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How to run WordPress cron with WP CLI via crontab on Cloudways
Continue reading: How to run WordPress cron with WP CLI via crontab on CloudwaysSometimes you need to run WordPress cron a non-standard way, in order to guarantee successful execution on a regular schedule. The issue with “standard” WordPress cron tasks (which are a… -
How to find Apache version via Command Line
Continue reading: How to find Apache version via Command LineA long time ago, we published an item which showed how to discover your Apache version on a Plesk installation. Sometimes, people land in there looking to find their Apache…
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How to Block an IP Address from accessing your website
Continue reading: How to Block an IP Address from accessing your websiteLooking to block a specific IP address from accessing your website? Maybe you saw some rogue activity, and its coming from a specific IP? Perhaps some IP address you can… -
PHP 7.0 Reaches End of Life on 3 December 2018 😱
Continue reading: PHP 7.0 Reaches End of Life on 3 December 2018 😱If you, like us, were thinking Christmas comes round faster and faster each year, then you’ll no doubt think it was only yesterday that the awesome improvements PHP 7.0 brought… -
How to: Find out Apache version from Command Line (SSH)
Continue reading: How to: Find out Apache version from Command Line (SSH)Have you logged into your server or VPS via command line (SSH – this is really the best and only way to do this now – Telnet is not going… -
Fix Mailgun “550 Sender has no A, AAAA, or MX DNS records.”
Continue reading: Fix Mailgun “550 Sender has no A, AAAA, or MX DNS records.”Updated 21 May 2020. Sometimes, we setup Mailgun for transactional email, because this helps web based forms, and other, email to get sent to the right place. Its also free,… -
How to Get Size of Folder (and all its contents) in Linux / Unix via PuTTy / Terminal
Continue reading: How to Get Size of Folder (and all its contents) in Linux / Unix via PuTTy / TerminalIf you ever wanted to know “how big is that directory?” and by this you mean the entire directory, and you have access over SSH, via PuTTy or your command… -
How to convert colours to black in images using ImageMagick
Continue reading: How to convert colours to black in images using ImageMagickIf you want to convert PNG (or similar) files containing, for example, icons which are in one colour (say green) to black, then the command below will do this. This… -
How to find file creation / modified date using Unix commands in terminal window
Continue reading: How to find file creation / modified date using Unix commands in terminal windowIf you’re ever using PuTTy or another terminal window to SSH into your server and you want to know “how old is that file” (or, at least, what date was… -
How to: Zip contents of a directory, excluding certain sub-directory
Continue reading: How to: Zip contents of a directory, excluding certain sub-directoryHave you ever wanted to zip an entire directory, but exclude the contents of one or two (or more!) sub-directories, using PuTTy (or another terminal) over SSH. I know I…
