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How to Test Shopify GraphQL Catalog Admin API Beyond Happy-Path Responses

How to Test Shopify GraphQL Catalog Admin API Beyond Happy-Path Responses

Published 10/3/2026
Gabriel Richards

A dependable catalog admin API needs tests for its schema, responses, filters, configuration rules, and database behavior. This approach uses layered GraphQL testing to catch regressions before they affect catalog operations.

E-CommerceSymfonyHeadlessPHPMySQL
How to Test Shopify GraphQL Catalog Admin API Beyond Happy-Path Responses
How to Make Plans and Packages Easier to Compare

How to Make Plans and Packages Easier to Compare

Published 9/29/2026
Gabriel Richards

Buyers need clear plan and package choices at the moment they decide. Structured purchase-option data and reusable selection cards present material and plan differences consistently across registration and payment-update flows.

DesignSymfonyUI/UXPHP
How to Make Plans and Packages Easier to Compare
How to Prevent Translation Gaps in Multi-Person Enrollment Forms

How to Prevent Translation Gaps in Multi-Person Enrollment Forms

Published 9/28/2026
Gabriel Richards

A localized multi-person enrollment flow must account for every person-specific form path. Learn why supplemental dependent fields can miss translations and how to review Symfony translation domains without touching eligibility logic.

SoftwareSymfonyUI/UXPHP
How to Prevent Translation Gaps in Multi-Person Enrollment Forms
Keeping Newsletter Consent Honest in CRM: Sync, Signed Webhooks, and MCP Draft Gates
Published 9/17/2026
Gabriel Richards

How we keep CRM marketingOptIn as the source of truth for newsletters, syncing contacts, verifying signed webhooks, and gating MCP send tools behind confirm:true so agents draft while humans keep send authority.

SoftwareMarketingAISymfonyPHPEmail Mktg Strategy
Keeping Newsletter Consent Honest in CRM: Sync, Signed Webhooks, and MCP Draft Gates
My Favorite Symfony Console Commands

My Favorite Symfony Console Commands

Published 6/28/2017

The first symfony console command is "About" which displays info about the current project. I use this command to check the version of symfony being used, the version of PHP being used, and whether or not Xdebug is enabled.

Software
My Favorite Symfony Console Commands

Using PHPCR and Its Sidekick, Jackalope

Published 3/17/2015
Gabriel Richards

In this post, we'll dig a little deeper in how the PHP Content Repository works with its sidekick Jackalope. You’ll see that its applications extend beyond content management and that a design based on the PHPCR offers tremendous flexibility.

Software
Using PHPCR and Its Sidekick, Jackalope

How Symfony1.4 Provides a Route to a Better URL

Published 2/13/2014
Gabriel Richards

An explanation of how a Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") is affected by the Symfony1.4 framework including a discussion of route patterns, request URL translation and URL creation via Symfony1.4.

Web Development
How Symfony1.4 Provides a Route to a Better URL

What a $7 Million Investment Says About Symfony

Published 12/27/2013
Gabriel Richards

An analysis of the $7 Million investment into SensioLabs by CM-CIC Capital Privé and what such means for the future of Symfony both abroad and in the United States.

Software
What a $7 Million Investment Says About Symfony

Docker API Platform from PostgreSQL to MySQL

Published 8/1/2023
Arturo Trejo
Willem Luijt

A technical article about changing PostgreSQL to MySQL with code text to copy along with your project. Follow the steps closely to complete successfully.

SoftwareMySQL
Docker API Platform from PostgreSQL to MySQL
How to Fix Your Custom Theme After Magento 2.1.0 Upgrade Breaks It

How to Fix Your Custom Theme After Magento 2.1.0 Upgrade Breaks It

Published 8/31/2016
Yasuhiro Nakano
E-Commerce
How to Fix Your Custom Theme After Magento 2.1.0 Upgrade Breaks It
From Legacy to Modern: Safely Upgrading a Symfony 4.4 + Sonata Admin App to Symfony 7.4

From Legacy to Modern: Safely Upgrading a Symfony 4.4 + Sonata Admin App to Symfony 7.4

Published 4/15/2026
Joshua Cho

Upgrading a legacy Symfony 4.4 application to Symfony 7.4 is more than a version bump, it’s a strategic investment in security, performance, and long-term maintainability. This guide outlines a practical, low-risk approach using dedicated staging environments, systematic deprecation cleanup, and careful validation to modernize your stack and accelerate future feature delivery.

SoftwareSymfony
From Legacy to Modern: Safely Upgrading a Symfony 4.4 + Sonata Admin App to Symfony 7.4
Introduction to MongoDB

Introduction to MongoDB

Published 5/25/2017
Brian Miller

"NoSQL" has been a big buzzword in recent years within web application circles…how can there be a database with no SQL?

Software
Introduction to MongoDB
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