I wish to run a script when KDE Plasma starts. I would create an executable script put it in a recognised common user folder and configure KDE Plasma to run the script when it starts up. For convenience I have borrowed the script created for Add Icon for Script to KDE Menu. The script named […]
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Securing the phpsessid Cookie
Whilst reviewing a website using one of the online services I found a reference to the phpsessid and how it ought to be protected. You have a cookie that is http only, not https. The cookie name is “PHPSESSID”. Worth reporting to your website company and asking them to verify if action is required to […]
Enable One Version of PHP Over Another
I began writing this post when PHP moved from version 5 to version 7. I had written most of the post but it has languished incomplete and unpublished. now more recently, i have upgraded from 7.3 to 7.4! To show the current supported PHP version in the repositories: apt show php -a Package: php Version: […]
Specify Character Set in .htaccess
I usually add the character set coding within the header of a website. I guess this is the general practice by everyone. I read that it was possible to add the language coding to the .htaccess file. This would enable configuring for all files. There would be a marginal gain in a small number of […]
Add Icon for Script to KDE Menu
I like to have a top menu on my KDE screen with commonly used programs and links to scripts. Commonly used programs include browsers, Libre Office, The Gimp and Konsole. Items can easily be added by dragging an icon from the launcher menu or an icon for a script from within the Dolphin file manager. […]
How to Reset the Root Password
If you have forgotten your Linux system root password it can be reset either by taking action at boot or via a live Linux CD. Reset Root Password from Grub Menu To reset the root password the boot sequence will be interrupted with a change made to the status of the boot drive. This will […]
Installing Google Two Factor Authentication 2fa
Two Factor authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security to logins. There are a number of forms of two factor authentication, for example: biometric – for example finger print readers SMS voice recognition key fob code generators software code generators Two Factor authentication (2FA) is generally recommended : 2FA improves the security, adding another […]
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File Minification Options
Minifying the contents of CSS and JavaScript files can help to decrease the load time of your website. A faster website can lead to improved SEO placement. Having created and tested a theme for a WordPress website one of the final tasks is the compression of files. Minification is the stripping of unneeded content from […]
MySql Database Doesn’t Appear in phpMyAdmin
Opening a phpMyAdmin browser view of a local server I was unable to see any databases except the phpMyAdmin one. How do I view MySQL databases which have been created using MySQL with phpMyAdmin? On this server there were a number of databases, including one for WordPress. The expectation is that the phpMyAdmin user doesn’t […]
Create Video Cover Image Using ffmpeg
For a video, to be added to a web page, I wished to add a cover image derived from the video. The image was to be shown in the video placement as a teaser for the video. I wanted to derive an image from the video to be shown as the teaser image. Perhaps the […]
