As a developer I enjoy using the latest and greatest…things. And, as a WordPress developer, I enjoy seeing how I can use the latest and greatest with the content management system I use on a day-to-day basis. Today I moved this very site from using PHP to HHVM. Here’s how.
Category: Server Stuff
Setting up WordPress on HHVM on Digital Ocean
Note: This is a long tutorial (Over 4500 words) on how to set up WordPress on HHVM deployed with Capistrano and Composer. The actual process took me about an hour from start to finish. I’ve tried to be as complete as I could, but please leave comments if you see anything wrong or things that… Continue reading Setting up WordPress on HHVM on Digital Ocean
Determine MySQL Database Size
When you work with fairly large databases, it’s often useful to know the size of one of them. For example, should you wish to take a full dump – you need to know if you have enough space on the drive you wish to keep it, and, in order to do that, you’ll need to… Continue reading Determine MySQL Database Size
ZSH or Oh-My-ZSH on Ubuntu
I’ve used Oh My ZSH on my mac for about 18 months ever since I read an article by Andrew Burgess on Tuts+ about customizing your command prompt. Now that I run my own VPS on DigitalOcean it’s significantly easier for me to interact with the shell if I have Oh My ZSH running. Honestly,… Continue reading ZSH or Oh-My-ZSH on Ubuntu