In this section I keep notes and write extended tutorials on things like configuring Nginx servers, serving Drupal. Upgrading Ubuntu, PHP-FPM, e.t.c. Apache, Jboss, Tomcat and other might pop in this section as well. Basically routine tasks and solved problems I'm facing everyday.
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How To Update to PHP 7.4 Ubuntu 16.04 Drupal 7 Nginx
17 June, 2021 | seen 218
I was facing problems with some Drupal modules not being supported, before upgrading to PHP 7.4 version.
As I had running Ubuntu 16.04 server with Nginx and PHP 7.0 FPM on in I felt a bit afraid performing a live update and decided to… How to Install Drupal with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.4, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04 - Linode Guide
13 June, 2020 | seen 985
In this article, you will learn how to setup webserver for serving Drupal websites running with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.4, MySQL and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04
For the following tutorial, I used very much the information from my previous guide… How To Swap / Transfer IP address with Linode VPS
29 May, 2020 | seen 168
Recently I was rebuilding a compromised VPS on the Linode - this was a small web server serving some 3 established websites. It took me a few hours from A-Z - launch a new Linode, install a new webserver on it, then transfer data from one… How To HTTPS Secure Drupal 8 Running Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
15 May, 2020 | seen 180
Let's Encrypt have done some very good job, providing SSL certificates that everyone can use absolutely for free. Encrypted HTTPS websites should be default in 2020.
I have been implementing HTTPS secure websites for years. Until now I… How to Install Drupal 8 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.2, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 18.04 - Linode Guide
7 May, 2020 | seen 461
In this article, you will learn how to setup Drupal 8 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.2, MySQL and phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 18.04
For the following tutorial, I used very much the information from my previous guide with Ubuntu 16.04, but decided to… How To Enable Google Adsense ads.txt file for Drupal on Nginx
6 December, 2019 | seen 891
Around early September 2019, in my Google AdSense dashboard, I noticed a warning informing me to create a separate ads.txt file.
I followed the on-screen instruction and did what was asked.
After two months (at the start of November) I… Building GPU (Ethereum) Mining Rig from Scratch - Part 2 Assembling
19 March, 2019 | seen 442
I originally built this mining rig back in December 2017 (during the golden days of crypto), I've unplugged this rig from electricity since September 2018, but I might turn it on again in 2019.
Today's article is the second and final part… How to block visitors from country NGINX + GeoIP Module
16 January, 2019 | seen 8,881
There are a couple of reasons why website administrators consider blocking visitors from particular countries or regions accessing websites, the most common reason probably is hacking/hacking attempts.
One really nasty way how website… How To Disable / Enable Windows 10 Update
8 January, 2019 | seen 4,324
Windows 10 updates might get annoying, and though they are much needed and it's not recommended to turn them off, in this article I will show one easy method how to disable and later enable Windows Update.
For other methods please see: How… How To Install XTRF 8 on Ubuntu 18.04
29 November, 2018 | seen 112
XTRF is a Polish translation management system available to install as SAAS or on your own server (both Windows and Linux). In today's article, I will keep notes on how to install XTRF 8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Our company has been using the XTRF …