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Debugging Tools for Windows

I am almost ready to publish the final tutorial on using ssh tunnels from a truecrypt partition on a Windows machine. Of course I choose to go way overboard in my research and the tutorial is full of some pretty awesome windows tricks.. I will come back to this post soon and post all the other advanced tools I use for debugging windows, for now though you MUST know how to debug the kernel and use these basic debugging tools.

Tags: Advanced, ASP, Boot, console, debugging, HowTo, Logs, Networking, Performance, Port, Windows XP
Posted in Hacking, Security, Windows | Published on 06/24/2010 |No Comments »

Crazy POWERFUL Bash Prompt

This amazing bash linux prompt does more than meets the eye. If you want to know how to become really good with technology, linux is the secret sauce behind the AskApache articles. Open Source is elixir of the web. Thanks to everyone who helped me for the past 20 years. I use linux/bsd because homey don’t play, so this is geared to be as productive a prompt as I can make it.

Don’t have much time.. or just don’t care? Not a problem, here are the 3 lines to copy and paste – you can just paste them right in your shell to test it, or add to a startup script.

export AA_P="export PVE=\"\\033[m\\033[38;5;2m\"\$(( \`sed -n \"s/MemFree:[\\t ]\\+\\([0-9]\\+\\) kB/\\1/p\" /proc/meminfo\` / 1024 ))\"\\033[38;5;22m/\"\$((\`sed -n \"s/MemTotal:[\\t ]\\+\\([0-9]\\+\\) kB/\\1/p\" /proc/meminfo\`/ 1024 ))MB\"\\t\\033[m\\033[38;5;55m\$(< /proc/loadavg)\\033[m\";echo -en \"\""
export PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a;((\$SECONDS % 10==0 ))&&eval \"\$AA_P\";echo -en \"\$PVE\";"
export PS1="\\[\\e[m\\n\\e[1;30m\\][\$\$:\$PPID \\j:\\!\\[\\e[1;30m\\]]\\[\\e[0;36m\\] \\T \\d \\[\\e[1;30m\\][\\[\\e[1;34m\\]\\u@\\H\\[\\e[1;30m\\]:\\[\\e[0;37m\\]\${SSH_TTY} \\[\\e[0;32m\\]+\${SHLVL}\\[\\e[1;30m\\]] \\[\\e[1;37m\\]\\w\\[\\e[0;37m\\] \\n(\$SHLVL:\\!)\\\$ " && eval $AA_P

Tags: .bashrc, 404 Not Found, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, bash, bash_profile, CommandLine, Dig, Examples, Forms, GET, grep, HowTo, Kung-Fu, Linux, Login, mysql, Port, Prompt, PROMPT_COMMAND, PS1, Putty, ram, Redirect, server, servers, Shell, Shell History, SPEED, SSH, SSI, stat, trick, Username, Web Hosting
Posted in Apache, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Making Money, Security, Server Administration, Shell Scripting, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 05/25/2010 |7 Comments »

HOWTO: Uninstall CPANEL over SSH

The following is just a quick reference of some of the commands I used to uninstall cpanel. This is for advanced users of the shell. If you aren’t that advanced and you run a single one of these commands without fully understanding it, you will probably kill your server, probably lose everything on it permanently, probably not have a website or email for weeks.. So backup all your data FIRST. Also, if you aren’t 100% sure you won’t run into problems, you should contact your hosts technical support – but be prepared for some MAJOR negativity.. cpanel makes things very easy for hosts, and the last thing tech support wants is to fix a server broken by someone who doesn’t know what they are doing.

Tags: askapache, centos, Cpanel, cpanel uninstall, kill cpanel, linux find, uninstall cpanel
Posted in Apache, DreamHost, Hacking, Linux Unix BSD, Security, Server Administration, Shell Scripting, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 04/24/2010 |No Comments »

Real-Life Htaccess Files from My Server

#### No https except to wp-admin -
# If the request is empty ( implies fopen or normal file access by a php script )
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^$ [OR]
 
# OR if the request if for wp-admin or wp-login.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(wp-admin|wp-login\.php).*$ [NC,OR]
 
# OR if the Referer is https
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^https://www.askapache.com/.*$ [NC]
 
# THEN skip the following rule, basically all this does is force https or badhost to be redirected
# BUT because of the above 3 rewritecond's, this won't break poorly written admin scripts
RewriteRule .* - [S=1]
 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} =on [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.askapache\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* http://www.askapache.com%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
 
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /(wp-admin/.*|wp-login\.php.*)\ HTTP/ [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]

Tags: AddHandler, Apache, Backups, Block IP, Cache-Control, cheatsheets, developers, errordocument, etag, htaccess tricks, http cookie, indexes, Mod_Security, open source, password protection, real world, rewritecond, rewriterule, Source Code
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Server Administration, Web Hosting, Webmaster | Published on 04/17/2010 |4 Comments »

30x Faster WP-Super Cache Site Speed

NOT a typo.. 30x is measurable, well-documented, and easily tested. This is what open-source is about. I haven’t had time to post much the past year, I’m always working! So I wanted to make up for that by publishing an article on a topic that would blow your mind and be something that you could actually start using and really get some benefit out of it. This is one of those articles that the majority of web hosting companies would love to see in paperback, so they could burn it.

Tags: Advanced, Apache, askapache, Backups, Bandwidth, Boot, Cache, chmod, console, devshm, DreamHost, File System, filesystem, grep, Hard Drive, HowTo, HTTPS SSL, ionice, Linux, memory bandwidth, mysql, Private Server, ram, rsync, Scripts, Security, server, servers, Shell, shell script, SLRAM, SPEED, speed improvements, SSI, stat, SymLinks, tmpfs, trick, Vulnerability, Web Hosting, webhosts, WordPress, WP-Super Cache
Posted in Apache, Cache, DNS, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, Security, Server Administration, Shell Scripting, Web Design, Web Hosting, Web Tools, Webmaster, WiredTree, WordPress, WordPress Plugins | Published on 03/18/2010 |7 Comments »

Advanced WordPress wp-config.php Tweaks

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 days in order to solve an issue so that I never have to spend time on that issue again. Time is money in this industry and that is ultimately (time) what there is to gain by tweaking WordPress.

Note: I spent no time on readability, this is primarily a read the code and figure it out article.. This is for advanced users looking for a reference or discussion and for those of you looking to advance. Feedback would be great if you make it that far..

Tags: 301 Redirect, admin, Advanced, Ajax, Anti-Spam, Apache, askapache, bash, bash_profile, Cache, caching, cheatsheet, chmod, Cookies, CSS, debugging, Elite, encryption, error log, Examples, feed, File Permissions, File System, filesystem, GET, grep, HowTo, Htaccess, HTTP Headers, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Linux, Login, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Rewrite cheatsheet, mysql, password, PHP, php.ini, phpinfo, Port, post, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Security, server, Sessions, Shell, Socket, SPEED, SSH, SSI, stat, trick, umask, Username, Web Hosting, WordPress, wp-config.php
Posted in CSS, Cache, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Javascript, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, SEO, Security, Server Administration, Shell Scripting, Web Design, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WordPress, WordPress Plugins | Published on 03/03/2010 |5 Comments »

Optimize a Website for Speed, Security, and Easy Management

Learn how to setup, configure, secure, optimize, and create a low-maintenance website the AskApache way. I’m piecing together all the hacks, tricks, methods, and ideas discussed throughout this blog and all across Netdom and glueing them all together to show you how to have the most optimized, crazy fastest, and best website setup I can think of.

Tags: 301 Redirect, admin, Advanced, Ajax, Apache, apache server, askapache, Backups, Bandwidth, bleeding edge, blog, Cache, Cache-Control, caching, ColdFusion, compression, CSS, Dig, DNS, errordocument, Etags, Examples, expires header, feed, File Permissions, Flash, GET, Hacking, hacks, Htaccess, htaccess files, Htpasswd, HTTP Error, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Linux, Login, Logs, Mod_Rewrite, Optimization, optimizations, optimized website, password, password protection, PDF, Performance, PHP, php.ini, Port, post, ram, real deal, Redirect, Redirection, Rewrite Tricks, Robot, robots, robots.txt, Scripts, search and replace, Security, server, server config, servers, SPEED, SSI, stat, SymLinks, trial and error, trick, Web Development, Web Hosting, web server, WordPress, WordPress Plugins
Posted in Apache, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, PHP, SEO, Security, Shell Scripting, Web Design, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WordPress | Published on 02/18/2010 |9 Comments »

HTTP Status Codes and .htaccess ErrorDocuments

There are a total of 57 HTTP Status Codes recognized by the Apache Web Server. Wouldn’t you like to see what all those headers and their output, ErrorDocuments look like?

Tags: 301 Redirect, 302 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500, 503, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, authorization, Bandwidth, curl, Dig, error log, errordocument, Flash, Forms, GET, Google, Htaccess, HTTP Error, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, httpd, HTTPS SSL, If-Modified-Since, password, Perl, PHP, phpBB, Port, post, ram, Redirect, Redirection, Request Method, Security, SEO, server, servers, Sniffing, Source Code, SSI, stat, tutorial, Wget, Wireshark, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, Server Administration, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 01/04/2010 |22 Comments »

Custom bash_profile for Advanced Shell Users

Looking for some advanced uses for the shell? Here is ~~some of~~ my best. The shell is where 70% of my work takes place, and I have at least one terminal open almost 100% of the time, for viewing tailing color-coded logs, and of course for the SSH Tunnels that I use to route various networking through, like my email. So I decided that to standardize and create a bash_profile containing the most time-saving and helpful functions that I could use on all the various hosting environments would really be some sweet sugar, so here is my constant Work-in-progress.

It works for all shells I encounter, including BackTrack, Debian, Knoppix, Arch Linux, etc. Also works for many hosting environments I use including DreamHost, HostGator, WiredTree, and pretty much any linux VPS.

I also rely on this heavily from within shell scripts I write to access all the functions and stuff in this .bash_profile, and to do that I just do like:

#!/bin/bash
 
source ~/.bash_profile &>/dev/nulll
 
pm "PM is a function to output nice messages with color"
yn "Are you enjoying the shell" && pm "Thats great!" || pm "Perhaps you're better suited for DOS"
yn "Show Calendar" && aa_calendar
yn "Show Fortune" && aa_fortune

Tags: .bashrc, 500, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, Backups, bash, bash alias, bash_profile, CCZE, chmod, CNAME, Cookies, curl, Dig, DreamHost, Firefox, Forms, GET, Google, GPG, grep, HostGator, Htaccess, Htpasswd, HTTP Headers, HTTPS SSL, ionice, iostat, Linux, Networking, Nice, PHP, Port, Prompt, PS1, Python, Redirect, Redirection, Renice, Scripts, server, servers, Shell, shell script, Shell Scripting, Socket, SOCKS, SPEED, SSH, SSI, stat, SymLinks, Ulimit, Web Hosting, Wget, WiredTree, WordPress, wp-config.php, xargs
Posted in Featured, Hacking, Linux Unix BSD, Security, Shell Scripting, Web Hosting | Published on 11/23/2009 |5 Comments »

Firefox Add-ons for Web Developers

Advanced Web Development by AskApache is a Firefox Collection I created since I’m always trying new Addons out and using multiple computers and I wanted a quick and easy way to install my favorite’s and keep a running list. Firebug, YSlow, LastPass, and Web Developer are the only ones I always use regularly.

I like the idea of the last.fm but it’s not as powerful as the site, which is awesome. Lately listening to Kings of Leon Radio…

Tags: 401, 403 Forbidden, 500, Accessibility, Advanced, Ajax, Apache, askapache, Backups, Cache, caching, CommandLine, console, Cookies, CSS, debugging, Dig, DNS, Email, encryption, feed, Firebug, Firefox, Flash, Forms, GET, Gmail, Google, HTTP Headers, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Login, Networking, Nice, Pagerank, password, Performance, PHP, Port, post, ram, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, servers, SOCKS, Source Code, SPEED, SSH, SSH Tunnels, SSI, stat, tmpfs, trick, Username, Web Development, Wireshark, WordPress, YSlow
Posted in Cache, Firefox, Google, Hacking, Javascript, Making Money, Music, Review, SEO, Security, Web Design, Web Tools, Webmaster, Windows | Published on 10/18/2009 |4 Comments »

Optimizing Servers and Processes for Speed with ionice, nice, ulimit

To prepare for several upcoming articles on AskApache that are focused on optimizing Servers and Sites from a server admin level, here is an article to introduce the main tools that we will be using. These tools are used to optimize CPU time for each process using nice and renice, and other tools like ionice are used to optimize the Disk IO, or Disk speed / Disk traffic for each process. Then you can make sure your mysqld and httpd processes are always fast and prioritized.

Tags: 503, Advanced, Apache, askapache, Backups, Bandwidth, bash, Blocking, Boot, Bottleneck, caching, compression, CPU, CSS, curl, Disk IO, DNS, Examples, feed, fifo, GET, httpd, ionice, iostat, Javascript, Linux, mysql, Nice, Optimization, pagefile, Performance, Perl, PHP, Port, ram, Renice, Round Robin, rsync, Scripts, Security, server, servers, Shell, shell script, Shell Scripting, Socket, SPEED, SSH, SSI, stat, taskset, trick, Ulimit, Web Hosting, WordPress, wp-config.php
Posted in Apache, Cache, Featured, Linux Unix BSD, Review, Security, Server Administration, Shell Scripting, Web Hosting, Webmaster | Published on 10/10/2009 |3 Comments »

Windows Optimization – Intense Part II

If you ever wanted to know the best way to defragment and speed up your Windows-Based PC, I mean you really wanted to know, here is the 2nd part to my article on Windows Speed Optimizing that details the process I have found works really well. Definately not a quick process, and certainly not the best ever, just my best ever and one that you only have to do once to get the benefits.
This article has a lot of incredibly useful (and FREE) tools I recommend, which you can grab and use without reading the article..

Tags: 301 Redirect, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, ASP, Backups, Boot, Cache, CommandLine, compression, console, Defrag, Defragmentation, Deframenting, Disk IO, File System, Firefox, Forms, GET, Google, Hard Drive, Linux, Login, MyDefrag, nsa, Optimization, PageDefrag, pagefile, PDF, Performance, PHP, Port, ram, Registry Optimization, Scanners, Scripts, Shell, SPEED, SpinRite, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial, UltraDefrag, Windows XP, Windows XP Optimization
Posted in Cache, Featured, Firefox, Hacking, Linux Unix BSD, Review, Webmaster, Windows | Published on 10/05/2009 |6 Comments »

Protecting Files with Advanced Mod_Rewrite Anti-Hotlinking

If you have files on your site that you don’t want indexed by malicious search engines, grabbed and leeched by malicious spammers, or stolen and made available elsewhere, you can use mod_rewrite to drastically reduce or totally reduce that activity.

Tags: Advanced, Apache, askapache, Blocking, Cookies, CSS, Firefox, GET, hotlinking, Htaccess, htaccess tutorial, HTTP Headers, Javascript, Mod_Rewrite, ram, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, robots.txt, SEO, server, stat, tutorial, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Javascript, Linux Unix BSD, Security, Webmaster | Published on 09/16/2009 |1 Comment »

Crazy Advanced Mod_Rewrite Tutorial

Note: Extremely ILL Content
Find the key to unlocking mod_rewrite and you WILL be sick.. sick with a diamond disease on your wrist!

Tags: 404 Not Found, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, Cache, cheatsheet, Cookies, Dig, errordocument, feed, FeedBurner, FeedCount, Firefox, GET, HowTo, Htaccess, htaccess rewrite, HTTP Headers, HTTP Status Codes, httpd, httpd.conf, HTTPS SSL, Linux, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Security, Nice, Perl, PHP, Port, post, ram, Redirect, Redirection, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Security, SEO, server, servers, SetEnvIf, SSI, stat, trick, tutorial
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Featured, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD | Published on 09/11/2009 |22 Comments »

An AskApache Plugin Upgrade to Rule them All

So my blog as been rather quiet for almost a year now, and very few updates if any have been released for my Password Protection PLugin, my Google 404 Plugin, and definately not for my AskApache CrazyCache plugin, which I will be releasing last… So for all of you who’ve helped me out by sending me suggestions and notifying me of errors and sticking with it… Just wanted to say sorry about that, and thanks for all the great ideas.. Well, I’ve been sticking with it as well believe it our not. I manage to get free days once in a while, and then its time to jam.

Tags: 401, 404 Not Found, admin, Advanced, Apache, askapache, AskApache Google 404, AskApache Password Protection, ASP, authorization, bash, Cache, Cache-Control, chmod, compression, Cookies, debugging, Dig, Email, errordocument, Etags, Examples, FilesMatch, Fsockopen, GET, Google, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess tricks, HTTP Headers, httpd, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Last-Modified, Logs, mod_include, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Setenvif, Networking, Nice, password, password protection, Perl, PHP, Port, post, Python, ram, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, server config, servers, SetEnvIf, Shell, Socket, Source Code, SSH, SSI, stat, trick, Username, Web Hosting, Wireshark, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Security
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, PHP, Security, Web Hosting, Web Tools, Webmaster, Windows, WordPress, WordPress Plugins | Published on 07/29/2009 |1 Comment »

Adding Print Capability to your Site with CSS

Its really nice to be able to print out a webpage you are reading using your browsers built-in print feature. Using CSS you can easily transform your site into a print-friendly site.

Today I received an email from a visitor to my site requesting that I add a way to print site articles on AskApache

Tags: Accessibility, CSS, Examples, Firefox, Javascript, Print, trick
Posted in CSS, Featured, Webmaster, WordPress, XHTML | Published on 07/01/2009 |3 Comments »

Make Windows XP Blazingly Fast

Here is the basic process that I use to speed up Windows. A lot of good tips and tricks I’ve picked up over the past 15+ years of crashing and burning Windows that can transform your PC to be much faster than its ever been. The process focuses on freeing up RAM/Memory, freeing up your CPU/Processor, and optimizing your Hard Drive for a permanent solution.

Make sure to check out the free software I recommend at the end, installing them after this optimization process will keep your machine fast for a long time.

Tags: 301 Redirect, 500, Advanced, Apache, askapache, ASP, Backups, Boot, Bottleneck, Cache, console, Defrag, File System, Forms, GET, Hard Drive, Linux, Login, Logs, Nice, Optimization, pagefile, Performance, PHP, Port, ram, Security, SPEED, SSI, trick, Windows XP, Windows XP Optimization
Posted in Featured, Windows | Published on 06/27/2009 |14 Comments »

Advanced Htaccess Demo/Example using Cookies, Headers, Rewrites

Whoa pretty sweet huh? Bet you’ve never seen that before! As I explain the htaccess code that achieves this, keep in mind this is merely one simple application for this code. It’s much more advanced than your basic htaccess trick, notice how this htaccess acts like a php script, very unusual.. I really wanted to share this trick after I created it for one of my clients because this is the tip of the iceberg. Another use would be to display an alternate style sheet depending on a users theme preference. The coolest thing about this example IMHO is that it uses multiple advanced .htaccess ideas in order for it to work, most htaccess code on the net is very singular. This code uses mod_headers to set the Content-Disposition header for forcing a download and uses mod_rewrite to do the rest.

Tags: Advanced, Apache, askapache, cheatsheet, Cookies, Dig, Examples, experiments, Forms, GET, Htaccess, htaccess rewrite, htaccess tutorial, HTTP Headers, Javascript, Mod_Rewrite, nsa, PDF, Performance, PHP, Port, ram, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Security, server, SSI, trick, tutorial
Posted in Apache, Featured, Htaccess, Javascript, Mod_Rewrite, PHP | Published on 03/31/2009 |7 Comments »

Advanced Htaccess – SSI, ErrorDocuments, DirectoryIndexing SEO

3-Part article covering practical implementation of 3 advanced .htaccess features. Discover an easy way to boost your SEO the AskApache way (focus on visitors), a tip you might keep and use for life. Get some cool security tricks to use against spammers, crackers, and other nefarious sorts. Take your site’s error handling to the next level, enhanced ErrorDocuments that go beyond 404′s.

Tags: 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500, 503, admin, Advanced, Apache, Apache Htaccess, askapache, AskApache Google 404, ASP, bash, Cache, Cookies, CSS, Dig, Email, errordocument, feed, Firefox, Forms, GET, Google, HowTo, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess rewrite, HTTP Headers, HTTP-EQUIV, httpd, HTTPS SSL, Javascript, Linux, mod_include, Nice, password, Perl, PHP, Port, ram, Redirect, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Scripts, Security, SEO, server, Server Side Includes, servers, SetEnvIf, Source Code, SSH, SSI, stat, SymLinks, trick, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DNS, DreamHost, Featured, Hacking, Htaccess, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Web Hosting, Webmaster, WiredTree | Published on 03/09/2009 |1 Comment »

The Ultimate Htaccess

Skip this – still under edit

I discovered these tips and tricks mostly while working as a network security penetration specialist hired to find security holes in web hosting environments. Shared hosting is the most common and cheapest form of web-hosting where multiple customers are placed on a single machine and “share” the resources (CPU/RAM/SPACE). The machines are configured to basically ONLY do HTTP and FTP. No shells or any interactive logins, no ssh, just FTP access. That is when I started examining htaccess files in great detail and learned about the incredible untapped power of htaccess. For 99% of the worlds best Apache admins, they don’t use .htaccess much, if AT ALL. It’s much easier, safer, and faster to configure Apache using the httpd.conf file instead. However, this file is almost never readable on shared-hosts, and I’ve never seen it writable. So the only avenue left for those on shared-hosting was and is the .htaccess file, and holy freaking fiber-optics.. it’s almost as powerful as httpd.conf itself!

Most all .htaccess code works in the httpd.conf file, but not all httpd.conf code works in .htaccess files, around 50%. So all the best Apache admins and programmers never used .htaccess files. There was no incentive for those with access to httpd.conf to use htaccess, and the gap grew. It’s common to see “computer gurus” on forums and mailing lists rail against all uses and users of .htaccess files, smugly announcing the well known problems with .htaccess files compared with httpd.conf – I wonder if these “gurus” know the history of the htaccess file, like it’s use in the earliest versions of the HTTP Server- NCSA’s HTTPd, which BTW, became known as Apache HTTP. So you could easily say that htaccess files predates Apache itself.

Once I discovered what .htaccess files could do towards helping me enumerate and exploit security vulnerabilities even on big shared-hosts I focused all my research into .htaccess files, meaning I was reading the venerable Apache HTTP Source code 24/7! I compiled every released version of the Apache Web Server, ever, even NCSA’s, and focused on enumerating the most powerful htaccess directives. Good times! Because my focus was on protocol/file/network vulnerabilites instead of web dev I built up a nice toolbox of htaccess tricks to do unusual things. When I switched over to webdev in 2005 I started using htaccess for websites, not research. I documented most of my favorites and rewrote the htaccess guide for webdevelopers. After some great encouragement on various forums and nets I decided to start a blog to share my work with everyone, AskApache.com was registered, I published my guide, and it was quickly plagiarized and scraped all over the net. Information is freedom, and freedom is information, so this blog has the least restrictive copyright for you. Feel free to modify, copy, republish, sell, or use anything on this site ;)

Tags: .htaccess examples, 301 Redirect, 302 Redirect, 401, 403 Forbidden, 404 Not Found, 500, 503, admin, Advanced, Apache, Apache Htaccess, apache ssl, askapache, ASP, authorization, Backups, Bandwidth, bash, Blocking, Boot, Cache, Cache-Control, caching, cheatsheet, chmod, code snippets, compression, Cookies, CSS, debugging, DreamHost, Email, error log, errordocument, Etags, Examples, experiments, feed, FeedBurner, File System, FilesMatch, filesystem, Firefox, Flash, Forms, GET, Google, Hacking, hotlinking, HowTo, Htaccess, htaccess files, htaccess guide, htaccess rewrite, htaccess tricks, htaccess tutorial, Htpasswd, HTTP Error, HTTP Headers, HTTP-EQUIV, httpd, httpd.conf, HTTPS SSL, hyper text transfer protocol, If-Modified-Since, Javascript, Last-Modified, Linux, Login, Logs, mad skills, mod_include, mod_python, Mod_Rewrite, Mod_Rewrite examples, Mod_Security, Mod_Setenvif, mysql, Nice, nsa, password, password protection, PDF, Performance, Perl, PHP, php.ini, phpinfo, Port, post, Powweb, Prompt, Python, ram, Redirect, Redirection, Request Method, Rewrite Tricks, rewritecond, rewriterule, Robot, robots, Sample .htaccess, Scripts, Security, SEO, seo secrets, server, server config, servers, SetEnvIf, Shell, Socket, Source Code, SPEED, SSH, SSI, stat, SymLinks, trick, tutorial, ultimate htaccess, Username, Web Hosting, WordPress
Posted in Apache, Apache Modules, Cache, DreamHost, Featured, Google, Hacking, Htaccess, Linux Unix BSD, Mod_Rewrite, SEO, Security, Web Design, Web Hosting, Web Tools, Webmaster, WordPress | Published on 01/10/2009 |66 Comments »

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