fortrabbit blog — Jascha Silbermann https://blog.fortrabbit.com/author/js en Thu, 07 May 2026 08:40:39 GMT 10 Craft Nitro 2 first look: How to quickly set up a local Craft CMS dev site https://blog.fortrabbit.com/craft-nitro-2-first-look-how-to-quickly-set-up-a-local-craft-cms-dev-site https://blog.fortrabbit.com/craft-nitro-2-first-look-how-to-quickly-set-up-a-local-craft-cms-dev-site Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Jascha Silbermann webdev Craft Nitro 2 first look: How to quickly set up a local Craft CMS dev site]]> Working with geographic features and spatial data in MySQL 8 https://blog.fortrabbit.com/geographic-features-spatial-data-mysql-8 https://blog.fortrabbit.com/geographic-features-spatial-data-mysql-8 Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT Jascha Silbermann webdev How to implement geo features in MySQL 8

Working with geographic features and spatial data in MySQL 8
]]> A first look at the new Craft Nitro development tool https://blog.fortrabbit.com/first-look-craft-nitro-development-tool https://blog.fortrabbit.com/first-look-craft-nitro-development-tool Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT Jascha Silbermann webdev The new tool by Pixel & Tonic, can we recommend it yet?

A first look at the new Craft Nitro development tool
]]> Quickly set up a local Craft CMS dev site with the DDEV development tool https://blog.fortrabbit.com/local-craft-dev-site-ddev-development-tool https://blog.fortrabbit.com/local-craft-dev-site-ddev-development-tool Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT Jascha Silbermann webdev Install the DDEV and power existing Craft CMS development sites. We will show you how to use the DDEV development tool to quickly set up a Craft CMS dev site for local development.

Quickly set up a local Craft CMS dev site with the DDEV development tool
]]> Tools for PHP development — local dev site setup https://blog.fortrabbit.com/tools-for-php-development-local-dev-site-setup https://blog.fortrabbit.com/tools-for-php-development-local-dev-site-setup Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Jascha Silbermann webdev What PHP development tools are available? What are the pros and cons of each tool? The PHP ecosystem is diverse and has brought forth such industry heavyweights as WordPress, Drupal, and Laravel. Having a local PHP development environment set up allows one to develop and test sites and apps on one's own machine. Without this, one needs to push any code changes to a remote staging environment for testing; a time-consuming and inefficient process.

Tools for PHP development — local dev site setup
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