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How to install ionCube Loader with Laravel Valet on MacOS (Intel)

Sam — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 04:20:27 +0000

Download the macOS (64 bits) ZIP file from the Production Loaders section of https://www.ioncube.com/loaders.php.

Unzip the archive and move it to the parked sites folder of your computer (mine would be ~/valet/ioncube).

Now open http://ioncube.test/loader-wizard.php in your browser and follow steps 1 to 3 of the local installation instructions. The specifics will vary depending on your machine, but here's an example:

You can open the paths in Finder with cd /usr/local/lib/php/pecl/20220829 && open . for easy dragging and dropping of the loader files (the loaders are the files that have the ".so" extension).

Restart valet (valet restart) and follow the "click here to test the loader" link to verify your installation.

Now, depending on your Mac's security policy, you may see an alert to say that the OS has blocked the loader:

Go to your System Settings, find Privacy & Security, scroll to the Security section and you should see the ionCube loaders in the list with an option to allow them to be loaded:

Afterward, restart Valet again and all should now be working.

PS: If any further security prompts pop up, choose the "Open" option.

PPS:

WHMCS (or perhaps the ionCube loader) does not work well with the latest PHP 8 as of the time of writing. I had better luck with PHP 7, which can be installed with brew install php@7.4. You may also want to take note of your current PHP version (which php) before installing the older one.

My aliases for switching between Valet with PHP 7 & Valet with PHP 8 are:



alias php7="brew unlink php@8.2 && brew link php@7.4"
alias valet7="php7 && valet use php@7.4 --force"
alias php8="brew unlink php@7.4 && brew link php@8.2"
alias valet8="php8 && valet use php@8.2 --force"

If you run into any issues, please look to the many community guides on running multiple versions of PHP locally with Homebrew.

Solving the "Replace Hermes for the right configuration" error in React Native

Sam — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 17:39:45 +0000

Hey there, React Native devs! Ever stumbled upon the dreaded "Replace Hermes for the right configuration, if needed" error message while working on your project? It's like hitting a brick wall in your coding journey, right? But fear not, the fix is simpler than you might think.

So, here's the deal: when you see that cryptic error pop up, it's usually because something's wonky with your Hermes setup. Hermes is awesome for optimizing React Native apps, but if it's not configured properly, you'll get this headache-inducing message.

Here's the trick: just head over to your project's ios folder and look for a sneaky little file called .xcode.env.local. Yep, that's the culprit! It will often contain the bath to your Node binary, like export NODE_BINARY=/usr/local/bin/node. But sometimes, this file will have a very wrong path altogether. To set things straight, just delete that pesky file, rebuild your project, and voilà! No more Hermes errors slowing you down. Keep coding, and remember, every error is just another chance to learn and grow!

If that doesn't solve it, you can explore other ideas on Github - https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/39903

How to use Mailhog (Docker) with Laravel 9

Sam — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:42:18 +0000

Get Mailhog going with:
docker run -d -p 1025:1025 -p 8025:8025 mailhog/mailhog

Update your Laravel env file to have:

MAIL_MAILER=smtp
MAIL_HOST=0.0.0.0
MAIL_PORT=1025
MAIL_USERNAME=null
MAIL_PASSWORD=null
MAIL_ENCRYPTION=null

View your mailbox at http://localhost:8025.