How to Make a Charity Website in 9 Easy Steps
An impactful CTA on a charity website should be emotionally engaging, using persuasive language that highlights the urgency and importance of the cause. Clarity in what action is needed and how it will…
What CentOS alternative distro should you choose?
The official alternative to CentOS 8 is CentOS Stream. Read: Converting from CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream. According to Chris Wright, Red Hat’s CTO, the CentOS Stream project provides “a rolling preview of…
How to Set Up a Video Streaming Server
Use strong credentials on all users, including root and your hosting accounts. Also, install a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate to encrypt the connection between your server and clients, enabling secure video streaming….
Set PHP realpath_cache_size ‘correctly’
<?php var_dump(realpath_cache_size()); ?> Enjoy! realpath_cache_size = 4M realpath_cache_ttl = 120 Note that if your using Apache Prefork-mpm mod_php to run PHP (the fastest when loading only PHP and not with static content) then…
How to Choose the Best eCommerce Hosting Plan for Your Online Store
Linda is a seasoned Content Writer specialized in website creation. With her passion for the written world and obsession with helping others, her goal is to deliver resourceful content pieces for all skill…
How to Make a Satisfactory Server
Furthermore, our plans are scalable, allowing your server to grow with your gaming community. This is particularly valuable as your player base expands, ensuring you can continuously provide optimal gameplay for your players….
atop for Linux server performance analysis (Guide)
atop -m Additional examples of using the ‘atop’ command for Linux server performance analysis: atop -c atop is an ASCII full-screen performance monitor that can log and report the activity of all server…
Top Serverless Monitoring Tools + Serverless Resources
Every few weeks, I will edit and add to this list of Top Serverless Monitoring Tools/Solutions. These tools represent the current recommended Serverless Monitoring Tools. Table of Contents What is Serverless Computing? The…
PHP performance: oPcache Control Panels
OPcache is a PHP extension that improves PHP performance by storing precompiled script bytecode in shared memory, thereby removing the need for PHP to load and parse scripts on each request. The extension…
htop: Quick Guide & Customization
htop uses a cursor-controlled interface for sending signals to processes. One example where this is helpful is: you don’t have to type in PIDs; select one or more processes using your mouse cursor…
PHP Benchmarks: OPcache vs OPcache w/ Performance Tweaks
These are not mind-blowing results. However, depending on your current throughput of PHP requests, you may be happy to take whatever improvements you can find. Also, this test was with WordPress only; with…
21 Essential Web Design Statistics for 2024
Yes, 73% of companies are investing in web design to create unique, engaging brands for users. This trend highlights the growing need for businesses to have a strong online presence. AI also plays…
How to Integrate Cloudflare with CSF Firewall
For added security, you can also use additional tools or services, such as ModSecurity and Sucuri. Or, instead of CSF + LFD, you can use APF + BFD. There’s also bitninja.io, Imunify360 and others….
Observability, Getting Started – 50 Free Access and Open-Source Solutions
So, what is observability? Well, rather than adding to the many different published definitions, I’ll point you to a few articles and pages recently published (all within the past six months) by some…
MySQL Performance Tuning: Tips, Scripts and Tools
MySQLTuner supports Galera Cluster, TokuDB, Performance schema, Linux OS metrics, InnoDB, MyISAM, Aria, etc. – MySQLTuner on Github. You cannot replace Professional MySQL tuning with scripts. Scripts serve as essential guides, sometimes spot-on,…
dstat command in Linux w/ examples
-y, –sysenable system stats (interrupts, context switches)–snmp-cpu–floatforce float values on-screen (mutual exclusive with –integer)–top-io-advshow most expensive I/O process (incl. pid and other stats)–qmailshow qmail queue sizes (needs qmail)–top-bioshow most expensive block I/O process…
iftop command in Linux w/ examples
sudo iftop -F 192.168.1.0/24 pacman -S iftop iftop command examples iftop is a terminal program that shows network activity and details in text form. It’s suitable for users who want to monitor network…
5 Free Microsoft Word Alternatives for Linux in 2024
Linux users can use the suite on their desktop PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Its Microsoft Word alternative is called Calligra Words. It’s a text processor with desktop publishing features. Finding a decent alternative…