Dotdeb is a repository of extra packages for Debian. Dotdeb has newer versions of Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Redis and other server software than you’d find in the official Debian repos. The instructions provided on Dotdeb tell you how to install various versions of PHP and MySQL but they don’t tell you how to install only […]
Nginx is an alternative web server that is fast becoming popular. Nginx is famed for its ability to handle thousands of concurrent connections while using very little memory. In this post I look at how to install Nginx, PHP-FPM, MySQL and WordPress on a brand new CentOS 6.x Linux installation.
Updated: 12 March 2018 Let’s Encrypt is the free SSL certificate authority. Dehydrated, formerly letsencrypt.sh, is a bash script that can run as an unprivileged user and automate the process of getting SSL certs from Let’s Encrypt. Here’s how you can use Dehydrated on Debian Jessie (Debian 8).
Abdussamad Abdurrazzaq Web Development and Linux System Administration Skills: Linux System Administration I’m a self-taught System Administrator. I have the following skills some of which I’ve blogged about on my site: Installing and configuring software on Linux. Optimizing Apache, Nginx, PHP and MySQL. Setting up authoritative nameservers using bind, maradns or powerdns. Setting up fastcgi […]
I created a new WordPress plugin called GeoBlock that allows you to show or hide content based on the visitor’s country. This plugin is not for people on shared hosting. It is for those of you who have root access to their own VPS or dedicated servers. First up you have to install mod_geoip or […]