Have you ever run vagrant destroy on your box before you realized you wanted to keep the MySQL databases? Well I have, last night actually. Thankfully I use the wonderful and free Veeam Endpoint Backup to backup daily and was able to restore the old VMDK, connect it to a VirtualBox VM, use Ubuntu recovery mode to gain access, and then backup the databases to a shared folder. So that was an exciting learning experience. [Read more…]
Configuring Exim for Authenticated SMTP Relay to Gmail on CentOS/RHEL
I’ll start this by saying that Exim is slightly more difficult to configure for Gmail SMTP relay than Postfix, and if you’re using Webmin there is a standard module for Postfix that makes it even easier. Finding the correct way to configure Exim on CentOS was difficult in itself and the reason for this article.
Now, if you prefer to use Exim for sending mail through Gmail this is how you accomplish it.
These instructions have been tested on CentOS 6.7 with Exim 4.84. [Read more…]
Adding Custom Fonts to the Beaver Builder Child Theme Customizer
Recently I was searching for an easy way for developers to add custom fonts to the Beaver Builder child theme customizer. Failing to find that, I have come up with a solution that does not modify the core Beaver Builder theme files and only requires a minimal amount code. [Read more…]
Custom WordPress Dashboard Widgets with Configurable Content
After working with WordPress dashboard widgets in a recent project I wanted to present a complete example with arguments and usage of the control callback for saving widget options. Using the code in the Gist below you will be able to configure custom content for this widget with the native WYSIWYG editor. When you hover over the widget’s title bar the “Configure” link will be revealed – you must be an Administrator to configure the widget. [Read more…]