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Wordpress permalinks with lighttpd without mod_magnet
Sep 3rd
As you can see this blog is powered on lighttpd web server platform. Lighttpd is very fast when compared with apache for static content delivery. But wordpress is not all static but there is slight performance improvement over apache and very lower memory usage can survive digg effect.
But with lighttpd biggest problem is you cant use smartass permalinks on wordpress like me. Ex- www.ruchirablog.com/post-title instead of www.ruchirablog.com/p=44
If you are smart in linux and compilations of server ware this might be simple problem to you. But for average users like us this is a really messy questions.
Lets get to the topic,
Setting up lighttpd is very easy like apache with kloxo search this blog for “installing kloxo” for kloxo installation guide. Kloxo will install both lighttpd and apache in default and you can switch between them on single click.
IF you are using kloxo as your server management tool keep noticed that your kloxo installation doesnt include lighttpd mod_magnet to use permalinks with easy. Integrating mod_magnet will be difficult because kloxo platform is bit complex and its having some issues when installing like normal.
Memcached for wordpress
Sep 3rd
IF you have bigger blog or php,sql web site and it if it runs on basic apache,mysql setup with or without control panel you can see that your web site is slow when loading. This is not a reason to blame your hosting provider. It doesnt care how fast is your web hosting server but really mysql queries takes time and load. Thats the nature. But there are better plans to speed up your server.
If you have a wordpress blog like me the first and best solution is to install wp super cache as php caching system. Its very nice plugin even that works in shared hosting platforms. If you are in shared platform only solution is php caching plugin system for wordpress or your cms like drupal,joomla
but if you are in VPS or dedicated server there are better options first one is -
*
eaccelerator www.eaccelerator.net
Second bit advanced tweak is to install
* memcached www.memcached.org
As you can see this blog now uses memcached version 1.4.5 latest,
Memcached is a Free & open source, high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.
Memcached is an in-memory key-value store for small chunks of arbitrary data (strings, objects) from results of database calls, API calls, or page rendering.
Memcached 1.4.5
Note that I have used a plugin to view these results on wordpress admin panel.
In my future posts ill explain how to install a 100% complete speedy hosting platform with all new apps and engines.
RuchiraBlog is back with faster setup
Sep 3rd
Already you might have noticed this site is faster than before. I have moved to a vps with burstnet from dreamhost its not because dreamhost is bad its because I want more customization and site speed.
Now Ruchirablog runs on-
* Centos 5.4 Final
* Lighttpd
* PHP 5.25
* Memcached V 1.4.5
* Zend Eaccelerator 0.9.6
Greatest update is memcached. Now this site runs on memcached latest version and enough memory to cache my whole database. And memcached is fully configured to use with wordpress.
In my future posts ill explain how to install a web panel and memcached and all gadgetty apps for run your web sites on even low end server.
Guide to unlock any Huawei HSDPA modem for free
Apr 19th
Hi,
Update 2010/03/03 http://www.ruchirablog.com/free-simple-calculate-huawei-unlock-codes/
This post is about another crack/Hack . Today im going to write about simple,100% free , and fast method to unlock huawei HSDPA (3G,3.5G) dongles/Modems. You can use this feature for unlock these huawei modems-
Huawei E1152
Huawei E1550
Huawei E1550 Kyivstar
Huawei E1552
Huawei E1553
Huawei E156 / E156B / E156C / E156G
Huawei E160 / E160G / E160X
Huawei E161
Huawei E1612
Huawei E1630
Huawei E166 / E166G
Huawei E169 / E169G
Huawei E170
Huawei E172
Huawei E1750
Huawei E1752
Huawei E1756
Huawei E176
Huawei E1762
Huawei E180
Huawei E1820
I think you know the meaning of locked dongles. That means that dongles locked for using one career which you bought the modem from.
There are various unlocking methods to use 99% of them costs more than $10 . In this method you didn’t require to buy anthing from anywhere but you needs to register on the forum http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/ to obtain your unlock code from one of their members. Im 100% sure that you will get your unlock code within 15 minutes from their member base. There are unlock code calculators which can be used to obtain codes easily but they are not 100% accurate some times so its risky to try them some times because if you enter unlock code wrong more than 10 times the modem will lock permanently So you it will need some advanced operation to remove that lock. So I presume you registered on the forum now.
After registering there go to the thread http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=781410 Please do not ask for unlock codes in other threads because that thread is the only place to ask for codes.
On that thread place new post mentioning your modems model ex- Huawei E156G (which I tested) And your IMEI number (you can see that on the housing of the modem)
Ex post-
Please help me to unlock my modem
Model- Huawei E156G
IMEI- 359390*********
Usually withn 10-15 minutes you will get unlock code from some member there in reply to your post -
Ex-
Voila. After obtaining your code download this simple software to enter the unlock code to your HSPA modem- Download it here – http://www.sagmaster.com/download/10SMTi/HUAWEI_MODEM_Code_Writer.rar
Then run it-
Click detect and slect your modem from list then click accept.
Then click Unlock Modem and enter your 8 digit unlock code that you got from the forum members-
Then click ok. Whopas Its done. Next post will be about activating hidden voice calling feature for free in many huawei modems. Enjoy your unlocked modem and use it wisely.
Colombo speedtest.net server online again
Apr 19th
Finally colombo speedtest.net server reapeared after few days of downtime or ? I still didnt got any response from speedtest.net about the issue.
But now Sri lankans can choose colombo server as their default,home server to do speedtests of their connection
Dreamhost 1 year review
Apr 18th
- First of all THIS IS NOT A PAID OR SPONSORED POST BY DREAMHOST
Still RuchiraBlog is hosted on Dreamhost’s shared servers. I got it like free 1 year domain registration and 1 year hosting for just $9.99 When they had promotion. So its a freaking deal.
For first impression I thought dreamhost is just FLOP because of this insane price and they must be overselling it.
No I got it wrong. According to domaintools report (whois.domaintols.com) The current server only hosts about 44 domains compared to hostgator they hosts about 400 sites in a server. When checking with SSH server only consumes lower %10 memory usage for running the sites. And I must say servers are very stable and i only got few moments of downtime and dreamhost was kind enough to inform about downtimes on their status blog www.dreamhoststatus.com most of web hosting companies fear to do this because they think it will affect for building up future customer base because they can read it then avoid hosting there if thinks something wrong going on.
Top $200 Alternative to Apple Ipad
Apr 14th
If you think Ipad is nothing more than Android OS ,Wifi and its mobility. And if you think that Apple Ipad’s super bright glossy screen and super duper touch screen are not important to you (however this alternative device is touch screen device). Chinese Market has a better solution for you for just $200 at the time of writing. ( Price can be lower afterwards). Greatest thing is this Android netbook is powered by Android and ha built in wifi you can download apps in android app store! And this one costs only $200 with free shipping to any country!
How to view usage time of your computer
Apr 14th
If you have a hard drive with SMART capability (well 100% of SATA hard drives comes with this option) and you bought it with your new computer I mean if you bought your whole new computer once there is a nice option to view your computers usage timers.
Actually usage timers mean your Hard Disk’s working time so its equal to your computers usage time if you bought them newly together. No matter its branded PC or Custom PC.
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