WP Auto Updates for Servers Requiring 777 Permissions

April 2, 2010
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How to avoid WP and plugin update errors like “cannot copy file” or “cannot move file” or “cannot remove old plugin” and eliminate need to provide FTP info on each update for server configuraitons requiring 0777 writable permissions.

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Hosting Subdomain on a Different Server than Main Domain

April 2, 2010
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Yes, you can have a website hosted on one server, while having a subdomain of the same site hosted on a different server. Here’s a quick how-to tutorial for accomplishing that.

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Restarting dbus via Command Line

March 16, 2010
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Command to restart dbus via Command Line/SSH.

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Disabling WordPress Plugins When You Cannot Access Admin Area

March 10, 2010
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How to disable all WP plugins when you can’t access the site’s admin area.

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Eliminating Page Shift

March 6, 2010
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Page shift in designs that are centered can drive a poor web designer to drink. Here’s a CSS code snippet that will eliminate it for the non-IE users out there.

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PHP Snippet: Display Last X Characters of a URL

February 26, 2010
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PHP code snippet to return the last X number of characters from a URL string. From client request, but shared in case it’s of use to others.

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