Shell Tools to simplify web development

Many web developers use a range of tools to streamline their development process. These tools simplify installing updates, installing packages, testing for errors and managing users. Some of our favourite tools are drush for Drupal and wp-cli for WordPress. Both of these tools provide simple tools to manage sites, cache engines, user accounts, plugins and many more features. Commands like ‘drush up‘ and ‘wp plugin … Continue reading Shell Tools to simplify web development

Don’t get caught by the latest Drupal Critical Security Vulnerability

Over the last 10 years, Real World has been involved in delivering a number of Drupal based website solutions to our clients. One of the reasons we love Drupal is they have an active security community which constantly monitors their software for potential vulnerabilities and has a process to manage and update these. Yesterday, the Drupal Security Team have released an advisory (SA-CORE-2018-002) for a … Continue reading Don’t get caught by the latest Drupal Critical Security Vulnerability

Updated: Firefox Security Vulnerability

If you use Firefox as your web browser, you should update it now to version 50.0.2 (or a later one if it exists). Late last night, someone disclosed a vulnerability that is present in the ToR and Firefox web browsers on a public mailing list. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to run code on your computer if you visit an infected web site. You … Continue reading Updated: Firefox Security Vulnerability