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
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
Post by AskApache Apr 23, 200811 comments
Mod_Security rivals Mod_Rewrite in the amount of features it provides. I decided to go ahead and post what I learned about it today, even though its tough to give away such awesome htaccess and apache tricks.. Learn how to control spam once and for all, conditionally log/deny/allow/redirect requests based on IP, username, etc.. Mod_Security is so fine!
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Apr 08, 200824 comments
Want to block a bad robot or web scraper using .htaccess files? Here are 2 methods that illustrate blocking 436 various user-agents.
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Mar 29, 200821 comments
SSLOptions +StrictRequire
SSLRequireSSL
SSLRequire %{HTTP_HOST} eq "google.com"
ErrorDocument 403 https://google.com
Some of the Ins and Outs of using SSL Connections with Apache.
Category: Htaccess
Tags: 301 Redirects, Htaccess, mod_rewrite, SSL
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
Post by AskApache Feb 28, 200814 comments
Nifty SEO tip to get Search Engine Bots to check your site every hour until you finish working on it and tell them you are finished.
Category: SEO
Post by AskApache Jan 29, 200810 comments
Learn how to log and debug usernames and passwords used to login to a htaccess basic authorization protected website using php. This article is BOSS and will show you how to fully take control of this aspect of security using php and .htaccess, I don't believe you will find instructions to do this anywhere else on the net.
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Jan 11, 2008comment
If you have a Powweb Webhosting account, you will appreciate this simple skeleton .htaccess file for use on their systems.
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Jan 01, 20081 comment
- gzip's previous .htaccess file and sends it as an attachment to the logged in users email account along with password user setup.
- Now also works for sites running on SSL (PHP version >4.3.0)
- Rewrote the security module code in the form of snort, nessus, and mod_security rules and signatures
- Added a *real* check to see if mod_rewrite is installed
- Added Modules that remove directoryindexes
- Much more on the way..
Category: WordPress
Post by AskApache Dec 19, 20079 comments
The best (so far) AskApache Plugin is now even bestester! Turns every 404 Not Found error on your blog into a search engine optimized, traffic driving event!

Category: WordPress
Post by AskApache Nov 29, 200715 comments
Ultimate Redirect Cheatsheet for multiple programming languages. Redirecting Users with Javascript redirect, meta refresh redirect, and php redirect, also htaccess methods, python, coldfusion, asp, perl, etc.
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Nov 23, 2007comment
Apache .htaccess Directives and Loaded Modules allowed on DreamHost Apache Server 2 Setups.
Category: Hosting
Post by AskApache Oct 22, 2007comment
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Post by AskApache Jun 01, 20071 comment
High Performance Web Site list of the best and newest methods to make web pages super fast using caching, compression, cache-control, etc.
Category: Optimization
Post by AskApache May 31, 20073 comments
On-Demand WordPress MySQL database Backup Shell Script for DreamHost
Category: Shell Scripting
Post by AskApache Apr 10, 20074 comments
Apache has the best SSL/HTTPS support and can be controlled by the httpd.conf file or other HTTPD server configuration file. This htaccess tutorial has htaccess example code to make it easy to secure and use HTTPS and SSL with Apache.
Category: Htaccess
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
Post by AskApache Apr 10, 200715 comments
How to password-protect, Allow or Deny a visitor based on a condition. If you are having trouble getting htaccess-based password protection to work see: Troubleshooting htaccess Authentication: Getting it to work
Category: Htaccess
Post by AskApache Apr 10, 200711 comments
Some of my favorite htaccess examples from some of my favorite .htaccess tutorials. These cut-and-paste ready htaccess code snippets are very useful for website and server administrators.
Category: Htaccess