Category: WebDev & Code

  • Upgrading my server to PHP7 broke wordpress admin interface (cloudflare)

    wp-cli, a command line interface for WordPress, just saved me a big headache. It all began when I updated my server to the latest ubuntu LTS. That removed PHP5 support and replaced it with PHP7. That meant several of my sites stopped working as the nginx configuration had to change. With that done I thought…

  • Hot topic – our backup server (overheating!)

    Ahh, computer backups. I’ve said before and learn’t first hand how important they are over the years. My business backup routine is to copy the files from the server in another building. I used to have a ReadyNAS NV+ (image on wikipedia) and for many years it served us well. Actually, 8 years, which is…

  • Royalty free music and a time lapse video for work

    Here’s a great way to start 2016, Win an award for “Best Domestic Bathroom Installer 2015“. My brother David entered the Geberit Awards, Geberit being a large multinational manufacturer of bathroom products and out of all the entries from all of the UK, he won. We’re very proud 🙂 That prompted us to finish editing…