Tag: linux

We ran into some character encoding issues with our automated tests on Travis recently. Luckily, it’s very easy to change the MySQL configuration in your test environment.

The kernel patches to mitigate the recent Meltdown and Spectre bugs enable the Page-Table Isolation feature. These patches, dubbed dubbed KAISER or KPTI, remedy these vulnerabilities but can come with a performance loss.

The official Laravel docs mention Supervisor as a preferred process manager to manage queue workers. For my requirements Upstart proved itself capable of handling the job just as well.