Blog Archives for category Mini Howto

Mini Howto: Create a database backup with phpmyadmin

Creating a backup of your database is very important.  Besides having a safe and updated copy of your database, its… Continue reading »

restrict access and authenticate login

Overview: To restrict access to a private directory with both IP address restriction and a login and password. Setup: htaccess… Continue reading »

Mini Howto: Preview site on new server before updating dns

Senario: You have a live site elsewhere that you are moving to M3 (thanks!), but want to see how the… Continue reading »

Mini Howto: 404 error pages using htaccess

Instead of the default 404, you can customize this page to regain some lost traffic. In your domain’s root directory… Continue reading »

Mini Howto: Change an FTP / Ssh login password

While this mini howto article provides light instructions for obtaining putty, a terminal program for secure access to your linux… Continue reading »

Mini Howto: FireFTP plugin for FireFox

Tips for the popular FireFox plugin, FireFTP. If you are an experienced user, just navigate to the “Account Manager” and… Continue reading »