Titbits On Technology, Internet Services & The Web In Ghana

The are a multitude of VPN services that claim to be free. But are they free and are they easy to use without any fuss. VPNs help browse the internet anonymously. They also might help in a place where the internet is restricted or a particular website would not allow you to access their content from your current location. Generally they are useful but do not assume you are anonymous as the VPN providers can still see your location and perhaps actually track your activities. It may very well just be a honey pot. However, if you are doing nothing illegal, they serve to offer a good way to circumvent internet restrictions. The following VPNs are guaranteed to be free or offer free versions. If you know others, leave a comment. Ultrasurf Download and use, no set up. Uses USA Servers. Fastest and smallest, might trigger a reaction from your antivirus but safe if downloaded from original source. But you might need to reset your LAN settings manually when you shut it down. Phantom VPN Comes w...

TL;DR the PHP version was upgraded without my knowledge. I removed the upgrade reference in .htaccess (or downgraded it) to fix the problem.  I found that all wordpress content on my site were suddenly redirecting to an empty content page (error 404). I had set all 404 to redirect to the home page so all links were redirecting to the home page. This was alarming because I had not made any changes or updated the website. This was a cpanel hosting package. Many searches online pointed me to the permalink options in the admin area but that did not resolve my problem. Also it was suggested the issue resided in the .htaccess file in my hosting.  What I eventually did after the solution to the problem had eluded me for a whole day was to compare the current htaccess file with a backup htaccess file using a text comparison tool . I soon discovered my php had been upgraded to a higher version by my hosting provider without my being notified. I found this code in the HTACCESS file # ph...