I recently did some tweaks and ran across a very interesting issue when hardening PHP using SuHosin. All the WordPress sites stopped working. It seems WordPress needs 256MB in order to work, and by default SuHosin does not specify an upper memory limit.
Category: Helpful Stuff
Just some things I have learned over the years, which you might find helpful.
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Resolving SSL Update Network error:14090086 in WordPress
After a recent upgrade to WordPress 3.5 on a multisite installation, I received an error when using “Update Network” through the GUI. I did some searching via WordPress forums and Google, but did not find anything specific to MU usage.
I did find a non-English site which offered a solution, but it required editing the files within WordPress, something which could be overwritten during an upgrade. (more…)
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CDC Releases Guide to Zombie Invasion!
Are we prepared? The Zombie Apocalypse is coming, are your ready for it? (more…)
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VMWare tools install for CentOS
I had enabled the desktop environment for my VM installation and received the familiar pop-up to install VMWare tools. These tools provide outstanding support when working within the virtual machine.
Since my VM was a clean install, there were a few system changes which needed to be completed before running the installer. (more…)
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Build your own LAMP Server under CentOS
I was looking for a development server to test builds on and ran across a few pre-made virtual distros that I thought would help. Unfortunately I was not sure of what was installed in some, and most I ran across were Ubuntu, an OS I am not too keen about.
I did a bit of digging and found a base distro for CentOS 6, with a minimal amount of addons. (more…)
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Securing BuddyPress Password Page
While working on my first BuddyPress installation, I noticed a serious security issue where members are directed to a non-secure page to change their password or email. The default page is an http page, allowing unencrypted information to pass over the net.
This is obviously an issue, especially for your membership who put their trust in you to keep their information secure. (more…)
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Smart Shopping for Vegetables, Fruit, Spices and Herbs
Smart shopping starts with you, and you can help set the standard for grocery chains when looking for vegetables, fruit, spices and herbs. Too many mass chains are selling perishables with no concern for freshness, ripeness or quality. Some places dump produce into bins, others stack new product on top of old, etc. This is a very poor practice, although not always commonplace as there are some grocers who value freshness.
Sometimes when I shop people look at me funny while I am inspecting berries, or checking for expiration labels. There is nothing worse than buying berries or a potato and having it go bad in two or three days. I ran across this site (more…)