I picked up modrewrite.co.uk a while back, but wasn't 100% sure what to do with it.It's now been launched with Niall also providing content, so we'll see where it goes.... … [Read more...] about Apache Mod_rewrite Tips
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WordPress Release Raises Privacy and Security Concerns
The latest release of Wordpress was made public earlier today. Since I've stopped using Wordpress I wasn't aware of it until I caught up with my RSS feeds a short time ago.Whether the new release brings enhancements or new features won't really matter to anyone, as the new release brings with it a new "phone home feature":Our new update notification lets you know when there is … [Read more...] about WordPress Release Raises Privacy and Security Concerns
Open Ads 2.4 Released
Open Ads 2.4 was released a few days ago.Open Ads, which was previously called PhpAdsNew, is probably the most popular open source adserver available. I've been using it for years, though I've probably only used a fraction of its features.I've decided to start using it to serve ads on some of the blogs I run (I'm already using it to run ads on other sites).Why?Ease of use … [Read more...] about Open Ads 2.4 Released
Installing MailScanner on DirectAdmin with exim
This howto was written in order to help users of DirectAdmin install and correctly configure MailScanner with Exim. It is based on several years experience working with MailScanner and has been used in the installation of production servers running a variety of rpm based linux distributions including: RedHat 9 Fedora Centos WhiteBox While every effort has been made to … [Read more...] about Installing MailScanner on DirectAdmin with exim