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New Minimum Requirements for using WordPress

It has been announced that WordPress version 3.2 (we are currently at version 3.1.2) will have new minimum requirements. Version 3.2 is expected to be released at the end of June 2011. At present the minimum requirements, in relation to PHP and MySQL, to run WordPress are: PHP version 4.3 or greater MySQL version 4.1.2 [...]

5 ESSENTIAL WordPress Security Steps

WordPress.org (self-hosted) software is very secure. The apparent WordPress security flaws often have nothing to do with the software itself but rather problems with the host, hosting setup or configuration of the software. One reads about WordPress Sites being hacked however it is usually a SQL injection or a result of incorrect folder and file [...]

How WordPress Fits Together

WordPress originated as Blogging software. Since those early days, WordPress has developed into the leading Content Management System (CMS) used by large to small organizations as well as individuals. The key strengths of WordPress is its ease of use and robustness that makes it simple enough for occasional bloggers as well as powerful enough for [...]

Facebook Statistics

The popularity of Facebook is remarkable! Many people don’t ‘get’ Facebook however even the most passionate of sceptics cannot be amazed by how widely, and often, Facebook is used. Here are some of the amazing Facebook stats: Image via Wikipedia Facebook has hundreds of millions of signed-up users. Of that, 500 million are active (sign-in [...]