It can be confusing to some of the readers as sometimes we say that dedicated servers are a great choice for hosting WordPress, and other times we are praise cloud servers. Is sponsorship money playing behind these contradictory statements or there are practical problems? Managed dedicated servers are great for performance. Unless you pay a huge behind-the-premium cloud server you never get the … [Read more...]
How to Backup WordPress Site Manually via SSH
If you are running a WordPress website on a cloud server or a VPS, then you may need to take manual backups for various reasons. While this article is not the fastest to read the guide reading this guide will help you to manage your server without requiring you to install any web hosting panel or PHPMyadmin. Before taking a backup, you should look at your MySQL database size. If the size of … [Read more...]
Bash Script for SSH Login with Password
The title "Bash Script for SSH Login with Password" means executing a bash script so you can directly log in to the server without the need to type the SSH command or password. A bash script to automate the SSH login is helpful (for certain automation) and avoids the need for key based login setup. However, we are describing the methodologies to automate SSH login for things such as Raspberry Pi. … [Read more...]
How To Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04
Jenkins is an extensible, web-based software system for the continuous integration of software components into an application program. It is considered a fork of the Hudson software by Sun, now Oracle. With Jenkins, we can efficiently manage tasks from building to deploying software. We need Oracle JDK 11 installed for Jenkins. Navigate to this webpage: [crayon-6422b55c5e2f4183068216/] Find … [Read more...]
List of PHP-based Wiki Software
Wikis are a form of user support. It is usually used as a way of the interface of the users or servers. A wiki is a page that allows us to read, edit and create pages so that in the end they are viewed by users. Wikis are used for collaboration, documentation, information gathering, etc. Usually, the pages are stored in a database and dynamically generated exercises are included. MediaWiki is an … [Read more...]
How to Migrate Name Servers with DNSSEC Record
You may need to migrate your DNS hosting from one provider to another DNS provider for different reasons and when you have activated DNSSEC Record, then the job is slightly difficult but potential downtime can be avoided if the steps are done correctly. DNSSEC Record is great since no party can run a man-in-the-middle exploit. As for real-life examples, we use Tucows/Hover as domain registrar … [Read more...]
How to Yearly Update SSL/TLS Certificate in Apache2 Server
This is an extra guide in addition to configuring Ubuntu server to run Apache2, PHP, MySQL. Instead of Let's Encrypt, we are using a paid DV SSL certificate. CA browser forum has made it mandatory to yearly replace (read the PDF here) the SSL/TLS certificate to any avoid security breach. So, even a webmaster purchases an SSL/TLS certificate for 2-5 years, the annual work is mandatory. This yearly … [Read more...]
Why Google AMP is Bad for Your Site
Google AMP is harmful for your branding and customer acquisition. Making the website faster (within a permissible budget) for the mobile devices is a completely different topic from "Google AMP". Possibly you have heard that from Jun 2021 Google has stopped prioritising Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) format in its Top News carousel. There was one US antitrust complaint against Google, which has … [Read more...]
How is Oracle Cloud Free Tier’s VM?
Free stuff is always great if you accept the limitation. A lot of PaaS providers we talked about provide a free usage tier including Heroku, IBM Bluemix. But free VM is not that much we often hear. You can not operate a website like this one on Oracle Cloud free tier, but you'll get AMD or ARM processor-based instances, which are sufficient for various developmental and hobby works. It can save … [Read more...]
Review of Stellar Repair for MS SQL Database
MS SQL Server is a commonly used server software for medium and large-sized enterprises for their database storage and analysis requirements. MS SQL Express and Developer editions are free while the major server edition costs a $530 license fee. Despite the higher cost. There is widespread adoption of SQL database because of the growing application scope in the modern enterprise-grade setup. … [Read more...]
How to Add a Nginx Cache Server Infront of Apache Server
If you have a separate cache server in front of your main server, then you may avoid many of the attacks on the main server plus downtimes of the main server will get masked (although PHP functions of the main site will not work). We need a cloud server instance from a host which is reliable and has IPv6 support. There are many cloud IaaS providers who are IPv6 capable and sells 1 GB RAM … [Read more...]
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