How to Back Up WordPress Manually, Without Plugins
While there are many backup solutions both paid and free some of you will want to know how to backup WordPress site or blog manually without relying on plugins or paid services. It is a matter of...
View ArticleHow to Restart Sinatra Automatically
Here is the solution that will save you time and nerves while working in Sinatra / Ruby. To reload Sinatra automatically, in the beginning of your document right after the opening require 'sinatra' add...
View ArticleWhat are Params in Ruby
Q: What are params in Ruby? A: params in Ruby are equivalent of $_REQUEST array in PHP. They can come from: query string of GET request, input from POST request, or the path of the URL. If user...
View Articleto_i Method in Ruby
Q: What to_i stands for in Ruby and what it does? A: to_i stands for “to integer” and is needed to convert strings into integers so you can do mathematical operations with them. Any value, even...
View ArticleHow to change directory in irb
>> require 'fileutils' >> FileUtils.pwd # prints working directory >> FileUtils.cd '/path/to/requiredfolder' # takes you to required directory To exit irb either exit or CTRL+D should...
View ArticleCartoon Pirate from Scratch in Photoshop
Followed this tutorial and after a few days of work produces this: It was great. I learned a ton! If you are interested in learning Photoshop it’s a great tutorial to follow. Challenging enough but...
View ArticleAnother Great Photoshop Drawing Tutorial
There was another great tutorial at PhotoshopTutorials.ws. This was really simple and at the same time I filled some gaps. Doesn’t take much time at all and is great for absolute beginners. Here is my...
View ArticleResults of My Google Analytics Outbound Link Tracking Experiment
Two weeks ago I set up affiliate link tracking in my Google Analytics. Although the program doesn’t pay much per sale, it does convert pretty well given my generic traffic. They do offer detailed stats...
View ArticleHow to Disable Plugin and Theme Updates and Installation
Due to installing a faulty plugin to one of my sites, I had an experience of being hacked — twice. What I noticed is that every time hackers got access to my site, they tried to install a new plugin....
View ArticleBlocking Everyone from Accessing WordPress Login Page
This will block everyone (including yourself) from accessing your WordPress login page: # BLOCK EVERYONE FROM LOGIN PAGE INCLUDING MYSELF RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}...
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