Tag Archives: message
WordPress Update Error: Maximum Execution Time
WordPress 3.1 was released only a couple days ago, and millions of people who use this awesome software are updating their systems. Some of these people who use the automatic update tool may get the following error message: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in http://www.mysite.com/wp-includes/class-http.php on line 1060 You’re not alone. I seem to get this same error for each update, especially on my local development site. The great news is [...]
Block Visitors From Viewing Directory Indexes
Adding blank index.htm files to all your website directories in effort to keep nosy visitors from viewing all the files in a directory is an annoying chore. You have to check each directory and upload an extra file per directory, so you end up wasting time. Fortunately, there is an easy, 1-shot deal if you create a .htaccess file in your website’s root directory. Add the following line to the .htaccess file: Options -Indexes A [...]
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Re-enable Firefox’s About:config Warning Message
If you’ve spent any time tweaking Firefox, you’ve probably used the configuration page by typing about:config into the address/location bar. There is a large list of preferences that can be modified. Uninformed changes can mess up add-ons and the browser itself, so it is advised to research changes before implementing them. First timers to the configuration page will be prompted with a warning message. Let’s say you unchecked the checkbox to show the warning every [...]