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Squid reverse proxy Apache on centos 4.5

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:33:00 -0800

I have a centos 4.5 powered VPS that was running out of memory at peak times and so I decided to take a look at using squid to reverse proxy apache. When squid is used as a reverse proxy all http requests are proxied through squid to apache. The...

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Review of Google Adsense payments via Western Union

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:25:00 -0800

Back in late September Google announced that they would give publishers in Pakistan and other mostly south and south east Asian countries the option to receive adsense payments via Western Union (WU). This announcement created a lot of buzz in the...

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A few things I have learned about Adsense

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:20:00 -0700

I am using google adsense on a few of my sites and I have learned a thing or two about how to make a decent amount from it: Blending in is key : This is a widely cited tip but it is worth repeating. It is important that your adsense ads blend...

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A barrage of URL shortening websites

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Sun, 06 May 2007 06:39:08 -0700

I had a few unused domain names so I decided to put them to use as URL shortening websites. In case your unfamiliar with the concept, a URL shortening website takes your long website addresses or URLs and shortens them into short and search...

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Yes WWW! No WWW!

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:28:00 -0700

Most websites on the Internet can be accessed using both just their domain name and the www subdomain and domain name. For ex: www.example.com and example.com may lead to the same website. Some search engines consider the www version and the non-www...

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sNews: A simple CMS

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:37:00 -0700

A review of the sNews simple Content Management System.

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How to access your website at your new web host before DNS propagates

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:39:00 -0700

Often when switching hosts or signing up at new host you'll have to set your domain's name servers to your new website host's name servers. However the Domain Name System (DNS) is such that it takes time for this new mapping between your domain name and your host's servers to propagate across the Internet. Depending on your new host's DNS servers and your Internet Service Provider it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days before you will be able to access your website via the domain name. In this post I take a look at how you can upload files and access your site before DNS propagates completely thereby saving you a lot of time.

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What I look for in a blog host

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:16:00 -0800

The world of web hosting can be a bit overwhelming. Website hosting companies almost scream about their fat hosting packages on their sites inorder to get people to spend money on hosting. But what is it that you really need to host a blog? ...

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Server to Server file transfer script

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:07:31 -0700

It is often neccessary for a web master to transfer files from one site to another. Whether it be to install open source software or to move a site, the ability to transfer a file directly from one web server to another can be a real time saver....

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Using a cron job to backup your MySQL Database

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:42:35 -0700

A cron job is a command that will run at a scheduled time. My website host allows me to set up cron jobs through the CPanel interface. Now I know I can use the serendipity backup plugin to do this but it only backups up the database to a directory...

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Domain name websitetheme.com for sale

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:48:59 -0700

I have made a tentative decision to go into the domain name business! I found this great domain websitetheme.com and its available for sale. The great thing about this domain is that it includes two keywords "website" and...

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Simple website navigation with PHP

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:22:26 -0700

A good website is easy to navigate from one page to the next and an easy to navigate website will make the following clear to the user: Which page he is currently viewing, i.e. where he currently "is" in your website What pages...

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MODx CMS

nospam@example.com (Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq) — Wed, 03 May 2006 10:38:07 -0700

I have been exploring a new open source content management system called MODx . Its designed to be extremely flexible. It is aimed at developers who like to their hands dirty. Its admin interface is based on AJAX so that even though it looks as good...

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