Install WPScan
This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/11214650.
Introduction
WPScan is a black box WordPress vulnerability scanner.
Prevent a lot of spam on your next php form with this simple trick
Spam bots were parsing websites html to code and searching for form patterns. What they luckily don’t do in most cases is running javascript or applying css code. This behaviour is a good way to tell a human from a spambot apart.
Here is a simple example of how to make use of this behaviour to prevent a lot of spam.
Install Ruby and RubyGems with RVM
This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project. Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/11215397.
Introduction
Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. To install Ruby we are going to use RVM (Ruby Version Manager). This installation differs from other as you don’t run it with user privilegs, that means no more sudoing for this guide.
O3M 38 - Avec Plaisir (Dance, House)
Unattended Encrypted Incremental Backup to Amazon S3
This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/9410478.
Introduction
For this task we are going to configure a duplicity script wrapper. Unregarded of the installation instructions it’s expected that you have already signed up for an Amazon account and know how to use their services.
Project Naptha - OCR well done
On the Project Naptha homepage you can download a Google chrome extension that extends your browsers text copy function.
With the said extension you can copy text within images. Naptha recognises text inside images in real-time.
Migrate Piwik website
This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/9640572.
Introduction
This article assumes you’re going to move an exisiting piwik website from one server to another.
Limitations and workarounds for managed metadata navigation for multiple site collections
With SharePoint 2013 you can create a managed metadata navigation and share it across web applications and site collections.
But there’s an ugly limitation for site collections.
Enable Piwik geolocation support with GeoIP PECL
This post is part of my Your own Virtual Private Server hosting solution project.
Get the latest version of this article here: https://gist.github.com/9758234.
Introduction
By default Piwik uses the provider location to guess a visitor’s country based on the language they use. This is not very accurate, so they recommend installing and using GeoIP.
Backup Active Directory Group Policies with PowerShell
Based on my last Active Directory backup script I’ve developed a similar script to backup all group policies.
What it does:
- Create a daily full snapshot of all group policy objects
- Keep a daily, weekly and monthly snapshot
- Notify me if something failed (requires PowerShell PowerUp)