Installing SQL Server Express and Restoring a Database With Powershell
Here’s a PowerShell script, by Microsoft’s Dave Browne, to install SQL Server Express Edition and restore a database from a command line. It’s intended to be used as part of an installation
Continue readingThreads in C#
Just stumbled upon the Threads in C# blogpost on CsharpStar. The post gives a nice introduction into what threads in the .NET Framework are, and how to use .NET Thread Class (System.Threading.Thread namespace)
Continue reading.NET Framework 4.6 allows side loading of Windows API Set DLL
Securify reports: A DLL side loading vulnerability was found in the .NET Framework version 4.6 when running on Windows Vista or Windows 7. This issue can be exploited by luring a victim into opening an
Continue readingHow to install Microsoft’s SQL Server Driver for PHP
In this article I’ll show you how to install the Microsoft SQL Server Driver for PHP 5.6 and PHP 7. This makes the use of an SQL Server database back-end for your PHP website easu. If you want to
Continue readingOptimize WordPress MySQL tables through Cron, behind the scenes
To regularly optimize my WordPress database tables, I created a small plugin that utilizes the WordPress Cron feature. This comes in handy to perform database optimization for WordPress on a regular basis,
Continue readingHackRepair.com’s Bad Bots .htaccess in web.config for IIS
Jim Walker from HackRepair.com posted a 2016 version of his Bad Bots .htaccess on Pastebin. I offered Jim to translate his Bad Bots .htaccess to web.config, to be used with Windows Server IIS. And here
Continue readingIIS URL Rewrite “Rewrite error: Expression contains a repeat expression”
Fix the URL Rewrite error "Rewrite error: Expression contains a repeat expression" on Windows Server IIS.
Continue readingCracking PHP rand()
Sjoerd Langkemper writes about Cracking PHP rand(): Webapps occasionaly need to create tokens that are hard to guess. For example for session tokens or CSRF tokens, or in forgot password functionality
Continue readingRecursive scp and symlinks
Recursive scp without following symbolic links. TL;DR: when using recursive scp, symbolic links aren’t preserved and are copied as if they are normal directories. So you have to look for another
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Deny vulnerable WordPress plugins using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager’s File Screens
Using Windows Server File Server Resource Manager’s File Screens you can block vulnerable WordPress plugins from being saved on your IIS web server. In the following example, I’ll show you
Continue readingSend email with SMTP authentication and TLS using ASP
Send secure email from your website, over an TLS-encrypted connection, using ASP and CDOSYS. ASP/CDOSYS needs to be configured properly to send SMTP authenticated email via TLS encrypted connections. CDO
Continue readingSecurity Advisory: Stored XSS in Magento
Sucuri reports an stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Magento CE <1.9.2.3 and Magento EE <1.14.2.3. This vulnerability affects almost every install of these versions, time to upgrade
Continue readingSend email with SMTP authentication and TLS using ASP.NET
How to send email with SMTP authentication via TLS, with ASP.NET from your website? The following C# and VB.NET code shows you how to send an email with SMTP authentication using ASP.NET and System.Net.Mail
Continue readingWhatsApp prepares to share user info with Facebook – Time to switch
Android Authority reports: It was likely only a matter of time before Facebook and WhatsApp became more intertwined after the social media giant purchased the messaging service back in 2014. Now the first
Continue readingInstall Varnish Cache on CentOS 6.7
In this article I’ll show you how to install Varnish Cache on CentOS, version 6.7 in this case. Varnish is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it
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