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PHP

PHP - Strict Types

Learn about using declare(strinct_types = 1); in PHP and the implications it has.

PHP Doctrine

Getting Started With Doctrine ORM

Get started with th Doctrine database abastraction layer (DBAL).

JavaScript Google-charts charts

Google Line Chart

A tutorial to make it much easier to make powerful Google line charts.

Bootstrap Bootstrap-4

Bootstrap 4 Shell

A shell/template for quickly building bootstrap based sites/tools. This uses CDNs for the libraries, so you can literally copy/paste one chunk of text and call it index.html.

PHP satis

Setup Your Own Satis Server For Private PHP Packages

Steps on setting up your own satis server.

atom text-editor

Atom - Stop Trimming Whitespace

Stop the Atom editor from removing whitespace from the end of your lines.

PHP

PHP - Creating Strict Type Arrays (Collections)

Using strict type arrays in PHP.

PostgreSQL GIS PostGIS

Using PostGIS To Calculate Distance Between Two Points

Calculate the distance between two points on earth using PostGIS.

PostgreSQL GIS PostGIS

PostGIS - Importing Spatial Data

Import spatial data into PostgreSQL and query the data with the help of PostGIS.

Supervisor

Supervisor - Stop Subprocesses Entering Fatal State

Stop your scripts entering a FATAL state in supervisord, causing them to never be restarted.

PostgreSQL GIS PostGIS

Ubuntu 16.04 - Install PostGIS

Install PostGIS in PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL GIS PostGIS

Ubuntu 16.04 - Install PostgreSQL Routing Extension (pgRouting)

Install the routing extension for PostgreSQL

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