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Locking down the WordPress file editor and a few wp-config settings worth changing

The short answer: WordPress has, in the dashboard, a file editor that lets you change the code of the theme and plugins. One typo there takes the site down, and…

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DDoS attack or just a traffic spike: how to tell, and what to do

The short answer: a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack is a flood of fake requests, from many addresses at once, meant to stop the site answering the real ones.…

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InnoDB or MyISAM: which storage engine, and what to do with an old table

Use InnoDB. It is the default engine of the MariaDB that runs on our hosting, it copes better with failures and simultaneous writes, and it is what current applications expect.…

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Which e-mail is which: account e-mail, domain contact e-mail, mailbox and support e-mail

The short answer: you have, at least, four kinds of e-mail around you, and mixing them up is behind many notices that “do not arrive”. The account e-mail is for…

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WordPress stuck in maintenance mode

The site shows one dry sentence saying it is “briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance”, and it will not go away. This happens when an update is interrupted halfway: WordPress put…

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Where to find your services, domains, invoices and tickets in your account

Once you are signed in to My MozOut the home page shows a summary, but what you are after is nearly always in one of four places in the menu:…

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SQLite or MySQL: which one fits a small project

The short answer: SQLite fits a small application with few users writing at the same time and nobody from outside needing the database. MySQL (here, MariaDB) fits anything that is…

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Error 421 and 451: temporary failures, and why the message is delayed and not lost

An error that starts with a 4 (421, 450, 451, 452) is a “not now, try later” reply. It is not a refusal. The server that sent the message keeps…

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The WordPress password reset e-mail does not arrive

The short answer: you pressed “Lost your password?” and the e-mail does not appear. Almost always it is one of three cases: it is in spam, the user’s address is…

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Which hosting plan for a church or an association: a simple site, events and videos

A church, an association or an NGO usually needs a site that is simple and always up: who we are, opening times, contacts, news and events. That fits one of…