Web development tools

A collection of web development tools for building better sites more easily.

How to speed up WordPress

How to speed up WordPress by reducing HTTP requests and database look ups, using a faster mod_rewrite code, and shrinking the size of the database.

How to send the correct headers to leverage browser caching

How to use .htaccess to send the correct HTTP headers in order to leverage browser caching and reduce page load times for returning visitors.

How to compress .php, .css and .js files without mod_gzip or mod_deflate

How to speed up page load times by compressing .php, .css and .js files on Apache web hosts that do not have mod_gzip or mod_deflate enabled.

The Compete.com tracking code is not for traffic

How the Compete tracking code shares your visitor information with FOX / News Corp. and why it doesn’t do you any good when it comes to gathering analytic information.

Upgrading GoDaddy Hosting to PHP 5.x from PHP 4.3.11

How to configure your GoDaddy linux hosting plan and .htaccess file to run your *.php pages on PHP 5.2.5.

A collection of PHP code snippets

This is a collection of php code snippets that seem to come in handy rather often. They are assembled here more for my own organization than anything else.