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I'm Sean.

I write about #software, #SaaS, #consulting and #mobile app development

I code in #Python, #PHP, #Swift, #Ruby, #ReactJS and #Postgres


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How to Fix xcrun: error: unable to find utility "instruments", not a developer tool or in PATH
I just got a new machine and downloaded XCode. I used git to clone my ReactNative project from Github. I have everything ready to go. But when I run `react-native run-ios` I see xcrun: error: unable to find utility "instruments", not a developer tool ...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/05/2017
Ruby Enterprise Edition and Passenger ./script/console production fails and instead returns Loading production environment (Rails 2.3.5) Rails requires RubyGems >= 1.3.2. Please install RubyGems and try again: http://rubygems.rubyforge.org
After installing Ruby Enterprise Edition, REE, and Passenger on Ubuntu you may see this error message when you run script/console for the first time ./script/console production # => Loading production environment (Rails 2.3.5) Rails requires RubyGems >=...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
PHP Paypal IPN Script
Simple script for posting a valid response back to Paypal service after a sale is completed using the Paypal Instant Checkout payment method. <?php // read the post from PayPal system and add 'cmd' $req = 'cmd=_notify-validate'; foreach ($_POST as $k...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Manage Fixtures with Yaml DB Plugin for Rails
Get the plugin like so... script/plugin install git://github.com/adamwiggins/yaml_db.git This command will dump your data rake db:data:dump And load it back rake db:data:load Beautiful :) More info here http://blog.heroku.com/archives/2007/11/23/yam...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Parse Query Strings in PHP
Here is a quick snippet for parsing query strings in PHP. You can use the `parse_url` and `parse_str` methods. `parse_str` will create a variable for you populated with results. $url = "http://www.seanbehan.com/path/?param=key"; parse_str(parse_url...
Written by Sean Behan on 12/04/2017