A cryptographic hash function is a procedure that takes in a variable amount of data and returns a fixed-size bit string known as the data’ signature or hash value. Among the hash functions the most widely used is by far MD5, but currently it’s days are numbered because of breakthroughs in cracking it. One approach I...
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What is a .htaccess file ? The .htaccess file is known by the majority of the web servers(Apache being the most popular) as the directory level configuration file.This file is included in one of the directories and enables the possibility of overwriting some of the server’s settings. Most of the “types” that...
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A few times I came across the need to check if a current row exists in the database and then update it or if it doesn’t exist simply insert it. There are many ways you can achieve that, I’m gonna show you two of them and make a comparison between them. Before we move further you should know that I’m using Microsoft...
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What is RSS? RSS is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites easily and efficiently. RSS stands for ‘Real Simple Syndication’ and many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to. Basically it’s the internet’s...
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What is WIT RSS Box ? WIT RSS Box is a plugin developed by WorldIt that can administrate an unlimited number of RSS feeds, giving the possibility to create, personalize and display recent items in a subscribed RSS feed. General Presentation & Usage The plugin inserts in the Administration Menu -> Settings a submenu named...
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