Two languages in one database, without the mess
Parallel columns or a translation table? The difference only shows up at the third language — but then it shows up loudly.
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Notes on what I build and the problems I run into along the way.
Image uploads without surprises
The extension means nothing, and the MIME type the browser sends means even less. What is left is re-encoding.
The cheapest cache is the work you do not repeat
Before you install Redis, ask how many times a day the data actually changes.