dump() and dd() are two useful debug helpers available in the Laravel framework.
Using e() or esc_html_() when translating on WordPress
In a talk at the WordCamp Spain online 2021 Adriá Cobo asked me one interesting question about these 2 functions (e() and esc_html_()): If everything that is printed must be escaped, what is the point of _e()? Is it a legacy code? In this post, I try to answer this question.
Documenting GlotPress with phpDocumentor
The current GlotPress API documentation (October 2021) was generated by ApiGen. Last commit was made on April 4th, 2016. The last ApiGen commit was made on 23 Apr 2018, so I think this tool is deprecated. Furthermore, I was not able to use it with PHP 7.4 and GlotPress, so I look for another tool. The… Continue reading Documenting GlotPress with phpDocumentor
Installing wordpress-develop on M1 chip
I have had some problems installing wordpress-develop on the M1 chip, so I describe here how I have solved it.
Install a WordPress development environment with Laravel Valet
Laravel Valet is a development environment for macOS minimalists. It was developed to use in Laravel projects, but in this post, I will explain how to install and use with WordPress.
Missing BC Math or GMP extension
Moving a Laravel application between two servers, I get this error in the destination server:
Using Composer with a different PHP version than the default one
When you execute Composer, it uses the default PHP version. Sometimes, you will have problems if you use Composer with a different version that the one that executes the project.
Install Composer 2 in a machine with Composer 1
In October 2020, Composer 2 was released. In some servers, I have some projects that need Composer 1 and others that need Composer 2. I will go to explain how to have both versions on the same server.
How to update the user password in a Laravel project using the CLI
Laravel includes Tinker, a REPL tool to interact with the Eloquent ORM and a lot of other items. Using this tool, you can update the user password. To do this, open Tinker:
How to install PHP8.0 in Debian 10
In this post, I will explain to you how to install PHP8.0 in Debian 10.