Follow these steps to upgrade WordPress without requiring FTP account:

1. Edit wp-config.php and add the following line:

define(‘FS_METHOD’,’direct’);

2. Save wp-config.php and upload the file to the web server.

The list of sites I tried before:

Submit Express – submits to over 70 top search engines and directories.

AddME – submits to 20 top search engines and directories.

SubmitStart – submits to leading search engines.

Free Web Submission – submits to over 50 highest-rated search engines and directories.

Premium services provided by these web site are such as Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) search engine advertising placement, social media marketing, SEO software and keyword tools.

If you are have the standard PHP 5.1.x in CentOS 5.x and trying to upgrade your system to PHP 5.2.x using yum, you probably will encounter the same scenario where yum couldn’t find PHP 5.2.x package for update.

I searched around and found that PHP 5.2.x is included in the development repository.

Firstly, we need to add the development repository to yum. We need to add in the yum repository configuration file so it pulls PHP packages only. Use one of you favourite text editors to create a new yum repository configuration file.

# /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Testing.repo

Copy/paste the following into this file:

[c5-testing]
name=CentOS-5 Testing
baseurl=http://dev.centos.org/centos/$releasever/testing/$basearch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=http://dev.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-testing
includepkgs=php*

Run the following command to get a list of what PHP packages you have currently installed in your system:

# rpm -qa |grep php

Use yum to update the PHP packages on your system by running the following command:

# yum update

Once yum has completed, run the following command:

# service httpd restart

Finally, if everything goes well, you have PHP 5.2.x running in your system.

tcpdump -s 0 -vv -w /var/log/log_file.pcap

The tcpdump man page is available at the tcpdump official web site.

mysqlcheck -u root -p –check –auto-repair –optimize –all-databases

SpeedyFox is a free software that will defrag and optimize the FireFox database.

Click here to visit SpeedyFox site.

Every secure free Hushmail account include these features:

• Spam filtering
• Virus scanning
• File storage and sharing with other Hushmail users
• Unlimited contacts
• POP3 access to external email accounts
• Easy encrypted communication with contacts at any email address using Hustmail Express
• Hush Messenger for secure instant messaging
• Email notification
• Read receipts, auto-responders, drafts, and templates
• Digital signatures for email and attachments
• End-to-end encryption for email and files
• Full OpenPGP support with 2048 bit encryption
• Encryption toolkit

PuTTY Connection Manager is a free PuTTY Client Add-on for Windows platforms which provide a solution for managing multiple PuTTY instances by creating a tab for each PuTTY instance within the program window.

According to the features listed in the PuTTY Connection Manager web site, they include:

• Tabs and dockable windows for PuTTY instances.
• Fully compatible with PuTTY configuration (using registry).
• Easily customizable to optimize workspace (fullscreen, minimze to tray, add/remove toolbar, etc.).
• Automatic login feature regardless to protocol restrictions (user keyboard simulation).
• Post-login commands (execute any shell command when logged).
• Connection Manager : Manage a large number of connections with specific configuration (auto-login, specific PuTTY Session, post-command, etc.).
• Quick connect toolbar to quickly launch a PuTTY connection.
• Import/Export whole connections informations to XML format (generate your configuration automatically from another tool and import it, or export your configuration for backup purpose).
• Encrypted configuration database option available to store connections informations safely (external library supporting AES algorithm used with key sizes of 128, 192 and 256 bits, please refer for the legal status of encryption software in your country).
• Standalone executable, no setup required.
• Localizable : English (default) and French available (only when using setup version, standalone is english only).

The PuTTY Connection Manager requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and PuTTY in order to run.

In the PuTTY Connection Manager, access the Tools > Options. In the Options window, select PuTTY and browse or type the location of the PuTTY Client program in your PC.

Visit PuTTY Connection Manager homepage to download the software.

Agent Ransack displays the results of the text it finds when searching the contents of files so that you can quickly browse the results within the program without having to open each file separately.

I installed the software in Windows XP and Vista. I find the searching speed is much faster than the Search feature that comes with the operating system.

Download Agent Ransack at:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/

I noticed the admin layout was different from the previous version 2.6 that I had. It took me a while to familiarize with the new layout.

Several plugins had newer version. I upgraded them with the upgrade automatically feature. Everything is working as it is suppose to be. What a relieve!