WordPress: Permalinks, Clean URLs and .htaccess

=========QUESTION---------We are trying to setup Permalinks and Clean URLs for our WordPress site, and need to know how to setup .htaccess on our Windows Hosting account. =========ANSWER---------From the WordPress dashboard, navigate to Settings, PermalinksUnder Common Settings, set Custom Structure to:/%postname%/ Then add a .htaccess file to the root of your web site with the following [...]

By |2011-04-20T12:16:40+00:00April 20th, 2011|.htaccess, anySiteSolutions.com, Documentation, Internet/Web, Web Design, Windows Hosting, WordPress|Comments Off on WordPress: Permalinks, Clean URLs and .htaccess

CPanel: Granting Shell Access

Grant jailed-shell access via WHM as well to any of your cPanel users. Jailed shell access is more secure as users will only be able to modify files owned by them.Users will also not be able to execute commands that can be potentially harmful to other users on the server from jailed-shell. It can be [...]

By |2011-04-19T13:10:27+00:00April 19th, 2011|anySiteSolutions.com, Control Panel, Internet/Web, Linux Hosting|Comments Off on CPanel: Granting Shell Access

PayPal: Buy Now Button Fees

=========What are the fees associated with a PayPal Buy Now button?---------The fees are 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for all sales totalling less than $3000/monthExample:$100 Sale: $2.90 + $0.30 = $3.20 fee = $96.80 deposited to your account 2.5% + $0.30 per transaction for all sales totalling $3000 - $10,000/moExample:$100 Sale: $2.50 + $0.30 = [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:50+00:00April 19th, 2011|anySiteSolutions.com, Documentation, Internet/Web, PayPal, Web Design|Comments Off on PayPal: Buy Now Button Fees

.htaccess Notes

========= ISAPI_Rewrite (http://www.isapirewrite.com) --------- ISAPI_Rewrite allows IIS Web Servers to utilize .htaccess files much like Apache web servers. http://www.papasoft.com/2012/05/14/how-to-do-a-301-redirect-on-iis-using-isapi-rewrite/ Example .htaccess file: --------- # Helicon ISAPI_Rewrite configuration file # Version 3.1.0.59 RewriteEngine On #RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourDomain.com$ [NC] #RewriteLogLevel 9 RewriteRule company.php http://yourDomain.com/new [R=301,L] ---------   ========= 301 Redirects --------- Redirect from one internal page to [...]

By |2011-04-19T08:31:04+00:00April 19th, 2011|.htaccess, Documentation, Internet/Web|Comments Off on .htaccess Notes

WordPress: Query posts via SQL

=========EXAMPLES:---------SELECT Last(wp_terms.name) AS LastOfname, wp_posts.post_title, wp_posts.post_content, wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy, wp_posts.post_type, wp_posts.post_statusFROM ((wp_posts LEFT JOIN wp_term_relationships ON wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id) LEFT JOIN wp_term_taxonomy ON wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id = wp_term_taxonomy.term_taxonomy_id) LEFT JOIN wp_terms ON wp_term_taxonomy.term_id = wp_terms.term_idGROUP BY wp_posts.post_title, wp_posts.post_content, wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy, wp_posts.post_type, wp_posts.post_statusHAVING (((wp_term_taxonomy.taxonomy)="category") AND ((wp_posts.post_type)="post") AND ((wp_posts.post_status)="publish")); ---------$querystr = "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->posts LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_relationships ON($wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb->term_relationships.object_id) LEFT [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:50+00:00April 15th, 2011|Documentation, Internet/Web, WordPress|Comments Off on WordPress: Query posts via SQL

How do I ping a web site address?

=========QUESTION---------How do I ping a web site address? =========ANSWER---------In Microsoft Windows: Start button, Run, type COMMAND, click [OK]A black window titled Command Prompt should openAt the prompt type the following:PING WEBSITENAME (replace WEBSITENAME with your domain name) --------- In Macintosh OS X: Launch Terminal (open Spotlight by pressing Command + Space bar, and type Terminal)A small [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:50+00:00April 12th, 2011|Apple, Computers, Documentation, Internet/Web, Mac, Microsoft, MS-DOS / Batch|Comments Off on How do I ping a web site address?

How do I create a PayPal button?

=========QUESTION---------How do I create a PayPal button? =========ANSWER---------Create a new button: Logon to your account at PayPal.comClick the Merchant Services tabClick the Buy Now Button linkFill in the specifics, and click Create ButtonCopy the code shown, and paste it into your web site code. ---------Re-use a previously created button: Logon to your account at PayPal.comClick the Merchant [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:51+00:00April 7th, 2011|Internet/Web, PayPal|Comments Off on How do I create a PayPal button?

How do I FTP using DOS Commands?

=========REF: http://www.nsftools.com/tips/MSFTP.htm  http://rotterdam.ics.uci.edu/info/DosFtp.htm =========ANSWER: Open a command prompt on your PC:Click the Start button, select RunType: COMMANDClick [OK] At the command prompt: ("text" to be entered at the command prompt is in quotes ; <keystrokes> to be typed are in carats)"FTP"<enter>"open anysitehosting.com"<enter> Enter your username  and hit <enter>Enter your password and hit <enter> =========EXAMPLES ---------"cd [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:51+00:00April 4th, 2011|anySiteSolutions.com, Computers, Documentation, FTP, FTP, Internet/Web, Microsoft, MS-DOS / Batch, Windows|Comments Off on How do I FTP using DOS Commands?

Scam: Domain Registry of America

Scam: Domain Registry of America We have been getting more calls from clients receiving communication in the mail from an outfit by the name of "Domain Registry of America" looking to "help you" by offering to renew your domain name registration for you. This is a first class scam - shred these mailers as soon [...]

By |2017-12-01T23:47:51+00:00April 3rd, 2011|Articles, Documentation, Internet/Web, Scams|Comments Off on Scam: Domain Registry of America
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