In this post, we’ve gathered all the necessary information about Magento 2 installation. The new version of the platform has been finally released, so don’t hesitate to find out how to install the Magento 2 software. Below, we discuss different approaches to the Magento 2 installation from the use of the Setup Wizard to more complicated procedures based on Composer and the command line. To get more information about Magento 2 check our main Magento 2 Overview .
PHP 7 has been finally released!!! You can download the source code here: . We describe how to install PHP 7 here: Installing PHP 7.
Lack of a native Unicode support was one of the biggest PHP drawbacks. In 2005, developers decided to change this. The newly formed project was designed to provide a native Unicode support to PHP. To achieve this goal, developers decided to use the ICU library (International Components for Unicode). Another significant feature of the project was representing UTF-16 text strings. It was planned to release the project as version 6.0, but we can see only PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.4, both without Unicode integration. As of 2015, there is an ongoing work on a new major version of PHP – PHP 7. The PHP 6 with its unicode experiment had never been released, so the name was abandoned.
The Best PHP 7 Tutorials and Tools to Start With
UPD (23.06.15): PHP 7 – release date, performance, features, changes
UPD (13.07.15): Interview with Dmitry Stogov
UPD (25.08.15): PHP 7 on Magento EE
UPD (27.08.15): Deprecated functionality which will be removed in PHP 7
UPD (01.09.15): PHP 7.0.0 RC 1
UPD (07.09.2015): PHP 7.0.0 RC2 has been released. PHP 7 will be available on the 12th of November.
UPD (15.09.15): PHP 7 and WordPress, Return types, Scalar types, Threading for PHP, PHP7 Reference, php7cc
UPD (22.09.15): Backwards compatibility issues, PHP 7 screencasts, and a new overview
UPD (29.09.15): PHP 7 tutorial
UPD (26.10.2015): The Acquisition of Zend and PhpStorm 9
UPD (07.11.2015): PHP 7 Hidden Features
UPD (24.11.15) PHP 7 Docker Image for Magento 2
UPD (24.11.15) PHP 7 vs HHVM
UPD (01.12.15): PHP 7 RC 8 has been released
UPD (03.12.15): PHP 7 HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!
In the following post, we are going to discuss crucial Node.js security improvements. The platform itself is not very risky, so all major security problems are caused by its popularity and extensive use. As a result, sloppy coding makes projects absolutely unreliable, but you can easily avoid common Node.js security problems, and you will do so with core Node.js security improvements, resources, and tools listed below. Continue Reading
If you are willing to learn everything about Node.js, we are willing to provide you with all necessary materials. The following post contains a list of Firebear’s articles related to Node. Our team is always working on new stuff, so this Node.js tutorial is getting bigger. Continue Reading
OroCRM is an open source CRM solution for ecommerce compatible with Magento. It offers a lot of built-in features and tools aimed at improving sales performance and customer service. Besides, it supports different plugins and extensions, and today we are going to shed light on OroCRM PDF Manager by Ibnab.
If you don’t have any exact strategy for deploying your new Magento 2 website to production, then you’ve come to the right place. Below, we provide general guidelines which will be helpful for everyone who wants to deploy Magento 2 to production. Please note that each Magento 2 store has its unique features and requirements, so it is recommended to deal with a specialist who can help you choose what additional steps are vital for your particular case. Continue Reading
Although the final stable version of PHP 7 is still under development, the community around the language has enough information to write the first books. Below, we will gather all interesting publications related to PHP 7. The blog post already includes 4 PHP 7 books, so don’t hesitate to spend some time on checking them.
UPD (01.12.15): Check 2 new PHP 7 books! Continue Reading
In the following article, we shed light on proper Magento 2 cron configuration. Below, you will find general advices about configuring and running cron, section related to component manager and system upgrade with cron, and a short troubleshooting guide. Continue Reading
Below, you will find a list of Node.js plugins and tools designed to connect the platform with various databases divided into several categories. There are drivers, ODR/ORM tools, Query builder, and other solutions described in this Node.js database digest. Continue Reading
Being a software architectural style, REST provides the ability to increase the performance of your projects by introducing more maintainable architecture. If you are using a heavy MVC framework, but need to cope with a fast Node.js REST API server, then pay attention to Node.js REST API frameworks. The best solutions are described in the following post, and they offer the following advantages: Continue Reading
