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PhpStorm keymap in Ubuntu

I am used to using PhpStorm on a Mac, but now I am with Ubuntu on a ThinkPad so the keymapping is all off. I want to use the Mac OS X keymap, but contrary to my expectation, pressing the Windows key does not produce the Meta symbol so I cannot access half the shortcuts. I tried to find out how to make that happen, but to no avail. For now, I’m settling with the Eclipse keymap, with some modifications for my most habitual shortcuts.

Single-machine dev mail setup

I sometimes work on websites where sending email is a central task. To be able to efficiently test my code on my Ubuntu development machine, I have created a simple setup from the following requirements:

  1. No mail should reach the internet
  2. I should be able to quickly read every message that is “sent” from PHP

The strategy is to use Postfix to catch and save messages (and enable mail() at all), and Mutt to read them without any fluff. Continue reading “Single-machine dev mail setup”