What is that Double Forward Slash in the URL?
Someone is accessing your site with a URL that contains a double forward slash. This causes all relative links on the page will be broken. This means any relative linked scripts or styles will not be loaded. More ...
Various Types of Website Hacking
A hacker, virus or even a spam bot holds the capability of causing significant damage to your website. Website security is something that you should work on in order to protect your site from malicious activities. More ...
What is a Web Service?
Try to find an article on the Web that explains, in plain English, what a Web Service is and you'll be going around in rhetorical circles with no simple explanation, and no examples. More ...
Update Your Entire Website Instantly Using Server Side Includes (SSI)
Imagine my plight... I have 100+ pages on my website and I have to change my e-mail address and the copyright info on all the pages. The reason... My mail box is over-flown with junk mails. More ...
How to Strengthen Website Authentication
To achieve strong authentication on the Web, IT professionals must find a balance among three separate forces whose goals are often at odds: the cost and security needs of the company, the impact on user behavior, and the motivations of the would-be attacker. More ...
Video - Optimizing the Order of Scripts and Styles
This video by Tony Gentilcore, software engineer at Goggle, shows you two easy-to-implement yet high-impact techniques for speeding up your web pages. For example, a script included before a CSS file may cause the browser to block. More ...
Web Design Blunders That Can Cost You Lost Profits
It's hard enough to bring people to your little corner of cyberspace,and once they're there, you have just a few brief seconds to catch their attention. Keep as many interested prospects on your site by avoiding these blunders. More ...
Don't Let doors.txt Take Control of Your Email Server
If you have an email contact form on your Website and you have received a message which appears to contain random text and the file name doors.txt followed by some digits, your mail server is being probed for vulnerabilities by a hacker. More ...
How to Hide From Robots
A "robot" is a program that search engines use to follow links, read web pages, and create indexes of the information they find on the web pages. There are several reasons why you might want to prevent robots from indexing your web page. More ...
Seven Effective Ways to Build Your Own Web Site
If you are a small business person who wants to reach millions quickly and easily, building a web site is a necessity. There are many ways to build a website but I'll just give you an overview of the most popular ones. More ...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Frames
I've kept away from using frames in any of my work where possible. As much as I like some of the features that frames offer, such as a static header area and side menu bar, there is still a number of negative aspects to their use. More ...
Understanding SSL Certificate
A secure web hosting service provider ensures safety protocols are in place by encrypting the data that is submitted on an e-commerce website. A customer can identify if a website is secure by checking for the padlock icon next to the URL. The address bar will also show the URL as https instead of http. More ...
