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Restrict Search Engines from finding your website
While everybody is busy getting their website more and more exposed to the search engines (SEO) - you might want to restrict search engines to crawl your website. You may have your own development website or may have your company's web based HR system - which you don't want to expose to the world. Search…
Continue readingHow to Clear bash / SSH / Terminal command history in Linux
You might need to wipe off the command history that you've executed in your linux system for various reason. Normally when logged into the bash / SSH terminal - if the Up Arrow key is pressed - previously executed commands are shown. To completely delete the history type the following command: # history -c #…
Continue readingHow to remove Malware from WordPress sites
Wordpress has made the web designers' lives easier. It has reduced the web development time & cost drastically. The CMS is so powerful that more and more people are converting/migrating their sites to Wordpress. With ease comes the danger of being compromised. If compromised - your site will not function properly. It may leak your…
Continue readingHow to find the IP addresses of a Linux system
The following command in a linux based system will show all the IPs assigned to that system: # ip addr show Or alternatively, if you'd like to know the IP address(es) of a certain port (for example eth0) type the following: # ip addr show eth0 Sample output: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state…
Continue readingDetermine if the storage is SSD or HDD – using linux command
You've purchased a Cloud server or a Virtual server. The server provider says it comes with an SSD (Solid State Drive). Now you definitely would like to verify whether the storage is indeed SSD or is it simple HDD (Hard Disk Drive). If you're server is running on any version of Linux OS (kernel version…
Continue readingDisable / enable WordPress comments from phpMyAdmin
Wordpress comments option is often not needed for our website. It is also true that we often forget to disable the commenting option. As a result - spammers fillup your website with garbage/spam comments to create backlinks of their website. You can always disable the commenting option from the wordpress admin dashboard. But assume you…
Continue readingDelete all pending spam / comments of WordPress from phpMyAdmin
We do not really need wordpress comments option for websites most of the times. After developing a website in Wordpress we often forget to disable comments. And that is what attracts the spammers. Spammers fill out comments option with bots and tries to create backlinks from your website. These garbage comments also increases the database…
Continue reading10 best Joomla template makers – pricing details, free template links
GavickPro GavickPro is a Poland based template maker. Their templates are clean and look very smart. They are in the industry for a long time now (Since 2008). They have variety of category based on which they design their templates. They design the same template (theme) for wordpress too. Templates are designed based on the Gavern framework –…
Continue readingGHOST vulnerability in Linux distributions and its Solution
A GNU C Library (glibc) vulnerability - termed as "GHOST Vulnerability" was announced to general public on 27 January 2015 - after a Cloud research company Qualys discovered this major security vulnerability. This vulnerability enables hackers to remotely take control of systems without even knowing any system IDs or passwords. How to Quickly Identify if your…
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