Author: Austin Ginder
Handing Legacy Static Sites with Kinsta
On occasion I need to host a PHP static website. This is typically while the customer is working on a new WordPress site and…
Reusing Cookies for Automation
Previously I’ve wrote about using a Ruby script to automate fetching data from WP Engine’s portal. Recently that script broke due to the way…
Local Lightning for WordPress Development
When it comes to local WordPress development, I’ve been split between two different tools: Laravel Valet and Local by Flywheel. Valet is really fast,…
Exposing WSL to Windows for Dev Backups
I recently switched my primary computer from a Macbook Pro to a Surface Laptop. My WordPress development environment is now primarily contained within WSL…
OS Platform Whichever
This week I did the unthinkable. After 10 years using iMacs and Macbook Pro’s for WordPress development, I purchased Microsoft’s newest Surface Laptop 3.…
Fetching from SFTP with Phpseclib
I recently had a customer who needed to fetch and import files from a remote SFTP server on a scheduled basis. The import process…
Full Page Website Screenshots
I previously wrote about taking website screenshots with gowitness. That works great for basic website screenshots. However my most recent project required full page…
Migrating a Large WordPress Site
Migrating a WordPress site is generally a straightforward process. Make a backup of the current site, upload files, and import database onto the new…
Composer Autoloading within WordPress Plugin
A good way to begin using object oriented PHP classes is by writing everything in a single .php file. That’s completely fine for small…
Learning Vue.js as a WordPress Developer Part 4 – Authenticated Rest API
This post is part of a series called “Learning Vue.js as a WordPress Developer” Part 1 – Getting Started Part 2 – Structured PHP,…