PHP2Shell: Why Half of Europe Took Its Websites Offline, and What You Need to Do Now
On Wednesday, websites vanished one after another: Mainz, the Charité, Mittwald, half of The Hague. The cause: two bugs in the PHP core named…
Christopher
Technology fascinates me, and I've been writing about it on Bitpage.de since 2012. By day I'm a developer, and on the side I test software and tinker with old hardware. Here you'll find how-tos, hands-on reports and my take on things, sometimes at full nerd level, sometimes as a quick practical tip.
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How to Change the Language in KeePass (e.g. to German)
KeePass comes in English, but you can switch it to German or many other languages with a translation file. Here's how in a few…
Finding Server Names: Spoiled for Choice. Gods, Stars or Star Wars?
Memorable server names instead of numbers: a collection of hostname ideas from Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology plus stars and planets, and which characters…
WinSCP: How to Work with Root Permissions
If root can't log in directly on your Linux server, one connection setting in WinSCP lets you switch to root via sudo right after…
rsync: The Thing with the Trailing Slash
Does rsync copy the folder or only its contents? Two little rhymes help me remember what the trailing slash on the source directory does.
Export and Import a MySQL Database from the Command Line
Too big for phpMyAdmin? With mysqldump and mysql you can export and import MySQL or MariaDB databases on the command line, and gzip shrinks…
Extend the Windows Server Evaluation Period
The 180-day Windows Server evaluation can be extended with slmgr -rearm. Here's how it works, what happens when it expires and what to keep…
Project Odeon: Reports of the Control Panel’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
Microsoft is testing Project Odeon, a Settings app delivered through the Store. I tried it, and the Control Panel is far from dead.
Which Power Bank Can You Take on a Plane?
Can my 20,000 mAh power bank come on the plane? A calculator with the rules of more than 80 airlines including sources, the ICAO…
ArtCraft vs. Adobe: I Can’t Wait to See How This Plays Out
ArtCraft rebuilds Photoshop & co. for free with AI. How good the apps are, what lawyers say and what Lotus, Apple and Macromedia went…
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