Category: Website Hosting
Troubleshooting Delays (several seconds) in PHP or WordPress
Find WordPress or PHP coding errors that take long time, even if the problem is system-level time-outs. PEAR Benchmark to find slow or failing PHP code.
Tracking Down Deprecated Functions
Troubleshooting and eliminating WordPress function deprecated messages, specifically with the Domain Mapping plugin, but also back-tracing the error in any plugin.
Security from Bad User Agents
Protecting your site by blocking bad “User Agents”. Troubleshoot pages being incorrectly blocked and add exceptions for user agents you want.
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.
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.
Starting and Stopping Xampp (Apache, MySql) in Windows 7
Starting and Stopping Xampp (Apache, MySql) in Windows 7, whether as a Windows Service or as an Application. Here’s the correct process, and how to know which method to use.
WordPress missing Post Editor (and other Ajax features)
WordPress Post Editor and popup options and configurations not working? Try having Google host your jQuery and AJAX libraries. (Also replace jQuery and TinyMCE on your site) Fixed the problem for me, and visitors probably have them cached by their browser so your site is faster for them.
Migrate All Your WordPress Blogs into Multi-Site and You’ll Save Lots of Time!
You’ll Save Lots of Time if You Migrate All Your WordPress Blogs into Multi-Site. Unlike most “solutions”, I bring over all your settings, configurations, customizations. Your blogs will look Exactly like before. You’ll just have much less administrative work.