Author: George – WordPress Support & Marketing Coaching
Check Plugins are Multi-Site Compatible
Is a plugin compatible with WordPress in Multi-Site mode? What should plugin authors check?
SVU Episodes
SVU Episodes
Configuring XAMPP for Multiple Web Sites
Configuring XAMPP for Multiple Web Sites, have a full Apache server on your Windows computer, for web site development. XAMPP configuration with Windows Hosts file.
IIS Servers Do Not Always Set Document Root
If your IIS server doesn’t set PHP $_SERVER[‘DOCUMENT_ROOT’], here’s how you can set it in a configuration file so all your PHP programs have it.
Consequences of Bad Decisions: The Need for Stronger Penalties for Big Banks’ Reckless Actions
I support businesses making profits, growing the business, employing people, making the owners money. But bad decisions in business have consequences. Huge bad decisions in huge businesses should have huge consequences. Banks used to be valued based on the value of the loans they held. The laws were changed, so banks are valued based on…
Using PHP Packages without Composer
Using PHP Composer packages if you don’t have Composer. Standard PHP code to access files (but without the version checking Composer has).
PHP Unzip bug makes WordPress Updates hang
Problems with WordPress Update hanging? Or plugins failing with compression? Might be the version of PHP on your server, having bugs in Unzip.
XAMPP “Limit Not Allowed” in .htaccess
Quick Version: In \xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf Find each occurrence of AllowOverride None Change it to AllowOverride All In \xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf Make the same change. How I Have XAMPP Set Up I have XAMPP, a full Apache web server for Windows, installed on my computer. Lets me develop and test web sites where only I can see my mistakes,…
Example of Error Reporting from Error 403:Permission Denied
Get Web Server Errors reported via email and log file. 404, 403, and some 500 errors.
Web Site Development Tools (Windows and OS/X)
Software and tools for web site developers, WordPress users, programmers, and using computers effectively.
Testing .htaccess Lines Without Crashing Your Site
Techniques for testing complex regular expressions or strings containing special characters, in Apache .htaccess files.
Server alert you of File Not Found and other Errors
Apache or IIS detailed error reporting, for 404:File Not Found or 403:Forbidden errors. Visitors see minimal information, site administrators get log entries and optionally an email about each error.