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Installing MariaDB on Centos 7

Step 1: Add the MariaDB repo to your system.  The script below must be run as root. curl -sS https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/mariadb_repo_setup | sudo bash Step 2: Install MariaDB server and client sudo yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client -y Step 3: Start the initial MariaDB service sudo systemctl start mariadb.service Step 4: Set the MariaDB service to auto-start […]

MySQL Error: Unknown collation: ‘utf8mb4_unicode_520_ci’

Currently, it seems anyway, a lot of the underlining technologies that I use everyday to build websites (ie, PHP and MySQL) are quickly upgrading and making big changes.  These changes are exciting and I look forward to utilizing them as soon as I can but sometimes it is hard to just “flip the switch” on […]

wkhtmltopdf Installation on Centos [Quick Notes]

Here is a quick step by step guide to installing wkhtmltopdf on Centos 6.  Make sure to have root access to the system. 1. Install font Dependencies sudo yum install -y xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 libXext libXrender ghostscript-fonts texlive-texmf-errata-fonts texlive-texmf-fonts urw-fonts 2. Install wkhtmltopdf wget https://downloads.wkhtmltopdf.org/0.12/0.12.5/wkhtmltox-0.12.5-1.centos6.x86_64.rpm rpm -Uvh wkhtmltox-0.12.5-1.centos6.x86_64.rpm 3. Test wkhtmltopdf www.google.com google.pdf Source: https://jaimegris.wordpress.com/2015/03/03/how-to-install-wkhtmltopdf-in-centos-6-5/

[Quick Reference] Contact Form 7 Google Analytics Event

Add the following code to the Additional Settings field for your contact form to keep track of submissions inside of analytics. on_sent_ok: “ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Contact Form’, ‘sent’);” Source: https://contactform7.com/tracking-form-submissions-with-google-analytics/

Gmail and G Suite Configuration [Quick Reference]

Enable POP/SMTP Support in your Gmail Account: On your computer, open Gmail. In the top right, click the Settings Gear Icon. Click Settings. Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab. In the “POP Download” section, select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on. At the bottom of the […]

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