How to Create a “Log Out” Script Based on Cookies with PHP

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 01:48 Written by Richi González Friday, 17 May 2013 12:00

Hello,

Today you will learn how to create a log out script in PHP. This applies only for those authentication systems that are based on cookie existence and evaluation. The article will cover the steps that are to be followed when the log in script sets for example a hash cookie and then does some evaluations to corroborate that the user is logged in.

Enable PHP 5.3 for Your Website on Windows Based Hosting

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 May 2013 06:14 Written by Khaleel Demeri Tuesday, 14 May 2013 12:00

Enabling PHP 5.3 for your website in a windows based hosting is very simple! You can enable PHP 5.3 for your website by adding the following to your web.config file between <system.webServer> tags.

Configure PHP Variables Using PHP Variables Manager

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 April 2013 09:24 Written by Khaleel Demeri Saturday, 4 May 2013 12:00

The PHP Variables Manager plugin is available for cPanel users under the 1H Software section in cPanel. It allows cPanel users to easily configure different PHP variables per folder through a single interface without the need to manually modify their own php.ini files – convenient and time saving.

Change PHP Version Using the PHP Version Manager

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 April 2013 09:23 Written by Khaleel Demeri Thursday, 2 May 2013 12:00

The PHP version change plugin is available for cPanel users under the 1H Software section in cPanel. It allows you to easily choose between 6 different PHP versions. Through the plugin interface you can set a different PHP version not only per a separate hosting account, but also within each directory or sub-directory of that hosting account with just a single click.

Defending Against the WordPress Brute Force Flood

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 04:21 Written by Scott White Saturday, 27 April 2013 12:00

There has been a massive distributed brute force attack being launched the past few days against every WordPress based website at every hosting provider in the world.

Well over 150,000 different IP addresses are currently attempting to gain access to the admin user’s password in every WordPress site.  By default, WordPress cannot protect itself against this type of attack, but you can protect yourself by following the tips in this email.

Here are the most important ones: