Posted inWeb applications
MySQL Connector/NET and Entity Framework
How to let MySQL Connector/NET, ASP.NET and Entity Framework play nicely. Set up and check your Web.config website configuration.
Posted inWindows Server
WordPress 3.5 on IIS 8.0 is unable to save a web.config file
WordPress 3.5 on IIS 8.0 is unable to save a web.config file because of a hard IIS version check in wp-includes/vars.php. Quick fix available here.
Posted inWindows Server
Create your own PHP based Origin Pull CDN
The advantage of having your website content hosted on a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is having your content distributed and stored across the Globe. Utilizing the network of the Content Delivery Network provider. Hosting your WordPress website on a Content Delivery Network is an important WordPress optimization tip. Here is how to create your own Origin Pull CDN with just a few lines of PHP...
Posted inCode base
Cache MySQL query results with PHP WinCache
You can cache and store the MySQL query result in your web server RAM memory, utilizing PHP WinCache. Or another PHP opcode cache like Opcache for that matter. This'll increase database and PHP performance.
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Calculate MySQL database size with PHP (off the old shelf)
Calculate the MySQL database size in PHP. Sometimes you'd be amazed what you find when cleaning out your old script archives. I found an old PHP script to calculate the size of a MySQL database. I post it here just for the fun of it.
Posted inWindows Server
Convert .htaccess to web.config
This post describes some of the IIS URL Rewrite Module web.config equivalents of commonly used Apache .htaccess settings. This is useful when you convert your Apache .htaccess to IIS web.config. The second part of this post outlines how to use Internet Information Services Manager to import and convert .htaccess rules to web.config.
Posted inWindows Server
PHP with WinCache on IIS
Learn how to install PHP on Windows Server IIS. With Windows Cache Extension for PHP (WinCache) and a custom php.ini path. WinCache enabled PHP gives you great performance for WordPress, Drupal and Joomla websites, and decreases CPU usage. A custom php.ini file path offers more flexibility.