Eric Hicks Freelance WordPress Web Developer

5 Most Important Factors When Redesigning Your Web Site

Dec 8, 2010 | Blog, SEO

Eventually, every small business should update their website. Maybe you have a new logo, or you finally coordinated all your marketing materials on a single font style and color palate. Maybe you just finally wanted to breathe some new life into your website that was...

HostGator and CodeIgniter: How to fix mod_rewrite

Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized

I came across this problem today. I just purchased a HostGator Baby account.  I got everything installed, and CodeIgniter will pull up a home page, but any other page redirects to the home page. After a little digging, I discovered a solution. You just have to open...

CodeIgniter and GoDaddy Hosting Issues

Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized

I had another snag in deploying a CodeIgniter application the other day. GoDaddy doesn’t allow you to have access outside of the web root. This is kind of a problem for CodeIgniter, because you really should install the system files outside of the web root for...

PHP Webbug / Clear gif Email Tracking

Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized

I had to create an email Open-Rate tracking system for a client the other day, so I thought I’d share it.  This code hides a 1×1 pixel, also called a Web Bug or Clear GIF, in the email, so that if the person views the email, it “phones home” and adds the incident to a...