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Windows 8: Disable Auto-Restart after Updates feature

July 25, 2015October 29, 2017 - by Ryan - 2 Comments.

UPDATE: If you need to do this for Windows 10, read here. Windows updates are generally a good thing, except when they force the shutdown process giving you no chances to do anything …

Operating Systems / Windows

Windows 8.1: how to fix Windows Update Error 8024402F

July 18, 2015January 8, 2021 - by Ryan - 5 Comments.

If you're reading this, you're most likely running Windows 8 or 8.1 and also experiencing problems with your Windows Update throwing the 8024402F error. The problem The issue has been …

Coding / PHP / Servers & Services / Windows

PHP: how to fix error 500 on uploaded images and files

July 18, 2015October 29, 2017 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

The problem We just installed our PHP website (WordPress, Joomla, phpBB or anything else) and we're populating it with contents, including uploaded images and files. Until we realize that any file …

Servers & Services / Web / Windows

Exporting & Importing App Pools and Websites configuration between multiple IIS instances

July 5, 2015August 16, 2019 - by Ryan - 12 Comments.

One of the most boring things to do while configuring multiple web server nodes (cluster, server farm or other load balanced environments) is having to setup the entire website configuration tree in each IIS instance. Not …

ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden after ASP.NET MVC Web Application deploy on IIS 7

July 1, 2015June 11, 2018 - by Ryan - 1 Comment

The problem A rather common issue when installing an ASP.NET MVC powered by .NET Framework 4 on IIS 7.0 or higher is the sudden appearance of a HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden upon launch: HTTP …

Coding / Operating Systems / PHP / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

php-cgi.exe - The FastCGI process exited unexpectedly error and how to fix it

June 19, 2015January 8, 2021 - by Ryan - 11 Comments.

You just installed your brand-new Windows 2012 RC2 Server and you want to setup the PHP framework aswell. You launch the Windows Web Platform and download the latest PHP version …

Coding / Operating Systems / Servers & Services / SQL / Web

MySQL Master-Master Replication setup in 5 easy steps

June 18, 2015October 29, 2017 - by Ryan - 23 Comments.

Introduction Master-Master replication, also known as mirror, is by far the simplest technique you can use to increase the performance and the reliability of your MySQL server installation. If you …

Coding / Xcode & iOS

DownPicker: A lightweight DropDownList / ComboBox for iOS written in Objective-C

March 31, 2015October 29, 2017 - by Ryan - 10 Comments.

Quick links: Project Page - GitHub - Pod Eventually, while developing in iOS, you're going to find yourself looking for a control allowing the user to pick an option from a drop-down, selectable list …

Favicon: cos'è, a cosa serve, come aggiungerla su Wordpress o su un qualsiasi sito web

Coding / Design / Graphics / SEO & Marketing / Web

Favicon: why and how to add it on your WordPress-enabled Web Site A guide that explains the importance and usefulness of favicons and provides useful information on how to create and implement them on your web site or blog

March 27, 2015September 30, 2018 - by Ryan - Leave a Comment

Favicon stands for Favorite Icon: we're talking about the 16x16 px icon that identifies your website during the user navigation. Most browser shows it on the left side of the address bar, assuming the …

WordPress: aggiungere una slideshow nella Home Page con Meta Slider

Coding / PHP / UI, UX & Layout / Web

Add a multi-language slideshow to your WordPress Home Page using Meta Slider plugin

March 27, 2015October 29, 2017 - by Ryan - 3 Comments.

One of the most frequent questions featured by the wordpress.org official support forum is about adding a slideshow-type image gallery to a WordPress-powered home page, possibly also localizing its contents for multiple languages. This …