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Launch Xampp from Linux Command Line -- The Easy Way

Quick and easy ways to Launch XAMPP from the command line with aliases.

Start & Stop -- The Easy Way!

You've installed XAMPP for Linux! Congratulations! Now that it's installed, how do you get it running? ApacheFriends has you covered for the basics, of course, but their methods make use of the command line, and aren't exactly efficient in terms of keystrokes.

If all you need to do is get services (Apache, MySQL, ProFTPD) started or stopped, ApacheFriends suggests you use the following:

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Raspberry Pi 4 -- Yes, You Can Use it for Web Development

It'll take a while for you to optimize your Pi 4, but the answer is a definitive "YES"--you can manage a development workflow on it. The real question is, do you want to?

Background

One of the big concerns with the Raspberry Pi 4 as a daily driver is, of course, whether the hardware can handle the comparable workload of a desktop computer. I've already touched lightly on overclocking the Pi and optimizing a boot disk. The final question is whether the little SBC actually has enough software support to be productive--in any effective sense.

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Drupal 9 Upgrade: Start to Finish

Good news: after all the sweat and blood of getting our site ready, the upgrade took all of 30 minutes. This really may be the easiest Drupal upgrade in a decade. It's still not for the faint of heart. Here's a quick recap on the steps necessary to do this upgrade. I'll be sure to link back to my previous articles so you can see the work and challenges involved with each step in detail.

Drupal 9 Up Front

Compared to all the work that went into prepping the site, the actual upgrade is a walk in the park. I'll be sure to cover the actual upgrade process in Step 5 of this article; I'd like to do a quick recap on the entire process, though--so, if you've already read my earlier Drupal 9 Upgrade posts, feel free to skip to Step 5. Otherwise, let's reconnect with what the basic steps are for a D8 to D9 upgrade.

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Drupal 9 Upgrade: Issues with Composer

The upgrade from Drupal 8 to 9 has been hailed by Drupal.org as the easiest upgrade in a decade. The first steps in the upgrade process look to be getting your testing environment in order... for me, that means working through a couple of nasty headaches with Composer (self inflicted... of course).

It's been a long couple of weeks...

... long...

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