by Angela Hunter | Nov 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Running node app.js on port 3000 is fine on your laptop. On a real server, it is not. You need port 80 and 443, a process that restarts after a crash or a reboot, TLS, compression, and sane timeouts. The standard answer to all of that is an Nginx reverse proxy in...
by Angela Hunter | Oct 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
A dark mode toggle built with CSS variables is one of those features that looks trivial until you ship it. Then the bug reports arrive: the page flashes white for a split second on reload, the toggle forgets the choice after navigation, or the site ignores the...
by Angela Hunter | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Adding a custom domain to a Netlify site takes about five minutes. Getting the free SSL certificate to provision cleanly is where most people lose an afternoon. The good news: Netlify issues Let’s Encrypt certificates automatically for every custom domain, and...
by Angela Hunter | Aug 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why SQL Injection Still Haunts PHP Developers in 2026 Despite being one of the oldest attack vectors in web security, SQL injection remains at the top of the OWASP Top 10 threats. Every year, thousands of PHP applications get compromised because a developer...
by Angela Hunter | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Slow-loading images are still one of the biggest reasons websites fail their Core Web Vitals. The good news? If you’re using Next.js, you already have one of the most powerful image optimization tools available right out of the box. In this practical tutorial,...
