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umbraco·community West Midlands Umbraco Meetup (Brum Braco)This post talks about the West Midlands Umbraco Meetup
community·conferences·umbraco Umbraco Spark 2024I wanted to document my visit to Umbraco Spark 2024 with some images and text.
dotnet·sql·umbraco How to solve the Umbraco Deploy schema mismatch error Database type is differentThis post shows you how to fix the umbraco deploy schema mismatch error where the database type is different
sql How to strip the trailing slash off a URL in SQLThis post shows you how to remove the trailing slash off a URL in SQL and teaches you a lesson about Skybrud Redirects.
sql SQL snippet for creating a database with a login and user in SQLThis post is just basically a SQL snippet for you to copy, paste and edit for use when you need to create a SQL database with a login and a user.
web·sql 5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources5 ways to harden your Azure Web App and SQL Database resources
sql How to delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN queryThis post will give you a clear example to follow to help you delete data in SQL Server using an INNER JOIN query, giving you the confidence that you query is correct.
community Hack24 2018 Live BlogThis is a live blog post, documenting my experience of Hack24 2018 in Nottingham.
sql The day I hacked Troy Hunt's website to delete my dataI needed to remove my personal details from Troy Hunt's website. This post shows you why and how I did it.
sql How to migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database to a lower versionThis post shows you how you can migrate or downgrade a SQL Server database from one version to a lower or earlier one. E.g. 2016 to 2014, 2014 to 2012, 2012 to 2008 etc
sql How to convert SQL Server Compact Edition .sdf to Full SQL and speed up UmbracoThis post shows you how to convert a SQL Compact Edition database to full SQL and speed up Umbraco