by Peter Connolly | Sep 27, 2010 | featured, technology
SCP (Secure Copy) is an excellent method of copying folders across different servers; it makes server moves a breeze. To use SCP, log into the server you want to copy the files TO, and move to the folder in which you’d like the files and folders to appear. The...
by Peter Connolly | Aug 23, 2010 | technology
We currently manage servers for some clients which use Config Server Firewall (csf) together with the Login Failure Daemon (lfd) to maintain security. We’re incredibly happy with the level of security they give us, and also with the depth of information...
by Peter Connolly | Jul 1, 2010 | Drupal, technology
I always update Drupal as a two stage process (actually, it’s a four-stage process because I do it on the development version of my site prior to doing it on a live site) 1. See what updates are available Log into the folder of your website using SSH, and enter...
by Peter Connolly | Jun 30, 2010 | Drupal, technology
One of the major bugbears in Drupal 6 is the amount of security updates required for websites. Any way to reduce the time taken to install and update Drupal is well worth for me; I’d rather spend my time working on payable client jobs. Installing Drupal via SSH,...
by Peter Connolly | Jun 29, 2010 | Drupal, technology
I had a client contact me today saying that path aliases were not working for new nodes on their Drupal 6 website. Looking at the site admin panel didn’t give me any clues, so I pulled out Navicat and had a look at the database directly. For Pathauto the...
by Peter Connolly | Jun 10, 2010 | technology
Don’t get me wrong.. I love Google. I use it every day. But it does have it’s small annoyances, such as forgetting your search preferences regularly; I *always* have mine set to Strict Filtering, but occasionally it ends up reset to Normal and starts...
