Swap Servers Like A WordPress Pro In Less Than 30 Minutes

Posted on May 22, 2013

If you spend much time working with WordPress installations, eventually you will need to migrate a site to a different server. Here is one time-tested method that you won’t hear about many other places.

Read more

How to Setup a Virtual Web Server with CentOS 6.x and VMware Player

Posted on May 22, 2013

Using a production server to test new softwares and applications is not always a good idea. The same thing applies to server updates. You must ensure your website will be compatible with the components that you are updating. In this tutorial, you will see how to use VMware to install a virtual web server running on CentOS 6 with PHP and MySQL.

Read more

How to Create a MySQL Database in cPanel, Plesk, and DirectAdmin

Posted on May 20, 2013

A common task of webmasters and developers is database creation. Since most web hosting control panels provide a wizard that simplifies the process, creating a database is not complicated. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a MySQL database using the three most popular control panels: cPanel, Plesk, and DirectAdmin.

Read more

How to Use 301 and 302 Redirects Efficiently in WordPress

Posted on May 20, 2013

There are many situations when you need to redirect the user from an old URL to a new one. There are three ways of doing this in WordPress. In addition, you need to know the correct response code to send back.

Read more

How to Generate Animated Thumbnails for Your Video Gallery with PHP

Posted on May 3, 2013

Using animated thumbnails for your video gallery is a great way to provide your visitors with a quick preview of the videos and increase the time they spend on the site. While there are some softwares that can convert video files into animated GIF, doing this task manually can be time-consuming.

Read more

How to Generate Website Screenshots Dynamically on a Linux Server

Posted on May 2, 2013

When you need to generate website screenshots on-the-fly for your web applications, popular services such as Thumbshots.com and ShrinkTheWeb.com can come in quite handy. While these services aren’t that expensive, dynamically generating screenshots is not that complicated and won’t cost you a dime.

Read more

How to Install Softaculous on a cPanel Server

Posted on May 1, 2013

A few years ago, auto installers were more or less reliable and frequently provided users with dated versions of their favorite softwares. Fortunately, popular installers have evolved to a point where webmasters are totally relying on them to deploy softwares more quickly efficiently.

Read more

Essential SEO Tips for Your WordPress Site

Posted on April 29, 2013

Even though Google, and many content developers, will tell you to “build your website for visitors, not for search engines”, if you don’t consider the Webmaster Guidelines of a particular well-known search engine, you may not even get visitors.

Read more