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Fsockopen Power Plays

Post by AskApache Jul 02, 20084 comments

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.

Category: PHP

Upgrading to DreamHost Private Servers

Post by AskApache May 31, 200814 comments

DreamHost PS gives you your own "virtual machine", protecting your CPU and RAM on your physical machine for faster websites. Here's what I like and dislike about DreamHostPS, and some of the issues and solutions for migrating.

Category: Hosting

SEO Secrets of AskApache.com

Post by AskApache May 28, 20087 comments

Learn how in a year, with no previous blogging experience this blog was able to rank so high in search engines and achieve 15,000 unique visitors every day. Uses combination of tricks and tips from throughout AskApache.com for Search Engine Optimization.

Category: SEO

Crazy Cache WordPress Plugin Released

Post by AskApache Apr 01, 200827 comments

A WordPress plugin that caches your entire blog for WP-Cache, I love this plugin and finally released it to the public!

Category: WordPress

PHP Sessions/Cookies On The Fly

Post by AskApache Mar 28, 20082 comments

This article shows how to save and modify php session data, cookies, do anything really... without using ajax or iframes or forcing the user make a request.

Category: PHP

Advanced HTTP Redirection

Post by AskApache Mar 26, 20082 comments

Learn about the 7 different HTTP response codes specifically reserved for redirection. 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, and 307.

Category: SEO

Faster Form Submission and Processing with fsockopen

Post by AskApache Mar 04, 20084 comments

Part II: Example illustrating how to speed up GET/POST form submissions. Uses fsockopen to initiate a server-side background request to process the submitted data, so that the result page of the form is displayed to the client lightningly quick.

Category: PHP

Speed Up Google Analytics, use local ga.js

Post by AskApache Jan 30, 200810 comments

Host Google Analytics ga.js file locally for increased speed! Makes web pages load faster.

Category: Google

Custom Boot Menu in Windows XP

Post by AskApache Jan 10, 200826 comments

One of the first things that I do upon receiving a new Windows computer is immediately create a poweruser-style customized boot menu. Then every time I boot I can choose Safe Mode, Recovery Console, Debug, whatever I want! It's quick and easy to set-up and everyone should have one, soo sweet!

Category: Windows

Simple PHP Anti-Spam Captcha Script

Post by AskApache Nov 28, 200716 comments

Prevent automated web robot tools and spammers from taking advantage of your site with this simple php script that I hacked up earlier today to use on my Advanced HTTP Header Viewer.

Category: PHP

Tips on Writing WordPress Plugins

Post by AskApache Nov 26, 20076 comments

Thought I'd give you all the tips and tricks that I've learned and use when developing WordPress plugins.. which can be quite fun!

Category: WordPress

Awk Tutorial and Introduction

Post by AskApache Nov 12, 20071 comment

While researching a unix/linux tool awk I came upon one of the most thorough and helpful tutorials I've ever seen devoted to a particular topic. It's old-school just the way I like it. I contacted the author, Bruce Barnett because I just HAD to have this article for my readers, who are predominantly running solaris/unix/bsd/linux and he kindly gave permission.

Category: Linux

SEO with Robots.txt

Post by AskApache Oct 20, 200722 comments

Category: SEO

Website SEO Score Tool

Post by AskApache Oct 08, 20079 comments

Check out this free online SEO site-scoring tool. The SEO generated report is simple, neat, and helpful. The main thing I like about it is how it is a stand-alone website, a residual money making machine.

Category: Software

Custom Webmaster Shell Environment

Post by AskApache Jul 04, 2007comment

Webmasters often use SSH to remotely admin web sites and servers, learn how to make your shell colorful and powerful using my sample .bash_profile and you can be up and running in 30 seconds!

Category: Shell Scripting

Advanced Google Analytics 404 Error Page

Post by AskApache Jul 01, 20074 comments

Advanced 404 Not Found Error page usage with Google Analytics. This makes it very easy to diagnose and keep track of 404 Error messages from within google analytics. Enjoy!

Category: Google

Apache Variable Fun in htaccess

Post by AskApache Apr 10, 20073 comments

Server and Environment Variables are used by The Apache HTTP Server by provides a mechanism for storing information. This information can be used to control various operations such as logging or access control.

Category: Htaccess

Security with Apache htaccess Tutorial

Post by AskApache Apr 10, 20079 comments

Apache Security tips and tricks for securing Apache Web Servers using htaccess, httpd.conf, and other built-in techniques to thwart attackers. This really should be required reading for any Apache admin or user because these little tricks are so easy to do.

Category: Htaccess

Speed up your site with Caching and cache-control

Post by AskApache Apr 10, 200718 comments

Caching with .htaccess and Apache will take your website and your web skills to the next level. This is some technical and advanced methods condensed to simple htaccess code examples for you.

Category: Hacking

Manipulating HTTP Headers with htaccess

Post by AskApache Apr 10, 200722 comments

Apache .htaccess and httpd.conf have the power to send and manipulate HTTP Header Requests like sending P3P privacy headers, Content-Type: UTF-8, Content-Language, etc. The power is immense and you can do some really cool stuff with HTTP Headers!

Category: Htaccess