Fastly two major services - CDN and whole site caching including acceleration. They have developed a unique offsite caching plugin for WordPress. Their caching and acceleration are dependent on Varnish. Instead of using installing and configuring Varnish on your server, you can test their service. Fastly has impressive performance including the ability to purge everything in the cache. They … [Read more...]
Computer and Internet
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Using the tee Command and Difference With cat Command
The tee command converts a standard output into a standard input and also can write this to files. So tee is practically only about writing to a file. The cat command is for reading (both input and files) and writing (with > and >>) to files. cat is a powerful and safe tool. tee is used in specific advanced complex cases. For the below function, you can not use … [Read more...]
How Much Dedicated Server Cost to Host WordPress
The cost of dedicated servers from mid-range web hosts is comparable with that of high-performance cloud servers from Linode, Digital Ocean etc. When the need for RAM becomes more than 4GB, then cloud servers are not a good choice. The reason dedicated servers with 16GB RAM sell with a $70 to $100 per month price tag is that they have no modern usage in the corporate sector. Additionally, probably … [Read more...]
How to Decrease the Load Time of SSL (Apache2, WordPress)
There are a bunch of performance tweaks for the Apache webserver running WordPress. Our regular readers are already aware that Apache MPM Event and PHP-FPM, HSTS, HTTP/2 are almost mandatory these days for improved TTFB. In this article, our discussion is only limited to the setting of the Apache web server which you can try on a dedicated running WordPress. For testing the settings, choose a … [Read more...]
Understanding the Risks of Data Brokers
Are you aware of the risks involved in sharing your personal data with data brokers? Did you know that they collect, analyze and sell your information to third parties including advertisers, government agencies, or even cybercriminals? Data brokers are a type of data reseller that hire third parties to collect and sell data. Data brokerages go through rigorous quality control processes before … [Read more...]
How to Opt-Out of Data Brokers
In today's digital world, it's easy for companies to collect and share personal information. Data brokers buy and sell this data, allowing companies to use it for marketing purposes. This can feel intrusive and is a breach of your privacy. Fortunately, you can take steps to opt out of data brokers and protect your data. This blog post will discuss opting out of data brokers and reclaiming your … [Read more...]
KVM Switch and KVM over IP (for Dedicated Server)
A KVM Switch is typically required for a Windows-based server. A KVM switch, where the abbreviation stands for Keyboard Video Mouse, makes it possible to control several computers with a mouse, keyboard and display. The user can choose at any time the computer he wants to control, and switches instantly from one to the other. Some recent KVM switches also allow you to share not only USB devices … [Read more...]
How to Install and Configure ModSecurity for WordPress
In an earlier article, we published an introduction on mod security. While there are many good reasons to use mod security, this module adds complexity to any WordPress installation. This guide is based on the official directions for WordPress to create a window so that a WordPress user can edit any post, and upload media. Still, you need to monitor the log for unwanted errors (in … [Read more...]
What is ModSecurity? Why Should We Use ModSecurity
ModSecurity is an open-source web application firewall. It is available as a module for the Apache Server, and also Microsoft IIS and Nginx web server. It provides a rule configuration language (SecRules) for real-time monitoring, logging, and filtering of HTTP communications. ModSecurity is probably most commonly used to add protection against general vulnerabilities using the rule set from OWASP … [Read more...]
How to Install Apache MPM Event and PHP-FPM on Ubuntu Server
If your production server is running Apache, mod_php and mpm prefork and you want to upgrade to MPM Event and PHP-FPM, then it is just a few steps. For this guide, we have tested the workflow on a server which is running PHP 7.2 (which is an old version). You can follow similar steps for any present version of PHP, only modify the version number. We have tested that restarting the server after the … [Read more...]
How to Enable PEM Certificate Based SSH Login
After following this guide, you'll get an identity file-based SSH authentication like AWS, HP cloud provides a way to log in. Commonly most of the cloud servers and dedicated servers are delivered with SSH login using the root user account. This is a security risk since any attacker can easily guess the username root and run a dictionary-based attack. The attackers can log in using the root … [Read more...]