Actions are the hooks that the WordPress core launches at specific points during execution, or when specific events occur. To trigger the action firstly you need to write a custom function known as a callback, and then register it with a WordPress hook using the add_action function in your child theme’s functions.php file. This note […]
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Telegram: Send Message using PHP
To send a message to a Telegram channel using PHP, you need to know a Telegram API token and a chat ID, that you will get when you create a Telegram bot. This note shows the PHP code examples for sending messages, images and other data types to the Telegram channel through API.
Run PHP Script From Command Line
A PHP script can be executed from the command line even without having any web server software installed. To run the PHP script from the command line you should just have a PHP CLI (PHP Command Line Interface) installed on your system. This note shows how to run the PHP script from the command line […]
Find ‘php.ini’ – PHP Configuration File Location
The php.ini file is the default configuration file for PHP, that provides a lot of configuration directives that allow you to modify various behaviors of PHP. To change PHP settings you need to edit the php.ini file, but firstly you should locate it. In this short note i will show the easiest method of how […]
“Show Desktop” Shortcut in Linux Mint (MATE)
In Windows, there is a keyboard shortcut ⊞ Win + D used to minimize all the currently open windows and show the desktop. To hide all windows and show the desktop in MATE edition of the Linux Mint there is a Ctrl + Alt + D shortcut.
Windows: Startup Folder – Add Program to Startup
A program in Windows can be configured to automatically start on boot by placing its shortcut in a Windows startup folder. There are two types of the startup folders in Windows – a user startup folder used to autostart applications for the particular user only and a system startup folder to configure the startup of […]
Git: Show Remote URL & Check Origin
Remotes in Git are simply aliases that store the URLs of repositories. By convention, an origin is the alias of the default remote repository where you publish your commits. In Git you can work with several remotes with different aliases. From this note you will find out how to show the configured remote URLs of […]
Create GitLab Project/Repository from Command Line
In GitLab you can create a new project/repository not only through a user interface, but also from the command line. When you create a new local Git repository and then push it to GitLab, if this repository doesn’t exit there, the corresponding project for it will be created automatically. This short note shows how to […]
Git: Show Ignored Files
A .gitignore file specifies the files that Git should ignore. Sometimes you may need to list all the files that Git should ignore. In this short note i will show 2 methods of how to list ignored files in Git.
Ansible Vault: Encrypt | Decrypt a String
Ansible files may often contain different secret strings e.g. passwords, tokens, keys etc., and the good practice is not to store them in a plain text but to encrypt them. This is especially important if your Ansible files are tracked in a source control system. This note shows the examples of how to encrypt and […]