Month: May 2016

  • XDebug, Laravel Valet, NetBeans

    To get XDebug working with Laravel Valet & NetBeans, I needed to do the following: Install XDebug via Homebrew: brew install homebrew/php/php70-xdebug Enter NetBeans’s Preferences > PHP > Debugging: Change the port from 9000 to 9001. (This is because Valet runs on 9000 by default.) Uncheck “Stop at first line”. (This is because Valet is listening…

  • 2016 MacBook

    A few weeks ago, I upgraded from an 11″ MacBook Air to a 12″ MacBook. This is my review, my experience, and a few of my opinions & critiques. The MacBook is the perfect successor to the 11″ Air. Prologue I loved my 11″ Air. It was the first Mac I’ve owned that didn’t suffer some sort…

  • Slow Vagrant?

    Maybe you’re a file hoarder, like me. I switched to using VVV a few years ago, when it became cool to use Vagrant and when unit testing became a must-have part of my daily WordPress development process. Truth be told, I’ve missed the simplicity of MAMP PRO ever since, even if I do prefer Nginx over…