Catching PHP PDO exceptions
How to handle PHP PDO exceptions with the try and catch method to control the flow of any potential errors with PDO connections and queries. The try and catch exceptions…
Lake Eppalock Strath Bay drone images
The Strath Bay, Randalls Cove and Kimbolton Pool area of Lake Eppalock by drone. Click images to view larger
PHP PDO MySQL Cheat sheet guide
PDO is a PHP extension for accessing and interacting with databases using object-orientation. As PDO is targetted for executing queries with prepared statements it is (with correct usage) safer than…
Downloading all files and folders with Wget
Guide for downloading all files and folders at a URL using Wget with options to clean up the download location and pathname. A basic Wget rundown post can be found…
A guide to upscaling or downscaling video with FFmpeg
How to do video scaling using FFmpeg with examples for different types of upscaling and downscaling methods. Scaling a video means to make it either larger (higher resolution) or smaller…
Testing the new Bunny.net video streaming service
A look at the soon to be released bunny.net (formally BunnyCDN) video streaming CDN service. Simply labelled for now as “video” you can upload video files to have them be…
Lima Falls; Strathbogie forest
Lima Falls in the Strathbogie state forest as a trickle during the Summertime. Most likely fortunate for it to not be completely dry.
Authenticating and protecting Ajax requests with PHP
Methods to authenticate and protect jQuery Ajax calls with PHP. This prevents external access and usage to your web app. Method 1: Tokens Method 1 is using tokens set via…
Setup and install Rust server on Windows server 2019 with SteamCMD
An easy to follow guide on installing and setting up a Rust server using SteamCMD. This guide was made on a Windows Server 2019 VPS from Vultr with SteamCMD. It…
MySQL UPDATE from a SELECT WHERE query
How to do a MySQL table UPDATE from a SELECT WHERE query. A handy command which uses JOIN inside an UPDATE. This command will update the status table and set…