Automating the copyright notice on a web site with a dynamic date is easy to do with PHP. We do this on every site that we develop, including WordPress sites. (more…)

We recently picked up a client whose web designers stored hundreds of images on her web server. The client is not tech-savvy and wanted to find a way to view the images on her server. (more…)

If you have started working with the new WordPress Twenty Eleven theme that comes with WordPress 3.2.x, you probably noticed that the menu sidebar is missing from the default page and post pages. (more…)

This issue frequently arises when site owners want to convert legacy .htm or .html pages to run PHP, but they do not want to change the file name extensions due to the potential loss of rank positions when the URLs are changed. It is easy to convert HTML pages to run PHP if you know how and you can change those static pages to run dynamic PHP code. (more…)

If you have seen the error message, ‘Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device’ when you try to safely eject a portable USB drive, we may have a solution. (more…)

Amazon.com has one of the largest affiliate marketing programs on the web. Their wide selection of products makes them an attractive merchant to work with. While there are several scripts available that interact with Amazon’s XML database and provide real-time displays of products, pricing descriptions, user comments and images, it is hard to find a script that displays Amazon’s Top Ten Sellers. (more…)

This is a simple script for setting up redirects to affiliate merchant links without using a database. It can be added to any site that can run PHP code. (more…)

This series of articles is written for someone who has never set up a web site and would like to learn how to select a good hosting company. Not all hosting companies are the same. Many do a poor job of handling the needs of their customers. Make sure that you select a hosting company that will help your web site to achieve your goals. (more…)

In Part 2 of this series, we continue to explore issues that you need to consider if you are looking for a good web site hosting company. (more…)

In Part 3 of this series, we wrap up other considerations when you are looking for a good web site hosting company. (more…)