195 results for «WordPress» (page 14 of 20)
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MySQL or MariaDB: which one runs here, and does it matter
Shared hosting here runs MariaDB, not Oracle’s MySQL Server. At the time of writing the version is 10.11.16. For almost every site that makes no difference: MariaDB started as a…
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Creating a database user and giving it the right privileges
A database without a user is no use to anyone, and a user with too many privileges is an open door. In cPanel you do it in MySQL Databases: create…
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The WooCommerce cart empties by itself or shows the wrong items
A customer adds a product to the cart, moves on, and the cart comes up empty. Or, worse, it shows items they never picked. Both are the same problem seen…
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Sending e-mail by SMTP or through an e-mail API: which suits your application
For a few messages (a contact form, the confirmations of a small shop), SMTP with a mailbox on your domain is enough. For large volumes, newsletters, or when you need…
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PostgreSQL or MySQL: which one for your project
If you are installing WordPress, Joomla, PrestaShop or another ready-made application, use MySQL (here, MariaDB): that is what those applications were written for. If you are writing your own application,…
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Google Analytics: setting it up and what to look at first
Google Analytics tells you how many people visit the site, where they come from and what they do there. It is a Google product, free to start with, that you…
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Which hosting plan for a blog: start small and know when to grow
For a new blog, the entry plan is enough. A blog is one of the lightest things you can put online: text, a few images and a small database. What…
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Character sets: utf8mb4, collation, and the question marks in your text
If accented text shows up as ??? or as é instead of é, the database, the connection and the page are not speaking the same character set. The rule that…
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An abandoned plugin or an old PHP version: how to spot the risks on your site
The short answer: most hacked sites were not caught by a clever attack, but by an old part with a known flaw: a plugin its author stopped updating, a forgotten…
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Ransomware explained: how it reaches a website or a computer and how to be ready
The short answer: ransomware is malicious software that encrypts your files and demands a ransom to give them back. You cannot avoid it entirely, but you can prepare: keep everything…





