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Can't install XAMPP on my Windows XP computer due to httpd.exe and php.exe no being valid win32 applications
OS is winxp sp3.
The Apache Friends download page for XAMPP states that Windows XP is no longer supported by the application. However, an alternative link is given for this OS.
Windows XP or 2003 ...
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Rendering of Raleway (Google Web Fonts) in Google Chrome browser
This is a known issue with Raleway and some versions of Chrome, it's related to anti-aliasing of fonts. This is a fix for windows, using SVG in the css
/*FIX FONT FOR GOOGLE CHROME ON WINDOWS*/
@...
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prevent IIS from executing scripts in a specific directory
One good and easy way to prevent execution of certain file extensions under an specific folder is to use the "Request filtering" feature of IIS to prevent accessing them altogether.
Go to the folder ...
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Do I need to change the host file of each computer to share a web page on a local network using a hostname?
This depends on how your network is setup. If you have a central DNS server on your network (as many enterprise business networks have) then you can add a zone record for whatever domain you wish for ...
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How to exclude Windows desktop from Google Ads
It is not possible to exclude Windows or target only macOS. You can select operating systems for Display and Video ads, but only mobile operating systems are offered.
I had a 30 minute conversation ...
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How do I log in into Apache web server on Ubuntu from Windows?
You need one additional thing to connect: the address of the server. It can be either an IP address or a host name.
After you have the address you can log into the machine through secure shell (SSH)...
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Test website can't be reached despite setting up DNS in local hosts file and adding a virtual host to Apache config
The browser that you are using to test likely has DNS over HTTPS (DoH) enabled. That is a feature where the browser ignores the local DNS settings and instead looks up DNS from its own internet ...
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How to stop backslash working on XAMPP
Backslashes in file-paths in Apache directives
As far as I know, there is no option in Apache to prevent Apache/Windows from interpreting the backslash as a directory separator.
However, it is ...
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Do you need to set your network profile as Public or Private when creating your own hosting?
I could not find any other resource about it but I found answer in the comments of my question. I would like to post it as an answer below:
This setting does not impact TCP/IP access to your computer, ...
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prevent IIS from executing scripts in a specific directory
Assuming that you want the uploaded files to be served as static content (or else you could just save the uploads outside the root folder of your application):
Inside your root web.config (which can'...
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Add Expires headers to Azure Hosted wordpress
IIS supports header expires, simply add them to your web.config file.
Examples:
SOURCE
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<staticContent>
<clientCache ...
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Is there any way to display windows app available using manifest.json as it is displayed in android?
From my knowledge, you should only add a new value in your related_applications array:
"related_applications": [
{
"platform": "play",
"id": &...
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How to approach Let's Encrypt for 180 domain aliases
For want of a better solution, and to get this working, I've ended up creating multiple sets of the codebase onto 'fake' domains and pointing a number of the aliases toward each one.
If anyone has a ...
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PHP 7.3 doesn't show in Web Platform Installer (WPI) in IIS 8.5
What worked in my case was updating Web Platform Installer from version 5.0 to 5.1. The download website mentions "WebPI 5.0" but the downloaded MSI actually installs 5.1. PHP 7.3, 7.4, 8.0 ...
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Naked domain without any page in url takes too long to load
One excellent tool for helping to diagnose this is curl along with a --write-out format and the -I and -L flags.
If you use the -I option curl will provide the response headers for each completed ...
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How do I make my home web server public when port 80 is forwarded with my CenturyLink router?
It is public as soon as it becomes accessible from a public address. All you need is to forward a port from your gateway to your local machine.
You need to find out your external IP address. It could ...
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IIS 10 not showing worker process Current Requests
This is probably a little too late (10 months later), but the reason you're not getting the "Show requests" command and can't see them is because you're missing the "Request Monitor&...
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Server error 403 - Forbidden: Access is denied when accessing any page with HTTP
I found the resolution as issue was resolved based on below article
https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003646494-A-website-hosted-in-Plesk-for-Windows-Server-is-not-accessible-over-HTTP-...
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Problems acessing site via domain
I solved the problem. There were 2 main issues. I think my go daddy setup was not ok, so I re-did it as you can see in the image.
Also there was a cache issue, after I cleaned it everything was ok.
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Is Apache hosting better for a WordPress site?
I don't know about compatibility between windows hosting and WordPress as I use neither of them. However from a performance point of view, I would imagine a Linux/Apache server would be better than an ...
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Htaccess 301 Redirect only not working on Windows 8.1
Found the problem lol:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
I suspected it was something local. When I was trying out a new host a couple days ago, I made edits to the local host file to test if the ...
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IIS 10 not showing worker process Current Requests
In my case enabling Request Monitor wasn't enough, I enabled other options in Health and Diagnostic section and restarted the IIS then I was able to see the requests.
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PHP randomly cannot load classes, causes FastCGI process to crash, and loads normally
It seems I’d misunderstood how the Plesk update cycle works.
Update #55, mentioned in the footnote in the question, was released on 3 June, but it was not installed on our server until 10 June (...
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Download a File from a URL
Is this a restriction from the web site?
Yes.
and is there a way to download the file using its URL?
Maybe, but we have no idea what that way is. Maybe you need to log in and get a cookie. Maybe ...
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How to open port 8080 on windows 10, configure firewall and any other settings?
Turns out for some reason my cable modem blocks 8080. I am assuming it must be reserved for another service higher in the list. I had to figure this out on my own as comcast still says it is not ...
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Web page stopped working correctly (with a publisher error). What might be wrong?
This happens if Internet Explorer is not configured to let you install unverified software. A quick and dirty fix for the problem is to open up the internet options window and select custom level for ...
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PHP 5.6.6 loading but not interpreting in Apache2.4 64 bit Windows
To get it working for me, I added these two lines to the configuration file using the command vim /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddHandler php5-script .php
Then I ...
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How can I calculate the maximum cost of an instance or prevent clients from exceeding pre-paid limits?
The major cloud service providers use different pricing models. You could consider at least checking out the big 3: Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Of them all, I think Amazon has the most confusing ...
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How can I calculate the maximum cost of an instance or prevent clients from exceeding pre-paid limits?
You should reconsider your requirements. Reserved instances on AWS are better suited for continuous operation of websites. I guess you are trying to minimize the costs of managing traffic spikes ...
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How can I get a breakdown of Windows 32 bit vs Windows 64 bit visitors in Google Analytics?
The UserAgent Explanation here should be what you're looking for.
You should be able to filter out the traffic source by filtering through using the user agent.
Desktops and Laptops will use any of ...
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