PHP error logging for your site is an optional level of logging that can be enabled to log errors that occur with PHP code. There are several reasons you may choose to enable PHP error logging. You may want to enable PHP error logging if you’re actively developing your site to aid in troubleshooting. If […]
If you are experiencing database connection errors, then look no further for troubleshooting assistance! This guide details the common causes of the dreaded Database connection error, how to find the root cause, and what to do to fix it. The commands in this article work with MySQL or MariaDB on CentOS 6 or 7 cPanel […]
Most applications need databases to properly work, and although for the most part we do not need to modify these databases, we do need to create, delete, backup and restore databases from time to time. In this article we are going to review how to create tables in phpMyAdmin. Since this process is very simple, […]
Occasionally, while troubleshooting issues with a site, it can be useful to see all in one place all the current configuration for php affecting a particular folder or file. This can be done with the php function phpinfo. Among other things, this function can tell you the currently loaded php modules, the currently loaded php settings, […]
If you receive the following error, you’ve edited your file with software that has added a BOM magic numbers to the file, which Apache cannot read: ‘\xef\xbb\xbf#’ is a ‘Unicode BOM(Byte Order Mark)’ and consists of invisible characters added by certain text editors like Notepad++, for instance. The BOM often functions as a magic number […]
FTP vs SFTP (differences) The terms FTP and SFTP are commonly used, even interchangably sometimes. However there are some sigificant differences between the two. FTP The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet. SFTP SSH File Transfer Protocol (also Secure […]