Dealing with MySQL ERROR 1214 (HY000): The used table type doesn’t support FULLTEXT indexes

If you’re ever unfortunate to run into the same MySQL error that I’ve just run into, don’t stress. There is an easy solution to resolve this annoying error message. Ther error I was getting: In my case, I was trying to import a .sql dump and the error I got looked  like this: ERROR 1214 … Read more

WordPress REST API: Pull Through Posts From Another WordPress Site

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I recently needed to pull through 2 or 3 posts (they were recipes in this instance) from another WordPress website into the current WordPress project I was working on. It seemed tricky at first and then I remembered the WordPress Rest API! As of version 4.7, the REST API is included out of the box and … Read more

Visual Studio Code YouTube Series

What is Visual Studio Code

In some spare time I’ve recently had, I took to YouTube to attempt a video series that looks into the basics of Visual Studio Code. So far I’ve produced three episodes that I’m satisfied with and actually had a bit of fun talking about Microsoft’s newest code editor. I’ve embedded the three episodes below for … Read more

New Year, New Website, New Look!

A belated but happy new year. Yeah, I know we’re half-way through February already, but I felt obliged to state the obvious. Speaking of such, welcome to my new website, sporting a brand new look. I realized towards the end of 2016 that a website redo was much needed, but finding time between the end … Read more

Life Update

It’s been a while since I’ve posted something here. I promise that I haven’t abandoned you… I’m not sure why I feel compelled to do this post, but I think it’s a good idea letting you know why I’ve been so quiet lately. The working life can quickly run away with you, especially when it’s a … Read more