Monthly Archives: August 2011

Server Administration

PHP Warning: date_default_timezone_get(): It is not safe to rely on the system’s timezone settings

Error:

PHP Warning: date_default_timezone_get(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EDT/-4.0/DST' instead in /var/www/vhosts/adserver/httpdocs/lib/OX/Admin/Timezones.php on line 158

Fix:

Edit php.ini and add appropriate timezone.

date.timezone=America/New_York

List of timezones are available here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

Computers

Disable Google Talk Voice Chat Microphone Auto-Adjust

Auto-adjusting microphone levels can be annoying for some. Here is how you can turn off the auto volume control of the Google Voice chat plug-in.

  • Close your web browser
  • Open regedit
  • Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Talk Plugin
  • Change the value of “audio-flags” to 1. It is probably set to 3 currently
  • Close regedit and restart browser
Computers

Firefox 5 Hidden Extension Redirecting Google Searches to Spam Website

Using GooredFix, I was able to remove a malicious Firefox extension. This extension is not all over the internet currently, but apparently present to the few websites I visit each day. It installs without permission and causes every other clicked Google search result to redirect to a fake search engine site.


Deleting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\\{EFB5AF1A-EB6E-4A28-AEF7-FDD4FBB4B353} -> Success!
Deleting C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\{EFB5AF1A-EB6E-4A28-AEF7-FDD4FBB4B353} -> Success!