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Discover expert insights from Sam James on Security, Magento 2, DevOps, AI Development, Infrastructure. Stay updated with the latest trends, practical guides, and in-depth analysis in Magento & Ecommerce.

How to install & configure PHP SPX in Warden for Magento 2

A simple installer script to allow you to setup and configure PHP SPX in a Warden environment for Magento 2

Anonymizing Magento 2 Databases with Warden

A simple guide for anonymizing Magento 2 databases in Warden to either pass off to other developers or move forward into staging/ephemeral environments

Analyzing a real Magento 2 Stripe CC Scraper Malware Sample

Analyzing Magento 2 Malware used to Scrape Stripe credit card credentials. Injected via the shipping policy in the core_config_data DB table.

Magento 2 Malware Scanning with Sansec Ecomscan - CLI, Automation & Bulk Scans

How to setup and configure Malware scanning with Sansec Ecomscan for a single Magento 2 site or in bulk with Ansible

Magento 2 Malware Analysis

Adobe Commerce - Improved Magento Vars Store Code Configuration

A simplified version of the magento-vars.php store code configuration. That catches both CNAME alias' and dynamic integration urls

Magento 2 - Elasticsearch 8 Fixing _id disallowed indices in Warden

The single configuration option you need to set to solve the 'Fielddata access on the _id field is disallowed' error within Magento 2 with Warden

Magento 2.4.6+ and Elasticsearch 8: Compatibility, Configuration & Common Errors

Magento 2.4.6 dropped ES7 support and requires Elasticsearch 8 or OpenSearch 2. Covers the supported versions matrix, ES8 configuration, and fixes for common errors including indices.id_field_data.enabled.

Magento 2 - Configuring Nginx Rate Limiting

A simple, no nonsense overview on how to configure rate limiting via Nginx for a Magento 2 website. Including IP and UserAgent whitelisting.

Local Wordpress Bedrock Development using Warden

The secret configuration file you need to implement to get Roots Bedrock working with the warden.dev local environment