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Update the Wordpress site to latest PHP version in Ubuntu apache server

Updating the PHP version is really easy if you have the server root access or sudo access. Here I will explain how we can update the PHP version using command line. Add the Personal Package Archive (PPA) before start updating the PHP version one

How working from home people benefitted from Corona Virus / Kovid-19

When the world suffered because of Kovid-19 a group of people really benefitted from an opportunity given by their company. It's nothing but the work from home (WFH) option. Here is some benefits these people earned during this time. Saved the time to commute

How to securely store passwords ?

Saving user names and passwords is really a nightmare. As the number of online services we are using increases it'll become very difficult to remember the passwords including the user names. The most common mistake people make is they use the same passwords for

HTTP/2 with Express - Compatibility Issues

Since NodeJS is shipped with inbuilt module for HTTP/2, there has been a wide acceptance in adopting HTTP2 protocol across the world of web. ExpressJS is one of the most popular frameworks runs on top of nodeJS. Unfortunately, this doesn't have any proper

How to view the theme details in Drupal 7

Getting the template information in Drupal 7 is very easy. Enable theme debugging Run the following command from the terminal. drush variable-set theme_debug 1 or drush vset theme_debug 1 If Drush is not enabled or installed, then add the following line in

Serving Robots.txt through Node/Express Server from Drupal

[Roboxts.txt|http://www.robotstxt.org/] file plays an important role in SEO. Which tells the search engines to what all URLs can be crawled and not crawlable. Serving robots.txt is quite challenging. Since both systems are disconnected and altering API to serve

nodeJS

Serving Sitemap.xml from Headless Drupal to NodeJS/Express Server

Implementing API in Drupal 8 is quite easy when we are going into headless mode. But implementing sitemap.xml and robots.txt is quite challenging. Since both systems are disconneted and altering API to serve these data is super expensive. Here is a quick

git

More realistic Git workflow and branching strategy

One of the major issue while using git is setting the workflow and branch creation/merge strategy. The complexity increases as the number of developers and no. of parallel feature

Drupal : The Page title is using the following invalid tokens: [node:title], [current-page:pager], [site:name]

While creating or updating any content in node add page I started getting the below error The Page title is using the following invalid tokens: [node:title], [current-page:pager], [site:

expressJS

How to enable browser caching with express JS

When considering performance optimization, browser caching is considered to be one of the best practices. It's very easy to enable browser caching in express JS. Ususally browser caching is preferable for static assets like css, js and image files. For serving the static assets

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Upcoming holidays in Kerala

List of holidays in KeralaPlan your vacation with upcoming holidays. Here is a list of upcoming holidays in Kerala. Holiday Day Date Comments Bakrid Monday August 12, 2019 Long weekend

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Upcoming holidays in India

List of holidays in India Plan your vacation with upcoming holidays. Here is a list of upcoming holidays in India. Holiday Day Date Comments Bakrid Monday August 12, 2019 Long

Quick Concept

What is code splitting ?

Before start about code splitting we should know more about "Bundling". There are many tools used for Bundling and code splitting. But here I am going to write

git

How to create git command aliases

From the inception of git, it is the favorite version control system for most of the developers. Git is very flexible to manage the development workflow and collaborate with other

git

How to view my current branch in git

If you are usig git branch in your terminal and ended up with a long list branches and struggling to find the active branch ? Here is a quick way to

How to add custom scripts via configuration in wordpress

Many a times while working with wordpress sites it becomes important to add third party scripts in our sites. Normally this will be done by modifying template files but this

Technology

Free SSL certificate/HTTPS protection for your website

After Google announced HTTPS as a ranking symbol there was a tremendous requirement in procurring SSL certificates. But people have to pay for it. A minimum of 10 USD per

Technology

Shortcuts to clear cache on web browsers

While working with website development it becomes necessary to clear browser cache so that new changes in site gets reflected in site if the old data is cached in your

Technology

Clear Drupal cache

Drupal stores the site data in cache table so a to improve performance. It speeds up the page load time as the query requests to database tables are minimized, but

Technology

Tell me about yourself

How to crack frequently asked question in an interview "Tell me about yourself"? This is usually the first question asked in an interview because it lets the interviewer

$SOLVED: Recoverable fatal error: Argument 2 passed to Symfony\Component\Routing\Route::__construct() must be of the type array, null given in Drupal 8$

Drupal

SOLVED: Recoverable fatal error: Argument 2 passed to Symfony\Component\Routing\Route::__construct() must be of the type array, null given in Drupal 8

I got the following error while trying to install a new custom module Recoverable fatal error: Argument 2 passed to Symfony\Component\Routing\Route::__construct() must be of the type

Drupal

Create custom module in Drupal 8

I wanted to create a module named "my_module" which list out a simple form, I achieved this in drupal 8 with the following steps Create a folder

Drupal

Reset user password in Drupal 8

If you are unable to login to your drupal 8 site then reset the password for your user using the following steps In your Drupal root folder execute the following

Technology

Custom form in Drupal 8

Suppose you have a custom module called my_module in which you want to create the form. Step 1: Intially we will need to add the menu for form in

Drupal - How to print data/array in watchdog

Many a times for debugging the codes which are running in background it becomes necessary to print data in logs. Follow the below steps for printing data in watchdog Enable