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Planned Network Maintenance on 2013-05-29
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Running Linux Programs at Boot Time
If, like me, you want to easily have some program start every time you boot up your Linux server, you need to find and edit the rc.local file in your file-system. /etc/rc.local is really a simple place to put shell commands and/or scripts you want to run when booting up. Continue reading
Configuring iptables for Webmin Servers Index Module
Earlier today I implemented stricter iptables rules on this web server – finally completing one essential task I have been ignoring for so long. Minutes later, just when I was beginning to feel good about myself, on a remote server some place else, the Webmin System and Server Status module there was reporting that it could no longer access this server!
Damn. Continue reading
Compress Your Web Site
You know how to turn compression on for one or more web pages with PHP, but what if you want to enable compression for your entire web site? Continue reading
GID Spam Detector 1.1.0
Updated my plugin, GID Spam Detector, to version 1.1.0 today. Continue reading
Match IP in CIDR
Recently, I needed a simple PHP function that will match an IP Address in a CIDR block. Continue reading
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March 28, 2013
Starting today, you can also access www.gidblog.com securely, with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Try it – https://www.gidblog.com.
Multiple SQL Inserts in 1 Query
If your MySQL version is 3.22.5 or later, you can now INSERT multiple values / records in one single query. In most cases this is probably not useful but I recently found this out while trying to optimise my GIDTopsites script. Continue reading
Introducing GID Spam Detector
Just under a week old, and GIDBlog.com has already attracted the comment spammers once again. So this morning I decided I need to fix this before I do anything else.
Introducing GID Spam Detector, a custom WordPress plugin I have started to develop for this site to keep the comment spammers away. Continue reading
And We’re Back!
GIDBlog.com was temporarily shut down for over a week, and now we’re back up again. Whew! Continue reading