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How to Fix Skype and Xampp Port Conflict

January 5th, 2010

Having Problem Starting your Apache while your Skype is already Online? have you ever encounter a situation when your boss asked you to create/modify a site that you need to use your xampp and it so happend that your apache wont start, easy suggestion was to close your skype and run apache then start skype again but this is not a good idea while talking to you boss via skype and just completely cutting off the communication “not a good idea” this does not apply to users that set apache and mysql to run as service… and to linux users who run apache outside xampp lets start… XAMPP is a software package which installs a copy of the Apache Server, Mysql, PHP and Perl onto a Windows computer and allows for local development of PHP and Mysql scripts without the need for uploading onto your Hosting account to test for errors, etc. A really simple to install set of softwares for those who need it. The manual install of all of these softwares can be difficult, but the In..... Read more

How to Convert XHTML/CSS To WordPress Theme

January 5th, 2010

A very basic tutorial on how to convert a static XHTML/CSS template into a WordPress Theme. If you are an absolute beginner at developing WordPress themes then this should help you get started. This tutorial assumes you already have a basic understanding of HTML and CSS. It also assumes you have already built a website in XHTML and CSS and have it ready for conversion. Don’t worry about XHTML vs. HTML, it doesn’t matter for this tutorial. How WordPress Works WordPress works in a rather straightforward manner but it may seem confusing if you are completely new to the concept. WordPress relies on PHP to call on different parts of your content from the database management system it stands on. For example, look in your /wp-content/themes/default/ directory and open the header.php file. As you scroll through the code notice the PHP calls, they start with a < ?php and end with a ?>. Look at line 15 and notice the call for your stylesheet URL: <link rel=”stylesheet” hr..... Read more

Find r57 and c99 Shells Hidden Inside PHP and TXT Files

August 19th, 2009

When malicious intruders compromise a web server, there’s an excellent chance a famous Russian PHP script, r57shell and c99shell variant, will follow. The r57shell PHP script gives the intruder a number of capabilities, including, but not limited to: downloading files, uploading files, creating backdoors, setting up a spam relay, forging email, bouncing a connection to decrease the risk of being caught, and even taking control of SQL databases. All these functions become readily available through an easy to use web interface, but now you can fight back. find /home/account/ -name "*".php -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep r57 | uniq -c | sort -u | cut -d":" -f1 | awk '{print "rm -rf " $2}' | uniq You can also search regular text (.txt) files: find /home/account/ -name "*".txt -type f -print0 | xargs -0 grep r57 | uniq -c | sort -u | cut -d":" -f1 | awk '{print "rm -rf " $2}' | uniq Or even cleverly disguised GIF image files: find /home/account/ -name "*".gif -type f -print0..... Read more

Slow Internet access for PLDT users

August 12th, 2009

A segment of the Asia-Pacific Cable Network 2 (APCN2) undersea cable network between China and Taiwan suffered a serious cable fault on Wednesday, causing Internet traffic to be rerouted onto other undersea cables and slowing Internet access for some users in Southeast Asia. At about 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, local time, an alarm signaled a cable fault on Segment 7 of APCN2, which connects Hong Kong and Shantou, China. The disruption caused a temporary loss of service on the undersea link but all customers that use the cable were soon shifted to capacity on other cables, according to a source familiar with the situation. The APCN2 cable is owned by a consortium of 26 telecom operators from 14 different countries. The cable links Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea and Japan.The exact cause of the APCN2 fault was not immediately known. The alarm indicated the disruption was caused by a “single point of failure,” which suggests a vari..... Read more

Hardening WordPress Security

July 2nd, 2009

this tutorial will guide you how to increase your wordpress security by using a referral script and htaccess file combination, The word security is derived from the Ancient Greek “Se-Cura” and literally translates to “without fear”. ‘Security’ is therefore the state of being secure, or the actions employed to achieve that state, i.e. to be secure is to be without fear of harm. A form of protection where a separation is created between the assets and the threat. This includes but is not limited to the elimination of either the asset or the threat. In order to be secure, either the asset is physically removed from the threat or the threat is physically removed from the asset first you need to go to your wp-login.php add this code on your wp-login.php file require( dirname(__FILE__) . '/wp-auth.php' ); then create file named wp-auth.php then paste this code<?php/** * @author xMoDx * @copyright 2009 */$referrer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];$erro..... Read more

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