If you have ever been stuck trying to upload a huge mySQL file in a hurry, you know how frustrating it can be. PHPMyAdmin is powerful, but sometimes those imports stick and your stuck with a downed website. Enter BigDump: Staggered MySQL Dump Importer. S Sometimes you need to restore a very large backup of your mySQL database (or a part of it) into the new or the same … [Read more...] about When PHPMyAdmin won’t import, try a BigDump
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An Easier Way To Manage Amazon S3
With Cloud Storage gaining popularity over the past few years, more and more website applications are integrating with services like Amazon's low-cost S3 "Simple Storage Service". In the WordPress community many eCommerce, Backup, Contact, Membership, Media, and a wide range of other plugin types integrate seamlessly with Amazon S3 using API keys. These integrations make it … [Read more...] about An Easier Way To Manage Amazon S3
How to recover hidden passwords from FileZilla
From time to time, I discover that for whatever reason I don't have a client's cPanel login credentials on file but I can still log in via FTP with FileZilla. Getting the username is easy. The password, on the other hand, seems to be a different story because it's masked behind asterisks. Fortunately, it's not too difficult to retrieve the password in a few simple … [Read more...] about How to recover hidden passwords from FileZilla
HTML Quick Reference Chart for Beginners
This HTML quick reference guide is designed to provide basic references to commonly used HTML elements. As with all things technical, HTML changes with new releases and some of these items may be discontinued (eliminated) or deprecated (replaced) over time; however, many of these changes are purely academic. Download a printable version of this HTML Quick Reference … [Read more...] about HTML Quick Reference Chart for Beginners
WordPress 404 error with .htaccess password protected folder
This is the second time I'm writing this post today; remember to save your work before clicking the X argh! O.K. now it's time to get down to business. I was attempting to password protect a directory to store the old files from a website I just finished converting into WordPress. The problem was that every time I tried to password protect the folder (even though it existed), I … [Read more...] about WordPress 404 error with .htaccess password protected folder
Website files upload with FTP but they don’t change
You keep trying to upload new files with FileZilla to your website but they never update. FileZilla appears to be running correctly and you see the files being uploaded and replaced but still no changes. The most likely causes of this issue are: You do not have proper permissions configured for your website.You have exceeded your site's file quota so the server isn't … [Read more...] about Website files upload with FTP but they don’t change
FileZilla uploads slowed to a Crawl on Windows 10
After upgrading to windows 10 from Windows 7 I discovered that FileZilla upload speeds had dropped to a crawl. A 350 MB file took 7 hours to upload! Obviously something was wrong, so I hit Google. Unfortunately, nothing was coming up that would explain the problem - of course it may have helped to remember the old saying "Correlation Is Not Causation). In … [Read more...] about FileZilla uploads slowed to a Crawl on Windows 10
Did your Webmaster grow up in a barn?
We have all heard the old cliché “Did you grow up in a barn?", but how often do we apply it to our websites? When you pay someone to develop your site, they should keep your directory structure clean. How can you expect to ever get top rankings when there are 30 versions of a page hidden on your website? Another factor to bear in mind is that the more junk you have in … [Read more...] about Did your Webmaster grow up in a barn?
Lost your website? Use the Wayback Machine
The Internet Archiver is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. One of their coolest features for webmasters is the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine, aptly named for the WABAC machine used by Mr. Peabody and his boy … [Read more...] about Lost your website? Use the Wayback Machine
MS FrontPage Password Protected Folder
On FrontPage Websites, it's best to use FrontPage to avoid problems with your Server Extensions If your website is using FrontPage extensions and you want to password protect a folder, it's possible to apply the password protection with FrontPage instead of calling your Web Hosting Company, or doing it through your Website Control Panel. This is because applying password … [Read more...] about MS FrontPage Password Protected Folder