How To Redirect To Non-www With SSL On Nginx

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-redirect-to-non-www-with-ssl-on-nginx

Prevent SSH Session From Hanging In OSX Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/prevent-ssh-session-from-hanging-in-osx-terminal

How To Recover GRUB After Installing Windows

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-recover-grub-after-installing-windows

How To Fix MySQL ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'auth_socket' Is Not Loaded In MySQL 5.7+

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-fix-mysql-error-1524-hy000-plugin-auth_socket-is-not-loaded-in-mysql-5-7

This article describes a fix for after your upgrade to MySQL 5.7+

How To Move The X Most Recent Commits To Another Branch with Git

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-move-the-x-most-recent-commits-to-another-branch

This article describes how to move the x most recent commits to another branch using Git.

How To Easily Convert MKV To MP4 From The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-easily-convert-mkv-to-mp4-from-the-terminal

A quick technique for using converting MKV to MP4 in the terminal.

How To Merge Pdf's And Images From The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-merge-pdf-s-and-images-from-the-terminal

This article describes two methods for combining items into PDF.

How To Watch The Progress Of Existing Rsync Process

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-watch-the-progress-of-existing-rsync-process

This article describes how to watch the an progress of an existing rsync process.

How To Fix Mysql::Error: Lock Wait Timeout Exceeded; Try Restarting Transaction Deadlocks In Your Rails Tests

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-fix-mysql-error-lock-wait-timeout-exceeded-try-restarting-transaction-deadlocks-in-your-rails-tests

This article describes how to kill a pesky dangling transaction in MySQL.

How To Start An HTTP Server From Any Folder Using Python SimpleHTTPServer

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-start-an-http-server-from-any-folder-using-python-simplehttpserver

This article describes using Python’s built in simple http server for development use.

How To Recursively Find And Delete All Empty Directories In The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-recursively-find-and-delete-all-empty-directories-in-the-terminal

If you ever need to find and delete all empty directories from a project. Here a simple one-liner to do this.

How To Create Optional Arguments In Bash Function Or Script

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-create-optional-arguments-in-bash-function-or-script

If you need an optional parameter for a bash function or script here’s how to add them.

Simple Nginx Application Configuration

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/simple-nginx-application-configuration

If you need to whip up a quick static site on Nginx here’s a simple config to get it done.

Mount NTFS Partition Or Drive At Startup With User As Owner In Ubuntu & Linux

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/mount-ntfs-partition-or-drive-at-startup-with-user-as-owner-in-ubuntu-linux

How to setup automount for a NTFS partition in Ubuntu Linux.

Get Ubuntu Version Number Or Codename From Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/get-ubuntu-version-number-or-codename-from-terminal

This article describes how to get your Ubuntu version information from the terminal.

How To Allow HTML5 Attributes In Syntastic And VIM

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-allow-html5-attributes-in-syntastic-and-vim

This article describes configuring vim’s syntastic plugin to support HTML5 attributes.

How To Get The Battery Life On Your OSX Laptop From The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-get-the-battery-life-on-your-osx-laptop-from-the-terminal

For a while I was using SSH to develop on my Macbook from my main desktop. I wanted to keep the battery healthy so sometimes I left it unplugged. Here’s a sweet technique to check your battery life in OSX.

How To Use Project Specific .vimrc

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-use-project-specific-vimrc

This article describes setting up project specific .vimrc files.

How To Automount A SMB Drive In OSX

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-automount-a-smb-drive-in-osx

This article describes how to setup automounting for your SMB Share in OSX Yosemite.

How To Convert .webp Files To .png From The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-convert-webp-files-to-png-from-the-terminal

This article describes converting webp to png with an easy command.

How to get the Current Directory Name Without Path In Bash

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/get-current-directory-name-without-path-in-bash

This article describes getting the current path name for use in your bash scripts.

How To Allow Web Access To Your Site Within Your Local Network Using UFW And Ubuntu

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-allow-web-access-to-your-site-within-your-local-network-using-ufw-and-ubuntu

This article describes setting up your Ubuntu machine to allow traffic through UFW.

How To Install PostgreSQL Using Brew On OSX

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/how-to-install-postgresql-using-brew-on-osx

This article describes installing postgresql from the terminal using Brew on OSX.

Find Out Whats Using Disk Space from The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/find-out-whats-using-disk-space-in-the-terminal

This article show how to use the command line to find out what files and folders are eating your disk space.

How to Find Files By File Extension In The Terminal

https://solidfoundationwebdev.com/blog/posts/find-files-by-file-extension-in-the-terminal

This article describes using the find command to find files by extension.