The AppGini Blog
A few tips and tricks to make your coding life a tiny bit better.

How to Fix “Permission to Write Files” Errors in Your AppGini Web App (Linux & Windows Guide)

Struggling with “AppGini doesn’t have permission to write the files” errors? This easy-to-follow guide covers troubleshooting steps for both Linux and Windows servers—including cPanel and Plesk users!

How to Fix “Permission to Write Files” Errors in Your AppGini Web App (Linux & Windows Guide)

Get Better Answers from DataTalk: How to Use Hints Effectively

Having trouble getting accurate answers from DataTalk? This guide shows you how to use helpful hints to troubleshoot issues and get the right results, using a real Northwind database example.

Get Better Answers from DataTalk: How to Use Hints Effectively

Convert MP4 Videos to Optimized GIFs with One Simple Bash Script

Convert MP4 videos to optimized GIFs easily with a simple Bash script using FFmpeg. Learn how to control frame rate, size, and quality for perfect GIFs—no watermarks or online tools needed.

Convert MP4 Videos to Optimized GIFs with One Simple Bash Script

How to Upgrade Your AppGini Application to Use MySQL 8.4

Learn how to upgrade your AppGini app to MySQL 8.4 by updating PHP (at least 7.4, ideally 8.4), installing required extensions (gd, mysqli, imagick, zip), updating MySQL authentication, and testing for compatibility.

How to Upgrade Your AppGini Application to Use MySQL 8.4

Automating Backups for AppGini Applications Using Task Scheduler and Mysqldump (Windows)

Learn how to automate database backups for your AppGini application on Windows using Task Scheduler and mysqldump.

Automating Backups for AppGini Applications Using Task Scheduler and Mysqldump (Windows)

Automating Backups for AppGini Applications Using Cron and Mysqldump

Learn how to automatically backup your AppGini application’s database using cron and mysqldump.

Automating Backups for AppGini Applications Using Cron and Mysqldump

Dramatically reduce server load with a single firewall trick

Learn how to dramatically reduce server load by configuring a simple firewall rule to allow SSH access from a single IP address.

Dramatically reduce server load with a single firewall trick

Automatically be notified of any errors on your server

Learn how to automatically check your server logs for any errors and get notified by email if any are found.

Automatically be notified of any errors on your server

Prepare a LAMP web development server on Amazon EC2

A checklist for setting up a LAMP development server on Amazon EC2.

Prepare a LAMP web development server on Amazon EC2