Simple WordPress hack - redirect the index.php!
I don't know how or when, but I wound up getting indexed with index.php in some of my URLs. For some reason, WordPress hasn't decided that they should parse and remove that. So for the interim, I've...
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nginx + WordPress - redux
Note: this has been outdated once again. Now it can be simplified with one simple directive shown here. There's been a minor tweak required in my original WordPress+nginx rewrite rule post. I think...
View ArticleChanging the WordPress $table_prefix - a word of caution
I just changed the table prefix from "wp_" to "wp_en_us_" to support multiple installs in the same database, one for each locale. This seemed pretty straightforward - just rename the table names and...
View ArticleDisabling autosave in WordPress (properly)
This is for 2.6.3 - not sure what other versions it will work on. Originally I got this from http://www.untwistedvortex.com/2008/06/27/adjust-wordpress-autosave-or-disable-it-completely/, however, it...
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Finally using nginx's "try_files" directive
OLD: error_page 404 = /wordpress/index.php?q=$request_uri; or: if (!-e $request_filename) { rewrite ^/(.*) /wordpress/index.php?uri=$request_uri last; } NEW: try_files $uri $uri/...
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Don't forget the $args!
August 2010 UPDATE: Read here for new information! I just realized when trying to use the try_files shortcut that either the behavior has changed or the code I've used it for has never had to take...
View ArticleWordPress on Drizzle - beaten to the punch
Looks like Jeff Waugh actually beat me to it. Haven't seen the code... but he's done it and sounds like he's done a somewhat thorough job. Sadly I learned this from Brian's presentation on Drizzle at...
View ArticleWordPress 2.8.x - hiding those unwanted dashboard items
There's a completely new way now to hide dashboard items, and I finally think I found the easiest way to do it, after having to poke around looking for the right hooks. This basically applies the same...
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Happy day! PHP-FPM included with PHP 5.3.3RC1, and WordPress 3.0
Officially in the 5.3.3RC1 distribution. Sweet! From the NEWS file: 17 Jun 2010, PHP 5.3.3 RC1 ... - Added FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) SAPI. (Tony) ... and on an unrelated note: - Added support for...
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More WordPress woes - degradation over time
Another day, another WP headache. One of my clients contacted me saying his site is not performing properly and it has been getting worse. It's on a server I setup, so the server shouldn't be the...
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