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Fixing Access Forbidden (403) issues after migrating WordPress to a static site

After migrating a WordPress site to static files, Google Search Console may start sending you notifications about page indexing problems. Often the issue will be marked as ‘Blocked due to access forbidden (403)’. In this article I will explain in detail why this happens and a simple solution to fix it.

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How to set up a MySQL database server on Ubuntu for Drupal to WordPress migrations

Content Management System (CMS) migration projects involve moving data between databases with different schemas. Table names, field types and constraints often don’t match up, leading to a number of frustrating errors. This is especially the case with highly complex Drupal to WordPress migrations that use custom scripts to extract, transform and load the data. Read on to find out how to set up a MySQL database server on Ubuntu for Drupal to WordPress migrations.

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How to fix the mysqldump access denied process privilege error

You may receive a new ‘Access denied PROCESS privilege’ error when trying to dump your MySQL database. You were able to export database before so what caused this? This is due to an incompatible change introduced July 2020. Find out your options for fixing the mysqldump process privilege error.

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How to fix https version of a site redirecting to the wrong domain

Some hosting providers restrict customers to a single SSL/TLS certificate per socket. (In simple terms, a socket is the combination of IP address and port number.) Since Apache listens to port 80 for non-SSL connections and port 443 for SSL connections on the same IP address, customers usually need a separate IP address for each

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How To Configure SSH Key-Based Authentication on FreeBSD for Mac OS X and Panic’s Transmit FTP Client

This is a guide for setting up an Apple Mac OS X workstation with SSH key-based authentication to a remote FreeBSD server. I won’t go into any detail about these protocols or try to make a case for using them. If you’re reading this, you probably already have a basic grounding on SSH, SFTP and

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