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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.
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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.
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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.
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"The length of the URL for this request exceeds the configured maxUrlLength value"
Learn how to increase IIS' max URL length value to resolve the IIS and ASP.NET error message "The length of the URL for this request exceeds the configured maxUrlLength value". The Windows Server IIS maximum URL length is defined by the HttpRuntimeSection.MaxUrlLength property. Its value is 260 characters. This may cause problems with longer than configured maxUrlLength URL’s.
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Multiple IIS 6.0/7.5 Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities found in IIS 6.0 and 7.5 web servers. On the Full-Disclosure mailinglist Kingcope posted several IIS 6.0 and 7.5 bugs. Because I am a Windows Server and IIS admin, I took some time to test the various vulnerabilities ...
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How to filter web traffic with blocklists
I needed a HTTP blocklist. Block and filter unwanted web HTTP traffic with blocklists, on both IIS and Apache webservers. Protect your website easily with this PHP blocklist class. Let's create our own little HTTP filter.
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Microsoft Deployment Workbench: silent installation of various applications
Silent installation command-line arguments to install and deploy applicatoins using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). Install programs like 7-Zip, Windows Update Agent, IIS Manager and Microsoft Office silently and unattended.
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“System.Web.HttpException (0x80004005): The URL-encoded form data is not valid.” error after MS11-100
"HttpException (0x80004005): The URL-encoded form data is not valid." is an error that might occur after applying MS11-100 out-of-band security update for ASP.NET. Here is how to fix this er
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7 Snippets to use .htaccess as a Web Application Firewall
Here are 7 .htaccess snippets for you to secure your website, by using .htaccess as a kWeb Application Firewall (WAF). You can use this information to block exploits and rogue HTTP requests on your website.
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The “SendUsing” configuration value is invalid.
The classic ASP error "cdo.message.1 error 80040220 The "SendUsing" configuration value is invalid" is an error message indicating your ASP script (website) can't send its email out, or the IIS SMTP service is configured wrong. Here is how to fix the latter issue.