How To Create Back-Up Of VPS Server

In creating a back-up of a VPS server, there are three things you must take care of: (i) All the files must be backed up; (ii) The MySql database should be backed up; (iii) A copy of the data base should be either downloaded onto your computer and/or transferred to another VPS so that if

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Install PHPMyadmin on VPS

PHPMyadmin is an invaluable tool for managing MySql databases. Installing PhpMyadmin on your VPS is very easy: (i) Go to the PHPMyadmin site to see which is the latest version. Currently, it is 3.5.1-all-languages.tar.gz. So, lets download the file: wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin/3.5.1/phpMyAdmin-3.5.1-all-languages.tar.gz Now unpack it: tar xvfz phpMyAdmin-3.5.1-all-languages.tar.gz It will unpack to a folder called phpmyadmin

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Create a phpinfo file

A php info file is one that gives you a wealth of information on your installation. To create the file, open notepad and enter the following code in it. Save the file as phpinfo.php and upload it to the root of your site so that it is accessible through the browser. Access the phpinfo.php file

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Nginx WordPress Permalinks

If one use apache, then there is nothing to worry about about WordPress Permalinks because Apache’s mod_rewrite enables WordPress to add the rewrite rules to the .htaccess file. If you are using nginx, then a slight modification is required to be made to the config file. It is very easy to do. (i) Find the

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Why the new bitly design sucks

Bitly is my favourite url shortener. A few things I like particularly about it are: (i) it has had a very simple & uncluttered design; (ii) you can customize the shortened url. So instead of some gibberish like bit.ly/xyres, you can use bit.ly/cool_post(iii) you can monitor the number of clicks each link is getting and

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How To Create Your Own WordPress Theme

To create your own wordpress theme, you will need the following: (i) A theme which serves as an inspiration. Choose your favourite site, which gets 1 million page views a day. The advantage of selecting a well known site is that their coding is usually upto date. Also, because several people work on these sites,

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