PHP mail() function simple test script

This is a simple script you can use to test the functionality of the php mail() function on your server: ?php $to = “your@emailaddress.here“; // <– replace with your address here $subject = “Test mail”; $message = “Hello! This is a simple test email message.”; $from = “sender@emailaddress.here“; $headers = “From:” . $from; mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers); echo …

How to patch/disable SSL 3.0 and fix POODLE vulnerability

SSL 3.0 is an old protocol for securing connections over the internet, its successors currently used are TLS 1.1  and TLS 1.2. However, for compatibility reasons, most servers still support SSL 3.0 and default back to it if a connection via TLS cannot be established. To disable SSL 3.0 and thus protect yourself from POODLE, you …

Force redirect http to https

A simple and very straight forward way to force redirect http requests to https without amending your website code in environments where the server hosting your website is behind a load balancer (such as for most shared hosting/cloud platforms) is by using this piece of code in your .htaccess file: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{ENV:SSL} !1 …

Configure FTP access in Dreamweaver CS6

I will try to explain in this article how to set up the FTP connection  to your hosting space in Adobe Dreamweaver in order to start building your website or edit your existing one’s files. 1) From the main menu, click on “Site”: 2) Select “New Site”: 3) Set the name of your website as …