CSF or Config Server Firewall is an essential firewall that every VPS should have in order to protect the server from being bombarded by thousands of malicious bots. The bots do various nefarious activities such as ‘port scanning’ (looking for which ports are open and vulnerable for intrusion), ‘Brute force login’ (guessing various combinations of username and password) etc
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Scaleway vs Linode Review | 8GB RAM For Price Of 2 GB RAM
Here is a review of a Scaleway VPS in comparison to a Linode VPS. I moved from a 2GB Linode VPS to 8GB Scaleway VPS for the same price. I have reviewed both VPS
How To Install Centmin Mod With WordPress | An Easy Installation Guide
This guide is a ready reckoner on how to install Centminmod auto installer script, change the mysql password, change wordpress configuration for permalinks to work, enable CSF firewall blocklists, deleting sites etc
Scaleway VPS Review + Easy Guide To Setting Up
Scaleway offers Virtual Private Servers (VPS) at a price which is literally a steal when compared to other cloud VPS providers like Linode, Digital Ocean, Vultr, etc. Let us do a quick review of the pricing and terms and performance of the VPS and also do a quick guide on how to set up the VPS
Blogger To WordPress Nginx 301 Redirection Rules
The process of moving a website from blogger or blogspot to a self-operated wordpress site is very simple. All that one has to do is take a backup of the posts from blogger from settings > Other > import & backup. Clicking the ‘Backup Content’ button downloads a xml file of all the posts made on blogger. Thereafter, it is a simple matter of uploading these posts to the wordpress site using the Blogger importer tool at Dashboard > Tools > Import > Blogger.
Your IP has been flagged for potential security violations. Find out more…
When you try to log in to the WordPress installation, you may occasionally get this error message. Your IP has been flagged for potential security violations. Find out more… What the message states is that the IP has been blocked and the user will not be entitled to log into his own wordpress installation. Jetpack
Reliance Jio Prime membership: New plans & how to avail them
Reliance Jio is all set to enroll its customers on its Jio Prime membership plan starting today, which can be availed at Rs 99. The plan is an extension of the company’s ‘Happy New Year’ offer and new as well existing customers can become Jio Prime subscribers before March 31 to enjoy the Prime Jio
vps performance test: Amazon Lightsail vs. Digital Ocean vs. Linode vs. Scaleway vs. Server Mania
VPS performance test: Amazon Lightsail vs. Digital Ocean vs. Linode vs. Scaleway vs. Server Mania Severs tested for performance I have tested the following servers: (i) Amazon_Linux-512MB-Virginia-1 (LIghtsail)512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD Amazon Linux Virginia, Zone B (us-east-1b) (ii) Scaleway (Paris) (BareMetal server)C2S – 4 Dedicated x86 64bit Cores, 8GB memory 50GB
XenForo Forum: How To Show Date Of Joining, Number Of Messages, Likes Received And Trophies Of Members
If you would like to show the date of joining, number of messages, likes received and trophies of members in your Xenforo forum, go to the Admin control panel, click on the appearance tab, click on ‘style properties’ and then ‘message elements’. Select, ‘show custom user fileds’, ‘author registration date’, author message count’, ‘number of
VirtualMin: 413 “Request Entity Too Large” error with uploading a file
In a normal nginx installation, this error is solved by making an amendment to the nginx.conf file and the php.ini file. The nginx.conf file is found at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf while php.ini is to be found at /etc/php.ini In nginx.conf, the directive has to be added: client_max_body_size = 100M; In the php.ini, the upload_max_filesize directive has to