Microsoft Using Apache in AdWords to Attract Visitors?

This was not the first time that I saw an Ad on my site showing up with ‘Apache Server’ in the title but this time it was quite unusual because it was an Ad from Microsoft using ‘Apache Server’ in the title of the Ad. See the screen shot below.

Now why would Microsoft use ‘Apache [...]

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Blog Web Hosting: 5 Points to Consider Before Buying a Hosting Account

Many of our readers have sent emails from time to time asking for help with various aspects of blogging, blog hosting and blog hosting software. One of the most common mistakes, that we observed, most of them were making was not to check what their blog web hosting company was offering before they purchased an [...]

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Beginners guide to .htaccess file with examples - Part II

I hope you have gone through the examples listed in first part of this tutorial. If not, it’s here - [Beginners guide to .htaccess file with examples].
In this part, we will cover more examples with .htaccess file.
Presenting custom error pages
Use .htaccess file to present users with your custom pages for 401 [Authorization Required], 403 [Forbidden], [...]

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Beginners Guide to .htaccess File with Examples

.htaccess files provides us with ways to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. This file works well in Apache Web Server and on Linux/Unix. Also, it works on Windows based system, such as Windows XP/2000/2003, with Apache Web server. This article has some basic .htaccess examples to get you working with .htaccess right away. [...]

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