The Simplest Local Web Server
For local development or testing, most techies have their favourite environment such as Docker, VMware or XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP. However, I came
For local development or testing, most techies have their favourite environment such as Docker, VMware or XAMPP/WAMP/MAMP. However, I came
Short answer: Yes it does. However, WordPress is definitely better suited to Unix/Linux-based operating systems and web server stack. WordPress
If you ever need to switch from an old domain name to a new domain name in nginx, you can
I recently caught up with a good friend of mine John Mckenna, who is a regular podcaster and commentator. As long as I’ve
Last month at the Melbourne WordPress Meetup, we held an open Q&A panel. The vast majority of questions were related
One of the reasons why WordPress is popular is because of the massive ecosystem that surrounds the project. The WordPress
Last night, as part of the Melbourne SEO Meetup – we ran a quick “site clinic”, where a few of
I recently had an issue with a popular online publisher not being indexed as frequently as they should have. They
One of the most common questions I get asked when working on WordPress web development projects is “how can I
With information security being one of my passions, it was great fun to present at the Melbourne WordPress Developers Meetup
Page speed is important if we care about our users. We know more and more visitors are accessing our websites
The “DROWN Attack” is the name given to a recent vulnerability impacting on some servers running SSLv2. This page contains
You’ve probably heard about the ‘Poodle’ vulnerability, it’s been front page news on most tech new sites today. Poodle is
Shellshock (or Shell Shocker) is the name given to a recent vulnerability affecting systems running the Bash shell. Bash is the
OpenSSL is a software package and developer library that programmers have used to create the systems used for encrypted communications
Formulas are a quick and easy way to get useful and meaningful data calculated, validated and displayed in Salesforce. The
Phishing messages are messages (typically email) that claim to be from a legitimate source such as a well known bank,
There is no such thing as absolute security, so make sure you have regular backups and apply updates early and
If you’re interested in giving your iPhone and iPad users a nice shiny (or even not-so-shiny!) icon when they add
If you run Nagios and are interested in displaying your statuses on a large screen, CoffeeSaint may be worth looking
If you’re using Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), there may come a day when you need to move the
If you’re yet to hear about Google Sitemaps, here’s a quick overview of what it is and how it works.
A friend of mine asked me to troubleshoot a problem he was having with authenticating to an SSH server. Like
There are now devices (or at least more of them) that provide native OS X drivers, so this document is
I recently wrote an article for Macromedia’s The Edge newsletter briefly summarising the benefit of using alternative web browsers, in
If the Windows XP Bootloader gets erased or corrupted, you can repair it without a complete reinstall. Below describes how
Broadband technology (as with most information technology for that matter) has come a long way in the past few years,
Ok, so you’ve got data on ISO’s (or CDROM) you need to access all the time, for example the images
If you’ve got a few boxes around your workspace, you occasionally might like to be logged on as root (you
This article is still ongoing. I decided to publish it because I figured it still might help some individuals even
News aggregation built into your browser! If you’re using the latest version of Firefox (at the time of writing PR1),
phpinfo is one of the most handy functions a PHP programmer needs to know about, especially when it comes time
Checking if Perl is working for the shell-deprived. Perl is a very popular language and a common question I here
We’ve all seen the dreaded 404 error page as shown below.
If you run servers offering SSH connections (you are using SSH right? If not, stop reading this immediately and go
If you didn’t already know, I love Apache. Defining a favicon is a nice detail to add to your site,
A common question I see being asked on various lists is “How do I block an IP address from accessing
For those that don’t know, Movable Type is a blogging tool that you can use on your own server. It
This article describes how you go about setting up SSH access without the need of manually entering your password (thus
Add Live Bookmarks To Your Site! This article describes what you need to know if you’d like to enable Live
By default, many Linux distro’s have a nice BASH prompt. If you’ve just installed FreeBSD, you might be wondering how
OK, so you’re asked to support or manage an application that uses MSSQL Server. For example, many web hosting companies
This how-to will cover how to set up an SMS (Short Message Service) gateway using your own hardware and software.
If you run FreeBSD, have you ever noticed adjkerntz -a in your periodic list and wondered what the heck it
Notice this in your logs? named[18681]: starting BIND 9.3.0 -c /etc/namedb/named.conf named[18681]: command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953 named[18681]: command channel
If you run anti virus systems – which hopefully you do, it is just as important to run regular tests
A favicon is the name given to the little icon that appears in the address bar of your web browser