Web Development

Choosing a web server is about much more than picking something to generate HTML. A web server can do all sorts of interesting things. At the end of the day they all serve a website to someone requesting it. But there’s so much that can happen along the way. Think about what you need from a web server that might make your website programming and maintenance easier for you, and then find out where and how the web server can help. Chances are you’ll find some alternative web servers that uniquely fits your requirements. And they’re all free, so it doesn’t hurt to look and try and test. Most of these alternative web server apps run great in a container environment or virtual machine.

The old argument about integrated development environments (IDEs) vs text editors continues to rage on. And of course, everyone has their unique preference. The most popular IDE continues to be Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VSC). But for those who are willing to pay for an IDE, the JetBrains products bring in some stiff competition. In this review, we’re going to take a look at the web IDE, PhpStorm. For anyone who does any kind of coding for the web, PhpStorm brings in everything you could want, with unique support for all the languages used in web apps: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, (of course) PHP, and more.

Many websites on the “modern” web use JavaScript to create a more interactive experience. However, this extra interactivity can cause performance issues not only for the website but for your personal computer as well. But beyond the performance issues, non-free JavaScript (that is, proprietary JavaScript with obfuscated code) can create security and privacy concerns for users. Many web users (and developers) would prefer to use free, open source JavaScript, so that they know what the code is doing, and can have the code independently reviewed — if desired. For many, it’s always better to have options.

The Brackets text editor, a “modern, open source text editor that understands web design,” is reaching its end of life, and will no longer be supported by Adobe. However, the life of the project, to whatever extent possible, may continue on the original GitHub page, which will remain open.

PHP 8.0 is here, just one year after PHP 7.4 was released in November 2019. Some of the most popular content management systems (CMSs) including WordPress and Moodle depend on the scripting language as part of the LAMP Stack:

At some point or another, it will be necessary to upload (or download) files from your server. Even if you use WordPress, there are occasions on which you will need to have direct access to the content of your server.

Many New Year’s resolutions are related to better performance in something. For business owners, those goals may be geared toward marketing and sales: search engine optimization (SEO), advertising, or branding in general. Maybe you’ll be creating the first website for your business with a content management system (CMS) such as WordPress or Drupal.

There’s no need to get discouraged with the task of building a website. It’s true, there’s a lot to know if you want to build a site from scratch.

But these days you don’t need to start from scratch. You can actually build a beautiful site quickly and easily with no coding experience.

Trust is a very tricky thing these days.

When it comes to building trust, it takes time and numerous opportunities to prove yourself. And when you lose someone’s trust, it can be almost impossible to repair it.