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title: "Category: Tutorials"
url: https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/tutorials/
description: "Entries filed under the Tutorials category on The Modern Web."
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# Category: Tutorials

Entries filed under Tutorials.

## [March 2017](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/03/)

### [11 basic terminal commands for beginners](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/03/11-basic-terminal-commands-beginners/)

Most of the work a front-end developer does can be done through a visual application, right up until it cannot. Installing a build tool, checking what a server is doing, or moving two hundred files into a new folder structure are all faster typed than clicked.

Filed under: [Terminal](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/terminal/), [Tips](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/tips/), [Tutorials](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/tutorials/), [Web Development](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/) · [Permalink](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/03/11-basic-terminal-commands-beginners/)

## [February 2017](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/02/)

### [How to set up a local web development environment using MAMP PRO](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/02/set-up-local-web-development-environment-using-mamp-pro/)

Editing files directly on a live server is fast until the moment it is catastrophic. A local environment means every change is tested somewhere private first, and a mistake costs a page refresh rather than a public outage.

Filed under: [Tutorials](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/tutorials/), [Web Development](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/) · [Permalink](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/02/set-up-local-web-development-environment-using-mamp-pro/)

### [HTTP to HTTPS Migration Tips](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/02/http-https-migration-tips/)

Install a valid certificate covering every hostname the site actually answers on, including the www variant if it resolves. A certificate that covers the apex but not the subdomain produces a warning that is more alarming to visitors than no encryption at all.

Filed under: [Security](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/security/), [Tips](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/tips/), [Tutorials](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/tutorials/), [Web Development](https://themodernweb.co.uk/category/web-development/) · [Permalink](https://themodernweb.co.uk/2017/02/http-https-migration-tips/)