What Is a LAMP Stack?
A plain-English explanation of the LAMP stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL or MariaDB, and PHP, and why it still works for small web projects.
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Contabo Review: More Than Good Enough Hosting for Most of Us
A practical Contabo review from real use: six months of 100% uptime, simple VPS hosting, and enough server for OSJ, TTD, AAR, and small tools.
The Token Tax of New Tech
AI-assisted development adds a new cost to tech choices: how much context, correction, and retrying your stack needs before it works.
EVE Profit Routes — Week 4: Adding the Pages That Explain the Tool
Week 4 of EVE Profit Routes adds navigation, About, How-To, and update pages so the app can explain itself, build trust, and feel more complete.
EVE Profit Routes — Week 3: Making the Route Controls Easier to Use
Week 3 of EVE Profit Routes improves the route controls, adding sortable tables, clearer filters, and UI changes that make hauling decisions easier.
Codex Makes Old-School Web Development Feel New Again
Codex makes old-school web development feel fresh again by helping with real code, small fixes, repo context, and practical solo builder workflows.
EVE Profit Routes — Week 2: Turning Market Data Into Route Decisions
Week 2 of EVE Profit Routes turns raw market data into route decisions, adding scores, trust signals, and location context for better hauling picks.
EVE Profit Routes — Week 1: Starting a Decision-First Hauling Tool for EVE Online Market Traders
The first build diary for EVE Profit Routes: a simple web app turning EVE Online market data into one question: what should I haul right now to make…
LAMP Is Still Enough for Most Web Projects
Most developers aren’t building Netflix. For normal web projects, PHP, MySQL, Apache and cron still do the job without startup architecture up front. Usually.
Not Every Side Project Needs a Modern JavaScript Stack
Simple stacks like PHP, MySQL, Apache, and cron jobs are still enough for many solo builder projects. Not every web app needs JavaScript complexity.