This post discusses how using .htaccess on Apache will actually help you avoid many 404s and also support multiple permalink structures in the process. .htaccess is very finicky and that in there lies the problem, but with this article, you should be able to solve a few problems (and even do some extreme customization). My…
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Encoding Video Files for Free While Leveraging the Newest Tech including GPUs.
I encode plenty of files. The files include family photos to files for work presentations and of course, web work. Leveraging a GPU (Graphics Card) can significantly decrease decode time. The only problem is that all of the GPU assisted applications cost money! or do they? Well.. I use two applications exclusively. One is free,…
Streaming MP4 Video From Your Webserver [Solved]
If you’re lucky enough to be running Apache (a good portion of the internet does), you can stream your own videos direct from your website. This involves the addition of a small module called Mod-H264. Here’s how to do it. You will need root access to do this and I am assuming you’re running Centos,…
Fixing Live WordPress Install without downtime [Solved – A Solution]
I love wordpress. It’s simple and very powerful. The only problem with it is the quality of the plugins and the constant upgrading. Like Microsoft Windows, sooner or later, something is going to break. Of course, I didn’t notice it until just recently. On my blog (This blog), the newsfeeds broke. I really don’t know…
Using Amazon’s Free Tier to get a free VPN connection for a year.
I know I’ve written about this in the past, but I’ve finally created a guide on how to do this step by step. It’s available for purchase now. This is literally a how-to on getting an OpenVPN server up and running for free for a year. Specify Your Donation: (Min. $5.00) [wp_eStore_buy_now:product_id:11:end]
Mysql Tuning for the Novice to Expert
Most people just install Mysql, use the defaults and call it a day. Unfortunately, for a select group of people with high traffic, this can cause problems. It all falls into the issue of performance. This can effect your website, applications, etc. I’ve seen this happen on numerous occasions, because people don’t bother to think…
EC2 Instances, the pitfalls and how to avoid them.
So I decided to take the plunge into moving my mailserver from Linode to EC2 considering it made more sense after doing some math. The reality is Linode is an excellent VPS host and I still have many machines with them (and highly recommend them), but the reality is at some point, it doesn’t become…
Is Firefox preventing you from going to a website because of the port it’s on? [Solved]
Every once in a while, we need to go to a website that has a non-standard port. For example, the address might look like this: https://localhost:888 (This would be for the 3ware management interface for example). In Mozilla Firefox, you’ll get a screen that looks like this: [singlepic id=63] Obviously, this can be a real…
Automated Backups to Amazon S3. WordPress example explained here.
There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you’re assuming they work unless you’ve actually restored one of them. This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program. In fact, I just give you a few scripts and of course the old, trusty,…
How to use Cron. The linux / unix Scheduler
Cron as it is called is a very powerful tool. It’s simply a scheduler that allows you to do a multitude of tasks at any given time. It’s been around since the beginning of time and is built into every linux, unix, bsd distribution out there. Even Microsoft has a version of Cron, albeit it’s…