Rich Barrett – Medium

Rich Barrett

Rich Barrett

Dahua XVR CCTV Troubleshooting

We recently had an issue with our CCTV at home, I ended up fixing it but not without a bit of guesswork given the lack of information…

Jul 4

Dahua XVR CCTV Troubleshooting

Jul 4

Rich Barrett

Simple logging with PHP and Slack

In 3 easy steps, set up Slack as a powerful logging tool for your PHP applications, utilising search and push notifications!

Sep 8, 2020

Sep 8, 2020

Rich Barrett

How much does it really cost to own an Aston Martin? A buyers guide.

Honest answers about owning an Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Dec 10, 2019

How much does it really cost to own an Aston Martin? A buyers guide.

Dec 10, 2019

Rich Barrett

I ditched Facebook & Instagram and gained more than just time.

3years ago I made the conscious decision to close my Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Dec 10, 2019

I ditched Facebook & Instagram and gained more than just time.

Dec 10, 2019

Rich Barrett

Why not all technical debt is created equal

Learn how to leverage "low cost" technical debt to gain a strategic advantage when you need it

Jun 4, 2018

Why not all technical debt is created equal

Jun 4, 2018

Rich Barrett

Startup Advice: Your logo and Intellectual Property / Copyright

Straightforward advice for people starting out in business who are concerned about their name or logo and ‘copyright’ or ‘trademarks’

Apr 19, 2018

Apr 19, 2018

Rich Barrett

Tuning MySQL: 3 Simple Tweaks

If you don’t change the default MySQL configuration, your server is going to perform like a Ferrari that’s stuck in first gear…

Feb 1, 2018

Tuning MySQL: 3 Simple Tweaks

Feb 1, 2018

Rich Barrett

The easy (and secure) way to migrate MySQL / MariaDB databases

tl;dr: pipe the output of mysqldump through an ssh tunnel directly into the mysql binary on the destination server.

Dec 11, 2017

Dec 11, 2017

Rich Barrett

Easy Two Factor Authentication (2FA) with Google Authenticator & PHP

Implementing two factor authentication with PHP is easier than you think and is hugely beneficial for the security of your application.

Nov 1, 2017

Easy Two Factor Authentication (2FA) with Google Authenticator & PHP

Nov 1, 2017

Rich Barrett

Sending SMS with iTagg and PHP

If you use composer to manage packages, you may want to use this little SDK to send SMS messages using the iTagg SMS Service (itagg.com).

Oct 24, 2017

Oct 24, 2017

Rich Barrett

Rich Barrett

I’m a UK based tech entrepreneur with a logistics tech, e-commerce, shipping & background. This is my personal blog - some business & some personal stuff.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams