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Step-by-step to a USABLE KDE Archlinux Installation (Updated 2022)
UPDATE 2018: pacaur is no longer maintained, one of the best alternatives is trizen, the post is updated accordingly. UPDATE 2019: pacaur is back in business, still my favorite AUR helper tool Archlinux is still, by far, our best linux distro of all times....
Reset WordPress password using FTP only
Sometimes, you get yourself locked outside wordpress without any way to reset your password using email and you don't have database access. So here is the simplest way to reset your password without database access, only FTP is required. Create new file inside you...
Important commands to rescue hacked servers.
This post will you a boost in tracing the trails of your server intruder. You can use this post as a reference for your periodic server health checks as well. This is a very important article for server security specialists, white hats and developer in general....
Abandoning CouchDB (NoSQL) in favor of SQL
In short, Use CouchDB if you are 100% sure you won't need any (complex) joins. This post won't go through any theoretical differences or benchmark scores, only different use cases that I find really important to consider before using CouchDB. CouchDB is the dream DBMS...
Linux Best Code (Text) Editor : Atom, Sublime or Visual Studio Code?
Sublime Text I used ST2 in the past. How it works: Getting the job done as simple as possible. ST2 is pretty fast in starting up and in usage in general. Pros : Free for evaluation. Fast load up. Cons : Sublime Text can't be used commercially unless you buy a...
[How To] PouchDB and CouchDB : Database Per User Made Simple
CouchDB is one of the most powerful DBMS nowadays. However, although its documentation is good, there is not enough topics of how-tos and best practices for common use cases. One of these use cases is the database_per_user. Each user has his own private data that only...
Ultimate Sorting Algorithms Comparison
Before the stats, You must already know what is Merge sort, Selection Sort, Insertion Sort, Bubble Sort, Quick Sort, Arrays, how to get current time. What is Stable Sorting ? A sorting algorithm is said to be stable if and only if two records R and S with the...
White Hat Hacking : Apple open redirect vulnerability
What is Open Redirect vulnerability? Open redirect vulnerabilities allow the attacker to use a well known website name to redirect the visitor to another website. As mentioned in Everything is vulnerable ( Q4 in internet wars ). You should pay attention to URLs you...
White Hat Hacking – RedHat Cross Site Scripting ( XSS )
White Hat Hacking - Redhat cross site scripting ( XSS ) Using an ordinary Cross site scripting payload, The vulnerability could NOT be exploited. However, I tried to put the payload inside a JavaScript file with JPG extension and the trick worked ! Payload :...
Everything is vulnerable II : Internet wars
Q1. Why was this post written ? This post is highly recommended for all web surfers regardless of their interests; from online shoppers to social networks users. Millions of defrauding are attempted every day and actually many succeed! As a matter of fact, if you have...
Everything is vulnerable I : What are Malwares, viruses, exploits, trojans, hacks and cracks ?
Q1. Why was this post written? To define Malwares and demonstrate the differences between Viruses, Trojans and Spams. Also, We will talk a bit about hacks and cracks. Q2. What are Malwares? Malware is a malicious, invisible and harmful piece of software like viruses,...
Everything is vulnerable : Introduction
“Everything is vulnerable” is a series of posts about computer vulnerabilities, malwares, hacking and security. There is one fact to Illustrate and one goal to reach. The fact : Everything is vulnerable. The goal : Everything can be secured ! This series contains a...