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Testing a migrated site before you change the DNS (the hosts file)

To see the new site before the DNS changes, add one line to your computer’s hosts file saying “this domain lives at this IP address”. Only your computer goes to…

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Which tasks are worth automating first, and how to map one before you build

The tasks worth automating are those that are frequent, predictable, boring and low-risk: copying data from one place to another, alerting someone when something happens, gathering information into a report.…

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Database indexes in phpMyAdmin: the types, the column order, and how to add one

An index is a sorted list of one column (or several) that the database consults instead of reading the whole table. To find a customer by e-mail, with no index…

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How online payments work: gateway, processor and merchant account in plain words

Anyone building a shop hears three words that sound alike and are not: gateway, processor and merchant account. Knowing the difference saves months of e-mails with suppliers. This article explains…

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I think someone got into my account: what to do in the first hour

If you suspect someone got into your account, change the password of the account’s e-mail first, then the Meu Interweb one, and only then check what was touched. The order…

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The site moved but something is broken: what each symptom points to

After a move, each error almost always has one typical cause. Instead of redoing everything, read the symptom, go to the most likely cause and confirm it in the error…

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My support ticket has had no reply: what to check and what to do next

Before you open another ticket, check three things: the ticket’s status, whether the reply is sitting in your junk folder, and what our Support Policy says about the first reply.…

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A website form that is safe and spam-free: honeypot, captcha and validation

The short answer: a form is a door that anyone, and any robot, can try. To keep it spam-free, add a trap field (a honeypot) and, if needed, a captcha.…

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Abandoned carts in an online shop: why people leave and how to win some back

Someone picks a product, puts it in the cart and vanishes. It is normal: most visits to a shop do not end in a purchase. What is worth doing is…

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Leaving a hosting provider: how to take everything with you before you cancel

Before you cancel, take five things: the site files, the databases, the e-mail, the list of DNS records, and the list of settings that are not in the files (PHP…