Category Archives: Web Servers

Access Pages Without the PHP Extension Using .htaccess

Published on February 2, 2012

There are a number of ways to make “clean URLs” work on your site, but this one is pretty straight forward.  It allows you to access /any-page.php by simply going to /any-page.  Just place the following into your .htaccess file … Continue reading →

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Redirecting to and from the WWW Subdomain with HTACCESS

Published on November 16, 2011

Here are a few snippets that will come in handy if you ever need to redirect www.example.com to example.com or vice versa.  There are a number of similar methods out there, but I prefer these as you don’t need to … Continue reading →

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Installing PEAR on WAMP

Published on April 6, 2009

How to install the PHP PEAR library with the popular WampServer application. Continue reading →

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Installing SSH2 for PHP on a Media Temple DV Server

Published on November 30, 2008

Here are my notes on what I did to install the SSH2 PHP extension on a Media Temple Dedicated Virtual 3.5 server. Continue reading →

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Setting Up Virtual Hosts on a WampServer

Published on August 31, 2008

Learn how to setup a Virtual Host on your local WampServer. Continue reading →

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Disabling Magic Quotes GPC Using An .htaccess File

Published on October 23, 2007

Yes, it is possible to disable PHP Magic Quotes using an .htaccess file. Continue reading →

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Password Protection Using .htaccess and .htpasswd

Published on April 29, 2007

How to secure files and directories on your web server using Apache’s .htpasswd and .htaccess files. Continue reading →

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