Archive for the 'Web Design' Category

Getting Joomla Permissions to Work on a Dedicated or VPS Server (LiquidWeb)

Can’t upload files using manager? Maybe you can’t change the configuration.php file or Global Configuration in the backed. If this is happening to you, permissions may be to blame. If you’ve CHMOD’d everything correctly and you’re still getting trouble, then you may have Group permission problems.
This happened to me on LiquidWeb. Basically, I was moving [...]

SEO Friendly Redirect on a Single Page in IIS

If you’re changing the internal structure of your website or simply putting up a new site with different pages (i.e. oldpage.html is becoming newpage.asp), then IIS can redirect the old pages to the new one on a page-by-page basis. And it will do it correctly using a 301 Response so search engines will update their [...]

How to Insert Bulk States and Sub-Categories in PHP Link Directory

The code below saved me hours. It lets you insert all the US states under a Parent category. This works with 3.2.0. Explanations of what you need to change are below.

If you’re inserting a sub-category, the parent-category-url needs to be the URL Title of the Parent Category. (i.e. parent is web-hosting, [...]

How to Embed Singshot Music into Myspace Pages

So you’re trying to embed your Singshot Recording into your Myspace page? Chances are it was replaced with a “..” by Myspace. That’s because the default code Singshot gives you does not work. Instead use the code in the link (text file) below and replace the necessary “value=”type=P&ID=” with your song’s unique link.
Link to Correct [...]

SHTML/SHTM Pages Appear as Source Code in IE 7

Today I had a minor problem. I created an SHTM and/or SHTML file in Dreamweaver. When I attempted to view it in Internet Explorer 7, it appeared as text and displayed all the source code. After doing a substantial amount of research, I found the solution at Sitepoint by Kinloche: