Category Archives: Server Side Development

Development, tips and tricks for server side shortcuts, enhancements and general knowledge sharing.

MAMP v2.0+ and Apache Virtual Host Set Up

A colleague of mine was having some trouble setting up virtual host’s with his new installation of MAMP recently. So I decided to sit down …

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Terminal Mv command including hidden files

I often forget how to do this, so this time im going to blog it so that I can always look back at it and …

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Connecting To Server With Putty Using SSH Keys & Port Forwarding

Quick and dirty tutorial to connecting to a remote server with ssh keys and putty. Firstly you need to download putty and puttygen which can …

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Simple Directory Protection with .htaccess

To deny access to a folder or directory, simply create a new .htaccess file inside that directory. Then depending on the authorisation type you want …

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Keeping Your Apache Server Name The Same

Just blogging this for future reference:- Using several aliases on the same domain and keeping the same apache server name for all can be achieved …

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Link MAMP & mysql to mac os x terminal

Last night I trawled the internet trying to find the answer to how to hook up my mac os x terminal to my mamp mysql …

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Mysql Dump Ignore Tables And Rsync To Remote Server

Not having had huge experience working with mysql dumping and rsync. This afternoon I was faced with the task of taking a backup of one …

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Mysql Dumping / Uploading a file or files via terminal and SSH

Just something I found myself looking up today so that I can do everything from the comfort of my little terminal window. I wanted to …

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How to add a new vhost with mamp on mac osx

Adding a new vhost is something I have to do on a regular basis when working on new projects locally. Its a fairly straight forward …

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A useful command for mac os x terminal

When working on your server with ssh access, you tend to get very used to doing everything you need to do via the terminal window. …

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