How to configure PhpStorm for Laravel
If you develop web applications you certainly heard of Laravel, a PHP framework that uses HMVC architectural pattern, currently at version 5.1.4. The best IDE currently available for Laravel is JetBrains PhpStorm, available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. However, once installed, the IDE must be configured to be able to offer
Linux: how to change default editor
Sometimes Linux default editor (usually “you” or “vim”) is not the most comfortable, especially for users that often use other editors like “nano”. There are several online tutorials on how to change the default editor, but those procedures are often wrong and we realize that when, for example, we try to edit crontab
Linux scripting: how to fix “bad interpreter” error
During bash script execution on Linux, it might happen to face the following error: This often happens when the executed script (in the above example, the “configure” file) has been edited on a Windows OS with an editor who saved it with DOS (CR + LF) line endings instead of Unix (LF) ones. The quickest way to
How to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to 2008
Suppose you have a server with an old Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system and you want to upgrade it to a newer Windows Server 2008 or 2012 version. Some of you may have tried and found that the following procedure described by Microsoft can hide a lot of untold
Microsoft Products – End of support timeline
Below is the timeline of the support lifecycle for the major Microsoft products. There are two types of end of support, mainstream and extended: after the first one, no more operating system Service Packs will be released, while the second one marks the end of the release for the more important security updates, which are
How to configure an email account on Android
Configuring your e-mail accounts on Android devices can be the simplest task in the world, if your email address is associated with a server supporting auto-configuration. Otherwise, the procedure is a bit more complex and is detailed below. To configure an e-mail account on any device, you need essentially 3 information:
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Microsoft Outlook: backup and restore data
You may need to transfer e-mails stored in Microsoft Outlook from one PC to another, or to restore them on the same PC once reinstalled the OS. In this process, you may notice (maybe too late) that after migrating something has been lost: address book, autocomplete, e-mail accounts, signatures, etc… Well, in