This 3-part series chronicles the transition from outdated legacy systems to modern cloud infrastructure. It details the emotional and technical journey of shutting down old websites, embracing current technologies like PHP 8.x and Vanilla JavaScript, and the challenges of setting up a comprehensive development workflow. The final installment will explore the newly launched ecosystem. Continue Reading
Series Guide This 3-part series documents the full journey from retiring an aging legacy setup to rebuilding on modern cloud infrastructure and finally launching the new live sites. Start from the beginning or jump to any part. Part 1: Letting… Continue Reading
OOTP Fantasy League Maintenance Release Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy… Continue Reading
Happy spring! Well it’s been almost a year since version 0.2 of the OOWP was released so I think it’s time to give a little update on the state of the project. Despite both an extended summer break and… Continue Reading
PHP 5.4 has been percolating the web now for a few months and I wanted to dive in deep and understand what the big changes are for my longtime favorite coding language. I do like java a lot and Ruby… Continue Reading
I want to show how Bonfire allows for easy upgrades and installation of additional modules via the Database Migrations feature. WHAT ARE MIGRATIONS? Migrations are organized ways for the Bonfire library to make database upgrades and downgrades without requiring the site administrator to… Continue Reading
Version 0.2 is a incremental feature and bug fix release of the FOSP. It is released for download to the OOTP forums on Friday May 25, 2012. Version 0.2 includes the following changes: I’m very happy to have the News… Continue Reading
We begin creating a module using the Module Builder tool, adding permissions and a custom database setting entry via a Bonfire Migration and creating a page in the Settings context by editing a settings controller and view. Now comes the… Continue Reading
If you’re like me, you do most of your development work on a local desktop environment. For me, that means running the latest version of VertrigoServ on a Windows 7 desktop using a copy of PHPStorm and the Git command… Continue Reading
Building modules on the ootp open web platform is a fast way to get right to building the type of tool you want to create. For the third part of the oowp developer tutorials, I am going to demonstrate this… Continue Reading