All posts by Michael Smith
How To Solve “Exception: Audio format is not Red Book PCM”
You may encounter the error “Exception: Audio format is not Red Book PCM” when attempting to use a CUE file to convert an album into tracks. This can happen somewhat often when using a software such as CUE Tools. What is Red Book PCM? Before we tackle the issue, we need to understand what Red…
How To Change Current Project PHP Version in PhpStorm 2022.2.2
Today, we’re going to look at a couple of methods for changing the current project’s PHP version in JetBrains PhpStorm 2022.2.2. While this method only applies to the currently opened project in PhpStorm, there is a way to change the default PHP version for new projects. Take note of the current project’s PHP version by…
How To Set A Default PHP Version For All New Projects In PhpStorm 2022.2.2
In this tutorial, we’re going to show how to set a default PHP version for all new projects in JetBrains PhpStorm 2022.2.2. This is a really quick and easy setting to adjust if you want all new projects to be a particular version of PHP and have a default PHP CLI interpreter. Before we start,…
Export/Import IDE Settings in PhpStorm 2022.2.2
In this tutorial, we’re going to export our IDE settings in PhpStorm 2022.2.2 and import them on another machine also running PhpStorm. This will allow us to standardize code style scheme, database drivers, debugger, default font, editor colors, etc. on other PC’s that have PhpStorm installed. I’ll be illustrating how to export/import the PhpStorm IDE…
Add XAMPP’s PHP Execution Path to Environment Variables in Windows 10/11
What Are Environment Variables in Windows? Environment variables are dynamic objects on a computer that contain a value which is made accessible to Windows. Some examples might include your computer name, the location to store temporary files or the location of various executable installed programs. To see a comprehensive list of environment variables in Windows,…
Comprehensive List of Environment Variables in Windows 10/11
What Are Environment Variables in Windows? Environment variables store values with a corresponding variable name which are accessible by the user and/or the operating system. The name of the variable is contained within two percent sign characters (%) and is case-insensitive. The environment refers to the runtime in which a program is executed. Many environment…
How To Extend Max Execution Time in XAMPP
Extending Max Execution Time I recently ran into an issue when attempting a large database import on my local development environment. The error I received indicated that the import was hitting the max execution time. I fired up XAMPP’s control panel, edited my php.ini file to bump the max execution time up to 600 seconds,…