In an earlier post, I complained about xcache 1.2.1 doing nothing but bad things to my server. I ended up moving to eAccelerator for a while instead. Recently, I moved to some better hardware to handle my ever-increasing traffic, and decided to give xcache another try. Low and behold 1.2.2 is out (and has been… Continue reading xcache Revisited
SEO in a world where the “SE” doesn’t “O”
I spend a ton of time working on SEO aspects of sites I work on. I’m also a pre-release team member over at vBSEO, a 3rd party SEO software add-on for vBulletin forums. Today, I question why I do this. The ‘big daddy’ Google can’t even seem to get their sub domains correct. ie, http://maps.google.com/webmasters/… Continue reading SEO in a world where the “SE” doesn’t “O”
IE6 AJAX hang on readyState 3
I recently ran into a problem that took me a few days to find a work around for. Running a basic AJAX POST, IE6 would hang up on readyState 3 for 200 seconds, throw an “Unspecified Error“, and then finally perform the action. Having a user wait 200 seconds for the IE6 timeout to come… Continue reading IE6 AJAX hang on readyState 3
Freelance Programming Feedback
This post contains comments from people whom I’ve done custom work for in the WordPress, vBulletin, and vBSEO worlds. I’ve asked those that I’ve worked with before to leave a few words here about my quality of work. If I’ve done work for you, please leave a few words so others who are considering working… Continue reading Freelance Programming Feedback
WordPress Permalinks on IIS with ISAPI_Rewrite
I’ve run WordPress here on my CentOS box for nearly 4 years and am quite familiar with the software. Recently, I had a client on a Windows system request a blog be added to their web store. Their webstore is written in ASP and runs on windows. They wanted to stay on the same domain… Continue reading WordPress Permalinks on IIS with ISAPI_Rewrite
Rand() isn’t Random
If you use Microsoft SQL 2000, you’ve probably at one point had to pull random results. The built in rand() function simply doesn’t work. It gives you a random value the first time, and every time after it is the same it seems. I found a new way to do this today after 20 pages… Continue reading Rand() isn’t Random
New Toy for the Office
Christmas is coming, and so is the end of the year. I need to spend some money on my business so i don’t get taxed to hell like I did last year. So, I upgraded my office computer. I’m currently working on a 2yr old HP dv8000 amd turion laptop. it’s had its hay day.… Continue reading New Toy for the Office
Getting the Big “Oops” from a Server
I had some minor problems with xCache recently that ended up causing segfaults in my apache install. I had left my SSH putty session open last night and didn’t check my laptop before I trecked into the office this morning (yes, some of us bloggers still have 9-5’s). When I got to work, I noticed… Continue reading Getting the Big “Oops” from a Server
xCache is More Trouble than it’s Worth
Two servers and a just about every option variation later, I’ve officially given up on xCache. The first round of problems involved caching config files and forms that needed to be updated all the time. I made exclude rules for those, and eventually it just got too long and became way too tedious to restart… Continue reading xCache is More Trouble than it’s Worth
Restart Windows via Remote Desktop
Ever try to restart a machine via remote desktop? I just ran into it for the first time tonight. I generally deal with linux servers and don’t ever RDP into them. Tonight, I needed to reboot a windows server. No “shutdown” exists on the Start menu. Even on the task manager, there’s no shutdown option.… Continue reading Restart Windows via Remote Desktop