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Category: Server Stuff
PHP 7.2 and the 502 error
My site was running fine and dandy for a few years. I made the necessary adjustments to make it compatible with PHP 7.2 and upgraded the server. A few days later I started receiving random 502 errors. The problem apparently…
How to stop redirect from http:// to https:// in Chrome
Problem I’ve been trying like crazy to get to my local website at site.dev, but I keep getting redirected to https://site.dev and of course it doesn’t work because I don’t have a SSL certificate for that domain. Solution As of…
Git Copy
This may be obvious to the git experts, but I am not that. There also may be a better way to do this, but again, not a git expert. I have a git repo set up on WPEngine, but they only…
Link from Google Redirecting
After years of not having a client get hacked, I got 2 in a few weeks. One client (client A) has a WordPress site which I developed the theme on. Another client (client B) was brand new, no WordPress. Client…
Moving Email Hosts
Transferring where your email is hosted can be tricky. When moving from one host to another email is usually stored with the hosting plan. If you have bad luck with hosting companies you may want to consider hosting your email on…
Tagged with: hosting
PCI Compliance
Fill out the SAQ-EP if you are a normal self hosted ecommerce site that outsources their payment to a 3rd party. Self Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ). http://www.pci-initiative.org/content/saq-ep-partially-outsourced-e-commerce-merchants https://www.pcicomplianceguide.org/saq-a-vs-a-ep-what-e-commerce-merchants-service-providers-need-to-know-now/ Worth noting that others may interpret this differently: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21484714/is-pci-saq-a-sufficient-for-an-ecommerce-website-with-a-custom-payment-page https://pcissc.secure.force.com/faq/articles/Frequently_Asked_Question/Why-is-SAQ-A-EP-used-for-Direct-Post-while-SAQ-A-is-used-for-iFrame-or-URL-redirect Just fyi (shameless affiliate…
Tagged with: eCommerce
htaccess Examples
Common .htaccess redirects are available on github: https://gist.github.com/ScottPhillips/1721489 How nice. I need this.
Tagged with: htaccess
WPEngine for WordPress Hosting Worth It?
This is not so much of a review, but more of how I came to a decision on WPEngine. At $29/ month for the Personal plan I would not have even looked at WPEngine a year ago. Why pay that…
Free Web Hosting
Today I realized I needed a reliable web host that I can use for development purposes. Either for demoing to clients or testing things out, it needed to be online, free (because I wouldn’t use it for production), and not…
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