I discovered the X-Frame-Options response header this morning; it can be used to prevent your website being rendered within a <frame>, <iframe> or <object>. There are different … [Read more...] about Browser responses to the X-Frame-Options response header
Apache
Information And Howtos About The Apache Web Server
Apache is an open source web server that runs on a variety of platforms including various UNIX flavours, Novell Netware and Microsoft Windows. It is used to run more websites on the Internet than any other webserver and has done so since 1996, as reported by the Netcraft Webserver Survey. The Apache webserver can be downloaded in binary and source form from the Apache website.
Remove password protection from a subdirectory with Apache
When a directory is password protected with Apache either with a .htaccess file or in the main Apache configuration, all subdirectories are also password protected. This post shows how to remove … [Read more...] about Remove password protection from a subdirectory with Apache
Password protection with Apache but allow from a user agent
This post shows how to password protect a website with an Apache .htaccess file, but still allow access for a particular user-agent. Why? Allowing a process or browser access by their user-agent isn't … [Read more...] about Password protection with Apache but allow from a user agent
RewriteRule redirect without the query string
When redirecting all requests from one domain name to another one when the URL structure has changed, you'll ideally want to craft redirects from the old scheme to the new one. Sometimes this is too … [Read more...] about RewriteRule redirect without the query string
Stop logging “internal dummy connection” in Apache
Apache 2.x keeps child processes alive by creating internal connections which appear in the log files as "internal dummy connection" on the IP address ::1 or 127.0.0.1. If you ever monitor Apache log … [Read more...] about Stop logging “internal dummy connection” in Apache
Apache .htaccess recipes, tips and tricks
This is a summary post containing a list of the articles from this blog containing recipes, tips and tricks for using Apache's .htaccess files. Password protection password protecting a directory … [Read more...] about Apache .htaccess recipes, tips and tricks