since Rails 3, I’ve been unsuccessful at actually being able to run tests that way. Specifically, the environment dumps out a few errors messages and fails to execute the tests.
Looking to begin migrating this site to a new domain in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime here are some of my favorite articles and resources from this week:
Ended up having an unusually hectic week so I didn’t have time for as much reading.
Nonetheless, here’s my roundup from this week:
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