Server Apache+PHP+MySQL for Windows

Install Apache+PHP+MySQL on Windows is not so easy. You need to setup each software manually to get the server running well. For lazy people who don't want get confused by the configuration (like me) there are many software installation that let you install the three component just by clicking the wizard.

Below some software that I ever used

1. Xampp
I use this software right now. The size is smaller than apache2triad. The program is update periodic. Except for Windows the program also come for Linux.

2. Apache2Triad
The size is very big (about 100 MB) but the component is complete. Except Apache, PHP, and MySQL, there are phyton, phpmyadmin, and another program. Unfortunately there is no update for this software right now.

3. PHPTriad
Old bundle Apache PHP MySQL installation. The size is smallest than the other software because it just contain old version of Apache, PHP, MySQL. This is the first software that I used on Windows. But now I don't use it anymore because the software has not been update again.

Active rewrite_module on Xampp

I just realize that I can run site that using rewrite url from .htaccess using XAMPP server. For example clean url on Drupal or permalinks on wordpress. After checking the rewrite_module is not active on XAMPP server. So below the tutorial how to active it.


1. Go to instalation folder of XAMPP %intstalasi_xampp%\apache\conf\
2. Open http.conf with notepad atau your favorite text editor
3. Find sentence LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
4. Remove #
5. Save the file
6. Restart XAMPP server

After that you can run .htaccess with rewrite-url or clean url on drupal or permalinks on wordpress.

Have a nice try!

How to Update Wordpress?

If you are using wordpress engine as your blog (not hosted blog on wordpress) maybe you need to upgrade the engine with the newest version of wordpress. To do that is very simple. But it's necessary to backup you database and script first before update. If you have trouble with update you still have old database and script version that running well.


Below step by step to update wordpress engine:
1. Backup your database and folder that contain your wordpress engine. You can use backup facility if your hosting control panel offer it.
2. Download the newest version of wordpress from wordpress site
3. Upload the content of the newest wordpress folder that you have been download.
4. Run www.yourblog.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php You must change www.yourblog.com with you blog url.
5. You will see Upgrade Wordpress Requied like this picture. Click on Upgrade Wordpress to continue. Please wait until the proccess finish



6. If success you will see that Your WordPress database has been successfully upgraded! Click Continue to continue



7. You will bring to admin page. You have to login if you are not logged before.
8. If your template offer you can see your wordpress version on footer or sidebar.
9. Congratulation.

Have a nice try!

SearchStatus to Check Web PageRank and Alexa Rank

If you are using Firefox you can install SearchStatus add-on to check google pagerank and alexa pagerank for the website that you are visit.

This tools is very simple in viewer, you can decide to see where the rank will be shown on your firefox. When you open website you will get information about page rank and alexa rank of the site. You can also highlight link with nofollow attribute.

If you want create backlink so this tool will help you to see what is website rank and if the website have nofollow attribute for another url or not.

You can install SearchStatus from here

Use Interesting Widget to Increase Traffic

One of many ways to boost your blog traffic is by adding good widget to your blog. By adding the widget people will visit your blog to use your widget and of course read you content. If your blog have good content so people do not mind to visit your blog.

Some good topic of widget to collet people visit are:
* PDF convertion tools
* Office tools
* Wheaters
* News
* Cartoons

If you are using blogspot you can choose many good widget from layout section. Or you can search on google with the specific topic add on for webmaster or blog.