How to load parameter store values into an EC2’s environment variables
In this article I'm going to show you how to take all the parameters you have stored in the AWS Parameter store and load them into EC2 as environment variables.…
WordPress Functions that Echo vs Functions that don’t Echo
When you first start working with WordPress functions, you quickly realize that there are some functions that automatically echo (print out) the results vs. returning the results. In this post,…
How to override a WordPress Result set.
Add the action to the functions.php file The first thing you'll need to do is add the action 'pre_get_posts' and your custom function name which will be used to override…
Exam Cram: AWS EC2 – SSH Troubleshooting
SSH bad permissions This is typically an issue with your ssh key file or pem file. The error is a bit misleading. Some operating systems may give a little more…
Exam Cram: AWS VPC
This page is my personal study section for the AWS Solutions Architect -Associate Test. If you see something in error please let me know. What is an AWS VPC? A…
How to retrieve a Git hash for my app version
It's popular to display your current git commit (or tag) as the version of your application. So then how does one go about getting that information? In this post, I'll…
Preparing for the Cloud Practitioner Exam
If you’re wondering why I took the Cloud Practitioner Exam or if you're wondering which exam to start with, take at a previous article: How To Get Certified On AWS…
What is an Amazon EC2 Instance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides all of if it's computing power (think servers) on something called an EC2 instance. EC2 stands for Elastic Compute Cloud (an E and 2-C's =…
How To Get Certified On AWS
In this post, I'd like to share my experience in passing my first AWS exam and start chronicling the journey to the next. I'm happy to report that I recently…
Docker Run Command
The Docker Run Command is the command used to launch a docker container. But in reality, it does more than that. Not only does it run a container, but it…