yelp

yahoo local

botw local

citysearch

yp.com

superpages

manta

yellowbot

ibegin.com

local.com

angieslist

judysbook

merchantcircle

tripadvisor

urbanspoon

kudzu.com

insiderpages

tupalo.com

allmenus

magicyellow

localeze.com

local.yodle.com

bing local

+ relevant industry directories

+ relevant regional directories

+ link exchange with local industry peers/venues/non-profits/etc

+ mention on local newspapers, magazines, forums

+ social media pages (facebook and twitter minimum)

+ link building with blogs, profiles, etc

Yesterday was one of those days when things that can go wrong went wrong and today was MySQL day, and problem when accessing any table on a live site resulted in following error

MySQL Error - Can't create/write to file '/tmp/#sql_7d3f_0.MYI' (Errcode: 30)

It took me some time to figure out that the error was due to /usr/tmpDSK getting corrupted, and and not really a problem with MySQL or our database as we were thinking all this time, and as usual google came to rescue.

Here are the steps to fix this for cpanel users…  run the following commands in the order mentioned

/usr/sbin/lsof /tmp

/bin/umount -l /tmp

/bin/umount -l /var/tmp

/bin/rm -fv /usr/tmpDSK

/scripts/securetmp

This will create a new /tmp partition for you and the problem will go away. By the way error code 30 means that file system is read only.

http://amiworks.co.in/talk/how-to-fix-mysql-error-error-code-30/

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/maintenance.html$ 

RewriteRule $ /maintenance.html [R=302,L]

Namecheap has long been a favorite domain registrar among savvy webmasters who appreciate control and anonymity. In the past five years especially, Namecheap has grown exponentially as it became an independent registrar (before it was an eNom reseller).

Anyway, the reason they have been popular is cuz, well, their names are cheap. They really do have cheaper prices than many registrars out there. Plus, for just $3 a year (first year is free) you can get WHOIS guard, to protect your domain WHOIS data.

In recent months however, Namecheap has began cooperating a little too well with the US government in shutting down domains. That, and Namecheap’s DNS service is notoriously bad. I constantly have to re-save the DNS information because their system constantly freezes up.

It was time to find a good offshore registrar that respects privacy, yet has the simplicity and control of Namecheap.

Enter Internet.bs from the Bahamas. They have zero marketing, zero advertising, yet they have the best damn deal on the market. Not only is WHOIS privacy included free FOREVER on ALL DOMAINS, but their pricing is crazy cheap at just $6-7 or even less. They outsource their DNS services to a fantastic provider called TopDNS. Oh ya, and they are out of reach of the US government.

Note: If you prefer staying in the US market so that you can sue your registrar if needed, check out Moniker. They have a strong reputation among domain professionals, but they are anal about everything. So if you like the ability to quickly update domain info and transfer between registrars while paying with unconfirmed Paypal accounts, stick with Namecheap or Internet.bs.

Cheers folks.

Login to your server as root.

Firstly check the status of MySQL on your dedicated server. Normally, it should be ok – as you’re getting this error.

The database table can be repaired only if the Mysql server is in running status. You can check the status by the command.

root# /etc/init.d/mysql status

Now, login to the MySQL database for a required user.

mysql> mysql –u databaseusername –p databasename

You need to select that particular database having problem.

mysql> use databasename;

Now, you will have to check whether the table is corrupted. On giving the below command you will get a NULL value as your output if it is corrupted otherwise it’s alright.

mysql> check table tablename;

If the table is corrupted for that particular database, then you need
to repair the table by giving the following command.

mysql> repair table tablename;

This will repair the table for you.

Under some situations however, no matter how many times you run a REPAIR on the table, the table still returns IN USE and what’s worse is that the system says the table is “already up to date”.

If you have shell access, here’s what to do;

cd /var/lib/mysql/DATABASE  (where DATABASE is the one you’re trying to fix)

myisamchk –safe-recover –force TABLE  (where TABLE is the table you are tring to fix)

This will will repair the table in safemode, and SHOULD result in success.

more options

http://www3.wiredgorilla.com/content/view/347/58/

Download WP-Protect at WordPress.org

=== WP-Protect ===
Contributors: jejani
Donate link: http://www.jejani.com/
Tags: protect, content, post, posts, copy, paste, dupe, duplicate, copyright, intellectual, right, left, click, clicking, highlight, select, selection, all, text, disable, copyprotect, screenshot, script, javascript, enable, seo, friendly, search engine, sef, index, indexed, indexable, security, protection, protector, admin, options, popup, warning, steal, stealing, theft, thieves, robot, prevent, image, images, photo, photos, drag, dragging, download, access, article, articles, link, links, view, source, share, bookmark, message
Requires at least: 2
Tested up to: 3.1
Stable tag: 1.0

Protect your WordPress site against right clicks, text selection, and image dragging.

== Description ==

WP-Protect is a plugin for WordPress websites that allows webmasters to protect their content from being stolen. More specifically, it allows webmasters to disable right clicking abilities for their website visitors, along with a few other things like image dragging and text selection. These features are accomplished by way of javascript coding, so this plugin may not work for some visitors who have disabled javascript in their browser. While some webmasters feel that these types of scripts are pointless as “savvy” visitors can either disable javascript or “view source” in order to steal your content, we disagree for two reasons. Firstly, the vast majority of internet users are not aware of how to do either of these two things, and are usually the people who unwittingly go around stealing content without thinking twice about it. Secondly, “savvy” visitors will at least be aware that you are closely watching your content for theft, and will indeed think twice about stealing your content, at least without attaching some sort of source attribution. In any case, such a plugin is in high demand for people trying to cut down on “duplicate content” penalties on search engines that are ironically taken against their very own website, even though they are the original authors of said content.

= Features =
* Disable right clicking on your WordPress website
* Disable text selection on your WordPress website
* Disable image dragging on your WordPress website
* All features configurable via WordPress admin

(This plugin is brought to you by [Jejani Media](http://www.jejani.com/) free of charge.)

== Installation ==

1. Upload `/wp-protect/` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu via WordPress admin
3. Go to **Settings** and then **WP Protect** to configure features

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

1. Can you configure options via WordPress admin? YES
2. Does this plugin embed any “backlinks” or “credits” automatically? NO

== Screenshots ==
1. WP-Protect configuration via WordPress admin

== Changelog ==

= 1.0 =
* n/a

If you want to 301 redirect all pages on your website to a new site URL or domain, you can place this code below into your .htaccess file on your public_html or www directory. This will make all pages automatically redirect to the new URL or domain using a 301 redirect wildcard based on Apache HTTPD mod_rewrite rules.

The page/directory called “stayhere” is an example of how to create an exception to this “redirect all pages” rule by telling your server to ignore that page or directory (keep it here, don’t redirect to new site).

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/stayhere(/?$|/.*$)
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [R=301,QSA,L]

Or, a more simple variation of the code:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/stayhere
RewriteRule (.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Just thought this might be useful to other webmasters out there who are using the WP-PostRatings plugin by Lester Chan, and who are using a dark WordPress theme.

I have redone the star graphics to have a dark (black #000000) background so they  blend properly with a dark WordPress theme.

Here they are, simply replace these files under wp-postratings/images/stars/

Cheers.