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How to setup XAMPP on your local computer to test for Magento (or other PHP-based application) compatibility in an environment where PHP 5.3 is running.

Google Apps provides you with the ability to use Google's computing cloud to deliver email service for up to 50 users on your domain for free.

Setting up Google Apps for your domain is simple, and this short tutorial will show you how to integrate Google Apps for your domain.

The best way to test out a new Magento release without potentially destroying your production store is to setup a staging area.

A staging area is a duplicate of your primary store that you can use to see if the upgrade process will go smoothly, and also allow you to use both the frontend and backend of your site to see if everything is running properly.

There are numerous ways to setup multiple Magento stores that all share the same codebase and backend, but what method you use depends on your needs.

This article is written with cPanel in mind, though the methodologies listed below apply no matter what control panel you're using.

Improving Magento performance is at the top of the list for most professional Magento developers. There's no doubt that enhancing the speed at which Magento performs can only be good for business.

This is a step-by-step tutorial on installing Magento Commerce on one of our Split-Shared hosting accounts. I was recently introduced to Magento in a pre-sales chat. Up until that chat, I had never heard about it, but decided to check it out.

As a web designer or developer, it is important to know how to use the htaccess file to your advantage. It is a very powerful tool, and can even work as a deterrent for bandwidth thieves, exploits, and hackers. Below are some common examples of rules to consider when developing websites. We hope you find them useful.

A master layout and stylesheet contains semantic, optimized, cross-browser markup that is free of redundant tags, classes and IDs, hacks, conditionals, and separate stylesheets. Learn how to use a master layout and stylesheet to reduce CSS headaches and speed up your design process.

One of the most common mistakes I see beginners and intermediates fall victim to when it comes to CSS is not removing the default browser styling. This leads to inconsistencies in the appearance of your design across browsers, and ultimately leaves a lot of designers blaming the browser. It is a misplaced blame, of course. Before you do anything else when coding a website, you should reset the styling.

When you walk into a mall, one of the first things you come to is a map with a "you are here" indicator that lets you know where you are. On a website, we can accomplish this by higlighting the current location on a navigation bar, menu, or list. Since the primary navigation is the most prominent feature on a website, we will discuss an easy way to do this with PHP.

This whitepaper is a continuation to the previously article, Notification Escalations, EventHandlers & Remote Service Monitoring With NRPE.

From the Nagios website, "Nagios is an open source host, service and network monitoring program," however, this description is not as accurate as it could be. In it’s most basic state of configuration, Nagios is a fantastic tool for locally monitoring network devices and services.