Fsockopen Magic
PHP's fsockopen function lets you open an Internet or Unix domain socket connection for connecting to a resource, and is one of the most powerful functions available in the php language.
Playing the Market
AskApache caters to the web/system elite, who's skillsets are also good for online stock trading. Heres a look at a penny stock investment.
Freshen your Anti-virus, Anti-Rootkits, and Anti-Spyware
I've tried 100's of Anti-virus, Anti-Rootkit, and Anti-Spyware tools over the last 10 years, but it's always good to re-examine your system's security every couple of months.
Apache Web Server Speed Configuration Hacks
Apache server performance can be improved by adding additional hardware resources such as RAM, faster CPU, etc.Running a Reverse Proxy in Apache
Serving 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 most gifs) to webp, then transparently rewrite them so that a request for img.png from a browser that supports webp will receive img.webp.