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Move your .htaccess directives to httpd.conf

Last week I was searching the net for a program or application to move some of our .htaccess directives into Apache’s configuration files. The reason I was looking for this is to improve the performance of the site. When we have directives in the .htaccess file, the performance hit on Apache on when it serves [...]

Hide PHP and Apache versions

PHP

If you would like to prevent Apache from exposing the version information in every request to the server, all you have to do is to put in the following lines into your apache configuration file: ServerTokens ProductOnly ServerSignature OffNow that we’re not exposing the Apache version, let’s hide the PHP version also. To do this, [...]

htaccess Generator

Do you find that creating htaccess files are too complex for you? Well here’s something just for you. A htaccess generator, which provides you with options to fill up on a form. When you submit the form, you get your own htaccess file generated based on your selected options. Link: htaccess Generator

Setting up a PHP Proxy Server

PHP

Ever been in a situation where you couldn’t access sites because your ISP or sysadmin has been blocking access. Here’s your chance to set up your own proxy server to bypass the firewalls and proxy. If you’ve got access to an external server with Apache and PHP installed, head over and get PHProxy and install [...]

Bitrock :: Solutions :: LAMPStack

Databases

Here’s an interesting installer called from Bitrock, which allows you to create installers for your application on Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, IRIX, HP-UX and FreeBSD. The installer also has a LAMP stack which installs Apache, PHP and MySQL to deploy your PHP application on the client machines. The installer is free if you’re planning to [...]

Configure Apache for Performance

Here’s an excellent article which outlines how you can squeeze the maximum performance from your Apache Server. The article outlines both compile time and runtime configuration options. “Apache server performance can be improved by adding additional hardware resources such as RAM, faster CPU etc. But, most of the time, the same result can be achieved [...]

Creating Search Engine Friendly URLs in Mambo 4.5

PHP

Mambo 4.5 has in-built functions to create search engine friendly URL’s. Most search engines don’t index sites with query strings in the URL. To overcome this, most CMS systems have in-build systems that allow you to clean the URL to make it search engine friendly. For example take the following URLs as an example: http://project.com/index.php [...]

Apache Performance and Security Guide

Security

Here’s a very good article on how to optimize performance and improve security on Apache Servers. “This guide is written mostly for web administrators/developers, who want to optimize the speed and increase the security of Apache web server. Without a doubt, Apache is still one of the best web servers on the Internet. Being open [...]