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Optimize images for the web in bulk
Lossless compress and optimize hundreds of PNG images for the web in bulk, using OptiPNG on the Windows command line.
Web applications
Deploying and maintaining Web Applications requires a delicate balance of performance, security, and scalability. This category dives into the middle layer of the stack, focusing on how applications interact with the web server, the database, and the end-user. From configuring specialized headers and SSL / TLS certificates to troubleshooting application-specific bottlenecks, these guides help you move beyond default installations.
Whether you are managing self-hosted tools, SaaS integrations, or custom-built platforms, you will find technical advice on environment hardening and performance optimization. The goal is to provide the architectural insights necessary to ensure your web services remain fast, secure, and resilient under load.
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Block WordPress comment spammers manually
The less spammers hit your WordPress blog, the better your blog performs, is one of my opinions. A second is, the less unnecessary plugins you use on your WordPress blog, the better. So, a little while ago I decided to remove plugins like Stop Spammer Registration Plugin and do its work myself.
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How to fix Joomla HTTP 500 errors after updates
Here is how to resolve Joomla HTTP 500 errors (0x8007000d) on IIS after applying Joomla updates, by fixing the database from the back-end.
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WordPress CMS admin password reset
Lost or forgotten your WordPress admin password? Reset it with a MySQL query, through functions.php over FTP, or with the lost password feature.
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Fix "Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel" error
Fix "System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel." in ASP.NET on IIS
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Connect to SqlCe (SQL Server Compact) database from ASP
Here is how to install the Microsoft.SQLSERVER.CE.OLEDB.4.0 Provider and use classic ASP to connect to an SqlCe (SQL Server Compact) database sdf file, as a Microsoft Access database replacement.
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MySQL Connector/NET and Entity Framework
How to let MySQL Connector/NET and Entity Framework play nicely. This blog post is a quicky and an oldy… Since we still receive a reasonable amount of questions about this topic at the customer service of my employer I'm posting this here, with some commonly made mistakes and points of attention.
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WordPress 3.5 on IIS 8.0 is unable to save a web.config file
WordPress 3.4 and 3.5 couldn't save permalinks to web.config on IIS 8.0. We found the cause, reported it to WordPress core and it got fixed.
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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.
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Cache MySQL query results with PHP WinCache
Learn how to cache and store MySQL query results in your web server's RAM, utilizing the PHP WinCache user cache.
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Calculate MySQL database size with PHP (off the old shelf)
Use PHP, or a pure MySQL query on information_schema, to calculate the size of a MySQL database.
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WordPress HyperDB is an advanced database class that supports replication
HyperDB is an advanced database class for WordPress that supports replication and partitioning of data. It's a replacement for the standard wpdb class.
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Filter web traffic with blacklists
HTTP blacklist for your website: block and filter unwanted web traffic with blacklists, on both IIS and Apache. Protect your website easily and learn how to create your own HTTP web blacklist filter.
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Cleanup post revisions
Clean up WordPress post revisions easily with one (1) simple SQL statement. Delete WordPress post revisions, turn them off and speed up your WordPress blog.
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MySQL query caching using PHP/Zend_Cache
By using the Cache.php class of the Zend Framework, you can relatively easily cache MySQL query results to disk for faster consecutive results.
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7 Snippets to use .htaccess as a Web Application Firewall
.htaccess to secure your website: 7 snippets to secure your website using .htaccess files as a kind of Web Application Firewall (WAF).
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How-to: limited Socket.Net.SocketPermission in ASP.NET 2.0 Medium Trust
It's possible to restrict System.Net.SocketPermission, for example, for an external MySQL connection. Here is your "Granting limited SocketPermission in ASP.NET 2.0 medium trust" how-to.