…is must be retrievable via wget from YOUR SERVER (test this via terminal command) change ‘virtualmin’ => 0 to NOT use virtualmin scripts repo! (~line 152) Your custom file should now look like this: # script_custompress_files(&domain, version, &opts, &upgrade-info) # Returns a list of files needed by WordPress, each of which is a hash ref […]
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If you’ve read anything at all about Content Management Systems (CMS), you’ll probably know that CMS are the most effective way to keep your site relevant to your audience. You also know at least three other things: Keeping your site relevant and up-to-date can be time consuming CMS can be complicated Portals can be expensive […]
Some installations of Apache will have been compiled to work with either Prefork or Worker MPM, but most by default are compiled only to work with Prefork. Changing to Worker MPM may allow your server to handle much higher traffic, more user sessions, with less RAM use. Your site or server will not scale well […]
Punktastic.com is a community powered site that covers punk music in Britain, but is poised to go worldwide. They cover punk and hardcore shows and festivals, and provide album reviews, video interviews and more. With a growing audience and user base, Punktastic needed a more reliable and robust web server, so they made the move […]
Chris Gilligan Web Developer, Information Architect, Web Server Administrator, Media Producer web • video • print chris@chrisgilligan.net chrisgilligan.com I design and produce information and communication media for university, corporate, small business, manufacturing and non-profit clients: web sites Information architecture and design for open source content management systems Front-end UI design, HTML, PHP, LESS Linux Apache […]
…the SSL pages on the client’s site were throwing security warnings. At first I thought this might be a W3 Total Cache issue, because upgrading to the latest development release had solved some other CSS issues. However, it turned out to be a browser security issue. Evidently this is a security measure to prevent cross-site […]
…SF on AWS, so I’ve backtracked to my old standby, Fail2Ban. “Out of the box,” Fail2Ban for CentOS & other RedHat downstream distros only provides protection against SASL login failures. But with a little work and research, one can successfully configure many more “jails” for the malicious traffic. To take full advantage of Fail2Ban, the […]
If you don’t need the power of a full-blown Content Management System, and want a site that’s easier to manage, WordPress is a great choice. It’s just right for small businesses and non-profit or service organizations. WordPress grows increasingly powerful, with an active development community building amazing plugins and themes that add to the software’s core […]