Archive for October, 2008

Using .htaccess to Parse HTML Files as PHP

Friday, October 10th, 2008

I receive this question quite frequently by readers who want to know how to configure Apache to treat HTML files as if they were PHP. Parsing HTML files as PHP can be quite handy if you have a current HTML site that you’re moving over to PHP and you don’t want to have to […]

Bypass User Account Control (UAC) Prompts

Friday, October 10th, 2008

If you’re tired of being bothered by Windows Vista’s invasive User Account Control (UAC) prompts when attempting to run certain programs, then you’ll want to stop by TechRepublic’s IT Dojo and check out this video that shows you how to bypass those unwanted prompts.

Renew Dynamic IP Addresses in WSH

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

“Is there any way to release and renew a dynamic IP address in WSH?” - Chris. F
Releasing and renewing dynamic IP addresses can be a very effective method of repairing a broken internet connection. Effectively, you are instructing your network adapter to request a new IP address from a DHCP server. While the […]

Forcing a Specific Scripting Engine

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

I get a lot of questions asking for a simple way to force a script to run in either cscript.exe or wscript.exe–and there are several reasons why you might want to force the use of one engine over another. Cscript.exe is a good choice whenever you want to have a console output or mask […]