An SSL certificate enables secure communication between a web browser and server. Not all SSL certificates are equal though. The strength of a certificate depends…
Category: Server management
PHP handlers
A PHP handler is an Apache module that interprets and runs PHP code. There are a handful of handlers to choose from, and each has…
Apache MPMs (Multi-Processing Modules)
The Apache web server can use different Multi-Processing Modules (MPMs). An MPM performs various important tasks, including dealing with requests and creating child processes or…
Installing WordPress from the command line
Both cPanel and WordPress have a great graphical interface. If you enjoy the command line, though, you might prefer to instead do various jobs via…
Manually update WordPress from the command line
Updating WordPress can easily be done from the WordPress dashboard, and you can even configure automatic updates. Sometimes, though, you may need to manually update…
How to force HTTPS on Linux and Windows servers
If your website has an SSL certificate you probably want all website traffic to use the HTTPS protocol rather than HTTP. To do so, you…
Basic command line utilities
This article provides a brief overview of common Linux commands. If you are new to the Linux command line, there are lots of free resources…
Finding files from the command line
The find utility is used to search for files. As finding files is an important and common task the utility has a very large number…
Using rsync to copy files
The rsync utility is used to copy files. It can copy files locally as well as from one host to another. You can also use…
Filtering text using awk
awk is a programming language that can easily fill a book. In fact, quite a few books have been written about awk. This article is…