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ASP.NET / C# / Cloud / Coding / Servers & Services / Web

elmah.io - Cloud-based Error Logging Platform for ASP.NET MVC & Core Web Applications An extensive review of elmah.io, a SaaS solution for monitoring ASP.NET applications that sends crash notifications and shows user-generated Exceptions in real time.

October 20, 2018April 18, 2021 - by Ryan - 2 Comments.

Any seasoned web developer knows what an uptime monitoring service is and the key role it has when deploying an application in a production environment: the ability to constantly check out …

Coding / Servers & Services / Tools & Utilities

IIS URL Redirect HTTP to HTTPS excluding one or more folders How to configure IIS to rewrite or redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS except the files in a specific subfolder (or more) with a web.config rewrite rule

October 17, 2018January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - 4 Comments.

If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're trying to use the rewrite/redirect features of IIS to redirect all the HTTP requests coming to your website …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding

ASP.NET - How to merge (concatenate) two or more arrays in C# A simple yet useful one-liner that you can use to concatenate two or more arrays using C# and LINQ in ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Core

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

If you've stumbled upon this post, it probably means that you're looking for a way to solve this simple task:

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

ASP.NET Core - How to use Role Authorization Filters in a Token-based Auth How to properly implement roles within the ASP.NET Core authorization filters in a Token-based IdentityRole without getting HTTP 401 - Not Authorized errors

September 30, 2018January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Today I had to answer to a GitHub issue created by one of my readers who asked me how to properly implement a Role Authorization filter on the controller methods …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Servers & Services / SQL

Entity Framework Core Migrations error - Database already exists - How to fix How to fix the Database already Exists (or Table, or Relation) error that might occur when using Database.Migrate() method by conditionally calling it

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

Today I was working on my TestMakerFree Angular app, which I used as a sample app for my ASP.NET Core 2 and Angular 5 book: specifically, I was looking for a way …

Applications / Servers & Services / SQL / Windows

SQL Server 2017 Install - Oops and Language not supported Errors - How to fix them How to overcome some typical install errors of SQL Server 2017 (and other editions) by checking the presence of previous installation files

September 28, 2018September 30, 2018 - by Ryan - 2 Comments.

If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means you're struggling with one of the following errors that prevent you from installing SQL Server 2017. Here's the first (and …

How to execute PHP7 CLI commands with cPanel and EasyApache 4 - PHP7 CLI path

Coding / Linux / Windows

How to find and list zero byte files in Windows and Linux A single-line Command Prompt script that will help you to locate all zero-byte files on your Windows or Linux machine and print them on screen or file

September 14, 2018September 15, 2018 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

Today I was asked to write a simple batch script to locate all zero-byte files within a Windows Server machine. The answer was definitely simple, thanks to the powerful FOR …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Graphics

ASP.NET C# Helper Class to merge TIFF files into a single multipage TIFF A small yet useful Helper Class written in C-Sharp that can be used to merge multiple TIFF image files into a single multipage TIFF file

September 6, 2018July 30, 2019 - by Ryan - 7 Comments.

Multipage TIFFs are awesome, aren't them? Well, actually not so much, especially considering the existance of better alternatives such as PDF files. That's precisely why we published a post some …

Coding / JavaScript / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

How to Install React Native on Windows and make it use a specific IP Address A small guide explaining how to install React Native on a Windows 10 machine and choose the right IP Address when you have multiple LANs / Network Interface Cards

September 1, 2018January 7, 2021 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Do you know React Native? You most likely do, since you found this post. In case you don't, it's a great framework that lets you build native mobile apps using only JavaScript: …

Coding / Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web

Security Best Practices for Individual Services and Applications Learn what needs to be done when hardening your application against all sorts of possible attacks in this tutorial by Parth Ghiya, an expert in multiple technologies, including mobile, web, and enterprise.

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 - by Parth Ghiya - 1 Comment

A microservice architecture shifts around complexity. Instead of having a single and very complicated system, there are a bunch of simple services with complicated interactions. The goal is to make sure that …