Testing URL ReWrite .htaccess or web.config

There are at least two methods to test if URL ReWrite is functioning: Are pretty permalinks working? Break .htaccess or web.config to determine if the web server is processing URL ReWrite. Interestingly, IIS and Apache are subject to the same “break” and both respond with server errors if rewrite is broken. IIS web.config Add some… Continue reading Testing URL ReWrite .htaccess or web.config

WordPress Network Setup Offers Broken URL Rewrite Rules

Conditions: This was repeated with WordPress 3.5.1 installed on shared Linux apache hosting. The hosting account supported multiple domains, with each domain running from a subfolder of the hosting acccount’s web server document root. No attempt to repeat this behavior was attempted with shared Windows hosting. For example, the web server document root was: /some/number/of/folders/html/… Continue reading WordPress Network Setup Offers Broken URL Rewrite Rules

Protecting Files/Folders, Deny Web Server, Allow PHP

We would like to provide an extra level of security for files and folders that we can’t move outside the web server document root. A common scenario with shared web hosting is that IIS or Apache and PHP run under the same user account. We can give this additional security by leveraging the difference effect… Continue reading Protecting Files/Folders, Deny Web Server, Allow PHP