I've been getting frustrated trying to deal with a problem with one of our servers progressively getting more and more bogged down. Problem was that cpu utilisation, memory use, and network traffic …
Quick fix for contact form spam
Of course 90% of our contact form spam stopped the moment we installed the following php function into our form to mail scripts. That at least will give you a good idea of the industries that do this …
5 Quick Search Engine Optimisation Tips
Regularly we get enquiries from clients asking if it is worth using search engine submission services. These services often send emails to website owners making grand claims about how they can improve …
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How to get better links to your website.
I've been doing some pondering about linking between sites. This is a first draft so it is fairly wobbly. It is pretty well accepted that the key to Google's heart is to have plenty of quality links …
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Stopping ssh port scans
Finally decided to do something about the script kiddies who keep trying dictionary attacks again our ssh ports. There is a neat article at Debian Administration called Using iptables to rate-limit …
Apache hell
Had a problem trying to restart apache today after editing the server settings. Initially I thought I'd broken the config but it turned out to be something else. The error I was getting …