EECI 2011 Slides

Slides from my EECI 2011 talk. Shit Happens, Deal with it like an Engineer.

Transcript

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3. www.gregaker.net @gaker > whoami Greg Aker
4. www.gregaker.net @gaker > whoami > /usr/bin/what_does_greg_do.py Greg Aker
5. www.gregaker.net @gaker > whoami > /usr/bin/what_does_greg_do.py Greg Aker Web Developer Senior Systems Administrator, EngineHosting CodeIgniter Committer Former ExpressionEngine Core Team Member Thrasher, Saxophone Player & Swell Guy
6. www.gregaker.net @gaker We Solve Problems •Figuring out what the client wants! •At times convincing them their ideas are bad. •HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, EE, CI etc. •Version Control •Systems administration •Accounts payable •Accounts Receivable •HR •Keeping up on the latest trends, etc
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9. www.gregaker.net @gaker Woah, that’s a lot! Unless you’re this guy: You’re not going to know it all.
10. www.gregaker.net @gaker Moral of the story
11. www.gregaker.net @gaker Moral of the story Shit happens, but you can learn to deal with it like an engineer.
12. www.gregaker.net @gaker PHP Errors
13. www.gregaker.net @gaker PHP Errors Warning: curl_setopt() [function.curl-setopt]: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set in /var/www/test.php on line 10
14. www.gregaker.net @gaker PHP Errors Warning: curl_setopt() [function.curl-setopt]: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set in /var/www/test.php on line 10 This is an easy problem to solve!
15. www.gregaker.net @gaker Do your research! Google “CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set in”
16. www.gregaker.net @gaker Is this an addon? EE Core, or my code?
17. www.gregaker.net @gaker Errors aren’t scary! Just look at the filepaths.
18. www.gregaker.net @gaker /var/www/mydomain.com/system/expressionengine/libraries/functions.php line 656 Typos in conditionals or bad PHP in templates.
19. www.gregaker.net @gaker /var/www/mydomain.com/system/expressionengine/libraries/functions.php line 656 Typos in conditionals or bad PHP in templates. /var/www/mydomain.com/system/expressionengine/third_party/pfunky_stuff/mod. pfunky_stuff.php 656
20. www.gregaker.net @gaker /var/www/mydomain.com/system/expressionengine/libraries/functions.php line 656 Typos in conditionals or bad PHP in templates. /var/www/mydomain.com/system/expressionengine/third_party/pfunky_stuff/mod. pfunky_stuff.php 656 addon
21. www.gregaker.net @gaker Slow Pages •Number of channel/weblog tags •Related Entries •View Count •Conditionals •Addons •Asset loading
22. www.gregaker.net @gaker Client needs it!
23. www.gregaker.net @gaker Client needs it! Learn to say no and push back.
24. www.gregaker.net @gaker There is no such thing as an internet emergency. Go play outside. -James Mathias.