WordPress .htaccess in-depth
WordPress uses a file named .htaccess to rewrite all requests to the main index.php file. This article explains what the htaccess file rules look like and what they actually do. The post WordPress...
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The bottom line for this article is that I want to make WordPress as fast, secure, and easy to install, run, and manage because I am using it more and more for client production sites, I will work for...
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While playing around with the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) we discovered an amazing number of open embedded devices on the Internet. Many of them are based on Linux and allow login to standard BusyBox...
View ArticleServing WebP images for PNG and JPG files
One of the biggest speed bottlenecks of sites today are images, specifically unoptimized images or large scaled images. With Apaches Rewrite module we can convert all existing jpegs and png files (and...
View ArticleMariaDB with LZ4 Compression Howto for CentOS
I really really wanted to run the latest MariaDB with LZ4 Page Compression.. it is a game changer for many types of large databases I deal with. So I compiled it manually in a way that is repeatable...
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Play a tune directly on your pcspeaker right before the grub boot manager loads. The post GRUB_INIT_TUNE – Play sound through pcspkr appeared first on AskApache.
View ArticleGoogle Trends for SEO / Apache Htaccess
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View ArticleHtaccess Mod_Rewrite – Crazy Advanced Master Class
htaccess rewrite Master Class! If you understand the basics of mod_rewrite, or if you literally write the mod_rewite.c code, this article will transform your thinking. The transformation is profound....
View ArticleRespond with 200 OK for 404 Not Found
What if you'd like to send a 200 OK response instead of the default 404 Not Found response using Apache .htaccess files or httpd.conf? One use would be to make sure upstream caches cache any request on...
View ArticleApache Compression, Vary, mod_deflate
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View ArticleHacking VLAN switched networks
There isn't much vlan info on the net in terms of specifics and I had to learn all about it because I needed to log in to a switch that was on a different vlan. With the help of the Ettercap developers...
View Article.htaccess Examples: Cookies, Variables, Custom Headers
Fresh .htaccess code for you! Check out the Cookie Manipulation and environment variable usage with mod_rewrite! I also included a couple Mod_Security .htaccess examples. Enjoy! Originally Posted:...
View ArticleView Your Server Environment Variables using Htaccess Mod_Rewrite
Get your real server info The post View Your Server Environment Variables using Htaccess Mod_Rewrite appeared first on AskApache.
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This trailer speaks to the current state of the Internet of Things, and what we can expect over the next several years. The post Watch Dogs 2 appeared first on AskApache.
View ArticleUse FallbackResource for WordPress instead of mod_rewrite
FallBackResource is a great alternative to using mod_rewrite to direct Apache to send all requests for non-existing files/directories to a script in WordPress. Htaccess and Server Config enabled. The...
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