12th June 2019
Setting up Windows Subsystem for Linux with Ubuntu and Apache2 webserver, a set by step guide. Windows is now good for development! Yes, I said it, and its all thanks to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). No more WAMP or Xampp, WSL can do everything you need. Here you can find a step by step […]
Posted by Dillon
7th September 2018
Does your WordPress wp-admin redirect to https rather than http? Below is a simple tutorial to stop this from happening. First, check the siteurl in the wp_options table within your database. Make sure the option_value is your site address with http:// not https://. If your siteurl is set as http:// the try the following. Open […]
Posted by Dillon
11th May 2018
Angular is an awesome framework, yet it does have a steep learning curve for many developers. This post is aimed at those with experience using Angular 2/4/5 who want to use the Angular Material Dialog. This post will assume you have already installed the @angular/material library. If you have I would refer you to take […]
Posted by Dillon
22nd March 2018
Whether your build a simple static website or a large ERP platform using many libraries or frameworks, we all love those simple web development tools that make life a little easier. Below I have gathered a few tools I use when developing, hopefully you can find them useful too: Browserling This site is super useful when […]
Posted by Dillon
19th March 2018
Are you having troubles with Bootstrap 4 Grid System in Safari? What used to work doesn’t seem to anymore within Safari. As the example below shows, this is how we usually create 3 columns within a row. <div class=”row”> <div class=”col-4″>Column 4</div> <div class=”col-4″>Column 4</div> <div class=”col-4″>Column 4</div> </div> However, in Safari, instead of these […]
Posted by Dillon
24th January 2018
With Laravel 5.4, some users may be hit with the Laravel Specified key was too long Error when migrating the database. This is because in the latest Laravel update, the developers made changes to the default database charset, making it utf8mb4. If your using MySQL 5.7.7 or higher, you won’t encounter this issue, however older versions of MySQL […]
Posted by Dillon
18th January 2018
Sometimes when building website using WordPress, the standard taxonomies Categories and Tags just aren’t enough, and you need to create more. WordPress has made creating your own taxonomy easy, and you can even add your custom taxonomies to pages too. To accomplish this we use the custom WordPress taxonomy function register_taxonomy(). Creating a custom WordPress […]
Posted by Dillon
14th January 2018
To be able to call a parents component form the child component, you need to use Angular EventEmitter. Emitting events allows your components to communicate with one another when a certain action has been executed. This is similar to the @Input() decorator, but here we use the @Output() decorator. Below is an example of how […]
Posted by Dillon
11th January 2018
Setting up your project using a remote repository over SSH can become a painful task for new and even the most seasoned developers. In this article we cover how to set up BitBucket SSH. Repositories not found, incorrect permissions and issues when using your SSH key can all occur, and become very stressful. Below are […]
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28th December 2017
Welcome all to the newly re-vamped IKTN. It has been 6 years since I first started IKTN, and 3 years since the last article posted. So, to celebrate the new year (which is only 3 days away) we have decided to get the ball rolling. In the last 6 years, I have been working on many […]
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