Prayaya – Portable Operating System in your USB Key

On January 15, 2012, in Freebies, Windows, by nixgurus

What is Prayaya V3? Good News: Prayaya is 100% FREE now. Prayaya V3 is a smart technology that allows you to take your entire PC on a USB drive or any other removable storage device such as iPod, external hard disk etc. Prayaya V3 enables you to create a portable virtual operating system running on [...]

Email Problems? We have a check list for you

On March 25, 2012, in Email, by nixgurus

E-mail Problems Problems Sending or Receiving E-mail Cannot connect to server Authenication errors Mail undeliverable Error 553 First make sure your website is running because no website means no mail server. Next check for the ability to connect to the running server and if your able to connect we must check if it is up [...]

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Howto reset to default SSH port from WHM

On March 24, 2012, in Cpanel, by nixgurus

Some time we make changes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and logged out from server. Can’t SSH to server as we have made some wrong settings in /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. In that case we can use AutoFixer script from WHM to reset the sshd_config file. Log in to WHM as root user and browse following URL https://your.server.ip.here:2087/scripts2/autofixer Replace your.server.ip.here [...]

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25+ Extremely Useful Tricks for the WordPress Theme’s functions.php File – Part 1

On February 1, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

In your WordPress theme folder, there lays the most powerful theme file known as functions.php. As the name suggests, this file adds unique functions to your WordPress installation. This file works just like a plugin within your theme. So you can modify/override WordPress core features without editing any core file. If used correctly, this file [...]

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How to Fix Skype Overwriting Phone Numbers in WordPress Themes

On January 30, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

If you have Skype on your computer you may have noticed that sometimes Skype highlights phone numbers automatically when you visit a website. From a WordPress developers point of view this can be very frustrating. Not only can it make your site look bad, but it can mess up the layout as well. In fact, [...]

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Why, What and Hows of WordPress Security Keys in wp-config

On January 18, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

If you are using WordPress and did a little reading about WordPress Security, then you should have seen a mention of WordPress Security Keys (Secret Keys). In this article, we will explain the what, why, and hows of WordPress Security Keys for WordPress Beginners. What are WordPress Security Keys? WordPress Security Keys is a set [...]

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Fix: WordPress Memory Exhausted Error – Increase PHP Memory

On January 17, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

We have transferred numerous client websites, and sometimes a WordPress Memory Exhausted error shows up when activating a new plugin or doing some other task. Usually the error looks like this: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2348617 bytes) in /home/xxx/public_html/wp-includes/plugin.php on line xxx We got an email from [...]

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Useful WordPress Configuration Tricks That You May Not Know

On January 16, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

If functions.php is the single most important file in your WordPress theme, then wp-config.php is the single most important file in your entire WordPress installation. This file can be used to configure database functionalities, enhance performance, and improve security on all WordPress powered websites and blogs. In this article, we will share some of the [...]

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How To Change WordPress Table Prefix

On January 16, 2012, in Wordpress, by nixgurus

Changing the prefix of your WordPress tables will add an extra layer of security to your site and is not at all difficult to do. Whenever I install WordPress I do so manually via FTP but many users prefer to use an automated script like Fantastico. While convenient, the problem with Fantastico is that it [...]

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