July 31, 2017

How to Check A WordPress Site's PHP Version (& Upgrade Compatibility)

If you notice that your WordPress hosting provider is not running PHP 7, but has it available to its users, you may want to consider making a WordPress PHP version change so you can benefit from all of PHP 7’s features. However, in order to avoid breaking your site, you should make sure all of your site’s themes and plugins are compatible. 
To check for WordPress PHP version compatibility, you can use another simple plugin called PHP Compatibility Checker.

Source : wpbuffs.com

June 29, 2017

URL Rewrite v2.1

The IIS team just released URL Rewrite v2.1. The blog post below details the changes introduced in this release. You can download the latest version from https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite or from WebPI.

Source : IIS Team Blog

June 28, 2017

Validating file and folder paths in PowerShell parameters

Accepting file and folder paths as a parameter is a pretty common occurrence in PowerShell scripts. Without validating these parameters, your script might not work as indented.

Source : sysops

March 24, 2017

Using implicit PowerShell remoting to import remote modules

Implicit remoting is one of PowerShell's "best-kept secrets." Learn how you can load modules from remote servers into your local system runspace to use the commands natively.

Source : 4sysops

January 31, 2017

Quick Tip: Add Computer to Group – GPUpdate without Restart


Let’s say that you have a GPO that is scoped to a specific security group. If you add a computer to this security group, you would normally need to restart in order for the computer to see that it is now a member of this group. To bypass this, you can delete the system’s Kerberos ticket and run GPUpdate. The computer will magically see its new group membership without a restart.


Source : DeployHappiness | Quick Tip: Add Computer to Group – GPUpdate without Restart

December 16, 2016

WSUS Server Cleanup Wizard task “Delete computers that have not contacted the server in 30 days or more” fails with connection error


Hello Everyone, my name is Moni and I am a Support Engineer in the Windows Devices and Deployment team here at Microsoft. In this post, I’ll be discussing an issue where the Server Cleanup Wizard for WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 2 times out when attempting to delete computers that have not contacted the server in 30 days or more.

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Details of the error are as follows:
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server Database.Verify that SQL server is running on the WSUS Server. If the problem persists, try restarting SQL.System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException — Access to table dbo.tbDownstreamServerClientSummaryRollup is blocked because the signature is not valid.Source.Net SqlClient Data ProviderStack Trace:at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)at Microsoft.UpdateServices.UI.SnapIn.Wizards.ServerCleanup.ServerCleanupWizard.OnCleanupComplete(Object sender, PerformCleanupCompletedEventArgs e) 


Source : SUS Blog

November 30, 2016

Test Active Directory replication with PowerShell


When Active Directory replication breaks, IT is in trouble. PowerShell comes with a few cmdlets that allow you to test if Active Directory replication is working properly.





Source : 4sysops

How to Check A WordPress Site's PHP Version (& Upgrade Compatibility)

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