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How do I get the local IP address of the server using PHP?

I am developing a PHP application that will be run only on the local network of a business. The application will be installed to the server using a custom installer like thing we made using Stunnix Advanced Webserver. As part of making the application more user friendly I am planning to display the LOCAL IP o…

Custom Error 403 Page PHP

I created a .htaccess inside a directory in which I don’t want the files to be directly accessed. It works and fires the default 403 page (Access forbidden!) of the Apache server. How can I create a custom 403 page? Thanks! Answer In your .htaccess file you can specify what document you want as your def…

How to ban all executable files on Apache

I would like to find out the most effective way to ban any executable files from one specific sub folder on my server. I allow file uploads by users into that folder, and would like to make that folder accessible from the web. I have the root folder pretty much locked down with mod_rewrite. In that one unprot…

SSL Connection Reset

I am attempting to connect to an HTTPS endpoint in Java. Every method I have tried (more details below) ends up generating this stack trace: I have tried: Connecting with the javax SOAP libs and a new URL(“https://…”) Connecting with new URL(“https://…”).openConnection() Cr…

PHP Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream

I edited the apache httpd.conf file recently for the mod_rewrite to work. I don’t know if this problem originated from that or not, but i’m getting this problem from that day. This is what I see on the frontend when I run the software – Server error The website encountered an error while ret…

The PHP error log has stopped working. It did work

It’s been working for ages and stopped. I must be missing something obvious. File /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini relevant settings are: In my code I have: I see “About to log” on the page, but nothing in the error log. How can I fix this? Answer Restart the Web server. Until you do php.ini change…

How to enable gzip?

I have found a couple of tutorials on how to enable gzip, but nothing seems to be working for me, so my question is how do i enable gzip. I am on a shared Dreamhost hosting server, It is running PHP …