Episode 34: Nice Orticle
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More bug talk, simple weather webapps, and great tips for wrangling your htaccess file.
News and Follow-Ups
- 03:35 – No you are not crazy, you cant print on Tuesdays
- 06:03 – Estimix - Another way to get information about a site, specifically it’s estimated value.
- Thanks Aline S
Webapps
- 10:53 – Umbrella Today – World’s simplest weather report. Simply tells you if you need an umbrella today.
- 14:40 – Got Sleeves – What kinda sleeves do you need?
- 19:22 – Iconfinder – Find sweet icons for your site
- 22:17 – Rollgator – Public RSS display on your wall
Topics
- 27:03 – The Definitive Guide to htaccess Techniques: Do’s and Don’ts
- Dos
- Create custom error pages
- Prevent directory browsing
- Set the default page for each directory
- Setup 301 redirects
- Compress files with gzip
- Redirect to a secure https
- Block script execution
- Restirct file upload limits in PHP
- Enable file caching
- Protect your site from hot linking
- Disguise your file types
- Don’ts
- Make spelling mistakes
- Take caching for granted
- Forget to test your site
- Forget to backup your htaccess file
- Dos