Ads.txt Broken (https://linkprotect)
Feb13

Ads.txt Broken (https://linkprotect)

Ads.txt Broken KB ID 0001811 Problem Here at PNL we had a problem with the sites ads.txt file recently. My ad vendor was telling me that it was being corrupted and my host was adding links that looked like I was behind a Barracuda. As I build the server from the ground up I knew this NOT to be the case. Solution: Ads.txt Broken The first thing I did was check the file I uploaded (from my LAPTOP before it was uploaded) and… Which...

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Adsense Alternative?
Apr08

Adsense Alternative?

KB ID 0001746 Way back in 2004 when PeteNetLive started, I didn’t even consider monetisation of the site, it was simply a place for me to store my personal scribblings about problems I’d faced in support. But as it grew and it had to move from a second hand PC under my desk, to a dedicated server, then a rented VPS. The cost began to raise.  Back then there were a few ‘ad agencies’ but unless you were getting a...

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WordPress: Inserting ‘Anchor’ Links (Internal Hyperlinks)
Nov06

WordPress: Inserting ‘Anchor’ Links (Internal Hyperlinks)

KB ID 0001362 Problem Back when I did the website in Dreamweaver, this was a simple task, there was an ‘insert anchor’ button*. If you have a long webpages and you want your readers to be able to ‘navigate’ around it using hyperlinks, then ‘anchors’ are for you. *In WordPress there is still a GUI option, on the insert menu, so you can still ‘insert anchor’ (see below). What’s an...

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WordPress – HTTP Error
Jul24

WordPress – HTTP Error

KB ID 0001335  Problem Quite a few times after I rebuilt my server, (and WordPress site), I saw the following when uploading images etc. HTTP Error Solution I was quite sure everything was setup OK, I had set the max file upload limits set, but it turns out I needed to add a ‘memory limit’ in my wp-config.php file before the error ceased. For completeness I’ll include the other usual suspects, in case yours is setup...

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Nginx Error –  413 Request Entity Too Large
Jul05

Nginx Error – 413 Request Entity Too Large

KB ID 0001325  Problem A few weeks ago I did a series on setting up a new WordPress site, shortly after I had some problems uploading my caching plugin (wp-rocket). This was the error I got; 413 Request Entity Too Large nginx/1.10.3 (Ubuntu) Anyway, I fixed the error, and a few days later I got an email from someone with the same problem, so I thought this time I would document the fix.   Solution Note: I’m going to raise the...

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Ubuntu: Setting Up a WordPress Website with LEMP – Part 3
Jun04

Ubuntu: Setting Up a WordPress Website with LEMP – Part 3

KB ID 0001320  Problem So you want your own web server running WordPress? Previously in Parts One and Two, we setup a new Linux box, and got all the prerequisites installed. Now it’s time to deploy WordPress. Solution There are a few extra bits we need to add to the PHP installation before we setup WordPress, to get those installed run the following command; sudo apt-get install php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-mcrypt php-xml...

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