Tag Archives: Apache

Setting up the Perfect Web Development Environment, Part 2

Setting up a Portable Project In Part 1 of this guide, we covered how to set up a portable development environment with the basic set of software tools (a web stack, an IDE and a good text editor). Continuing on, … Read more…

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Setting up the Perfect Web Development Environment, Part 1

Inspired by Elliot Jay Stocks’ recent posts on his iMac plus Air setup, I thought I’d document how to set up a seamless development environment between desktop and laptop. If you intend to set up a similar environment, you’ll need … Read more…

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Localhost slowdown: cracking poor performance in TortoiseSVN and Zend Server

Continuing from my previous post on troubleshooting SVN setup on Windows, I’ve recently encountered (and solved) quite a serious performance hit that’s been affecting my main development machine. Since I spend a lot of time on the move, I do … Read more…

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Mistyped URL? Duplicate content? .htaccess and mod_rewrite to the rescue

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I thought I’d jot down a couple of ways Apache and mod_rewrite can save your life. Not literally of course, unless your website’s been linked to your life-support system by a crazed … Read more…

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