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SQLite or MySQL: which one fits a small project

The short answer: SQLite fits a small application with few users writing at the same time and nobody from outside needing the database. MySQL (here, MariaDB) fits anything that is…

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LiteSpeed or Apache: what the web server changes for your site, and what it does not

The web server is the program that receives the browser’s request and hands back the page. Apache and LiteSpeed do the same job and read the same rules (the .htaccess…

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Moving a database to another account or server

Export the database from the source, create an empty database and user at the destination, import the file and point the application at the new connection details. What always changes…

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Sending e-mail from PHP: mail() or SMTP

Use SMTP with a real mailbox on your domain. The mail() function is fine for a quick test, but it returns “sent” only because the local mail program accepted the…

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How to restore only the database from a backup

In cPanel, open JetBackup 5 (Files section), pick the day, and restore only the one database, leaving the files and the e-mail alone. A restore replaces the current database with…

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A table marked as crashed: what it means and how to repair it

The message Table is marked as crashed and should be repaired means a table, almost always of the MyISAM type, has an inconsistent file, usually because something stopped halfway through…

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Cron jobs worth setting up on a small website: seven ideas that save time

A cron job is for anything you would otherwise repeat by hand at the same time every day or week: taking a copy of the database, deleting temporary files, importing…

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Coupons in WooCommerce

A coupon is a code the customer types in the cart to get a discount. WooCommerce ships with it, but it is switched off until you enable it, and nearly…

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Creating a database user and giving it the right privileges

A database without a user is no use to anyone, and a user with too many privileges is an open door. In cPanel you do it in MySQL Databases: create…

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301 redirects when you change a page or a domain

You changed a page’s address, deleted an article or switched domain. Anyone holding the old address (in a bookmark, a search result, a link on another site) now lands on…