I backup my files by creating a tar folder and transporting it to a remote location. I use the simple but effective technique documented here. Recently, I was shocked to find that the tar file had bloated to several GB in size. I looked in the public_html folder but could not find any suspicious file.
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NGINX: Force Pdf Files To Download & Not Open In Browser
The usual code for forcing pdf files to download and not open in the browser is this: location ~* /(.*\.pdf) { types { application/octet-stream .pdf; } default_type application/octet-stream; } Restart the nginx server with the command: service nginx restart It is best if the location directive is placed immediately after the server directive. server {
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
Nginx.conf rules for Wordfence Falcon Engine Caching when using Nginx and PHP5-FPM
Wordfence is a free WordPress plugin that provides security for your wordpress installation. It has a nice feature that scans your wordpress files and compares it with the original to see if they have been modified. However, the scan is not foolproof. It does not cover all the core wordpress files or the themes or
WordPress Shows Login Page For Entire Site
Today, I had an unpleasant experience. When I tried to access my site, I was presented with a peculiar login page. No page was accessible. Even the wp-admin.php page was blocked out by the login page. There was only one input box for the password (see image). A study of the source code of the
MicroAd Hijacks Browsers & Hides Google Adsense Ads
I have several websites where I have Google Adsense Ads running. Today, when I was browsing my websites, I was surprised to see some shady-looking ads showing. The ads appeared to be of companies called “Poster Gully”, “Styleever”, “fashion equation.com” etc. If you peer closely at the ads, you will find an icon towards the