If you prefer to change WordPress admin or any user password from the shell it can be easily done by mysql command line.

Connect to the database with dedicated user or with root

mysql -u root -p wordpressdb

enter password and

update wp_users set user_pass=md5(‘newpwd’) where user_login=’admin’;

The above line will change admin user password to newpwd

You can easily script and change wordpress user passwords via perl DBI module.

High bandwidth means high expenses for the bandwidth and many companies are looking to Content Delivery Network service companies to cut down the bandwidth bills.

There are many Content Delivery Network (CDN) companies, for example, Akamai, LocalMirror, Streaming1, Mirror Image, UltraCDN, Value CDN and others, that push the content closer to the end user and offer better pricing in some cases.

CDN’s usually work like this.

They push static content closer to the end user physically or at least calculate the shortest path and/or lowest latency between the end-user and the cache.

In this case, the… Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know that there are certain things you can do to improve the way that you learn certain objectives? Many types of mnemonics exist in the world today, however which type of mnemonics that works best is limited by the imagination of each individual learner. Mnemonics are learning or memory techniques that help an individual recall larger piece of information that they need to learn this is especially used when it comes to forms of lists like characteristics of a certain item, steps that a person may have to take to complete something, stages that are involved in a… Read the rest of this entry »

There are quite a few web server software daemons that can be used for almost any content hosting, but for high performance and fast static content hosting the choice is not that big.

Zeus (commercial)
Lighttpd (free)
Nginx (free)
Thttpd (free)
Cherokee (free)

We have tested quite a few http server daemons listed above (except Zeus). If you are looking for basic hosting, here is some great Linux web hosts.

My top server software would be:

Nginx and Cherokee. Easy to use, easy configuration, lightweight and very reliable. I do not pay for the software I… Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wanted to start a WordPress blog but don’t want to host it as a sub-domain under some of the ordinary domain names like (blogspot.com, blogger.com, etc. Well, it has never been easier or cheaper to host under your own domain name. Start by finding a good linux web host. Your hosting account must support PHP (version 4.3 or higher), MySQL (4.0 or higher). You should also read an article about WordPress blogging.

Trust is the belief one has over the capacity or the sincerity of one person, group or entity. Trust is based on the knowledge of the party’s past performance or sometimes just on the perception or the image of the party. Trust is having confidence or faith in the competence of the other party. Trust is awarded to a person when a person or entity is deemed trustworthy.

Trust is important in interpersonal relationships of people be it for personal, romantic or familial relationships but also in business and society in general. Trust may be broken by the lack of… Read the rest of this entry »