We all run into problems—physics problems, real-life emergencies, coding frustrations, lab setups, you name it. The instinct is often to jump straight into action, but that’s usually how mistakes get made. APEX is a simple framework I use in physics and in everyday thinking to slow things down, bring structure to the chaos, and make … Continue reading APEX: A Framework for Smarter Problem Solving
Here is how to move a simple WordPress blog to Azure Web App Service. This method is not the simplest but it works well enough and is pretty clean. Backup Export the database with a tool such as phpMyAdmin. Then zip up all the files from the wp-content folder. Or you could use a commercial … Continue reading Move a WordPress Site to Azure App Service
Steps in Brief Audit the disks currently attached Create a new data disk Attach the disk to the virtual machine Prepare the new disk Mount the disk Fix so it automatically mounts Audit the disks currently attached Before adding a new disk, it’s a good idea to see what is there now. This will make … Continue reading Add a Data Disk to an Azure Linux Virtual Machine
Azure Resource Manager templates are JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files that define the infrastructure and configuration for your resources. In this case a virtual machine. Steps in brief Get the virtual machine template files from a known good deployment within Azure portal Edit the parameters.json file Run the deployment in PowerShell Get the template files … Continue reading Deploy Azure VM using JSON template and PowerShell