August 23, 2018

How to fix a corrupt Joomla session table “jos_session”

Database,Joomla,Linux General,

What is Joomla session table and why do we need it? As the name implies, jos_session table stores temporary data of Joomla users and it is used to manage user sessions. A loaded session table can have a serious impact on your Joomla site and often cause slow down. Joomla updates the session table on…

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July 26, 2018

Install and Configure GitLab on Ubuntu 14.04 with existing Apache

Linux General,Version Control,

In this guide, we will see how to install and configure GitLab on Ubuntu 14.04 server. At a high level, here are the list of steps you would go through to complete the process: 1. ​Install​ ​and​ ​configure​ ​the​ ​necessary​ ​dependencies 2. ​Add​ ​the​ ​GitLab​ ​package​ ​repository​ ​and​ ​install​ ​the​ ​package 3. Adjusting​ ​the​ ​Firewall​…

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July 13, 2018

Nginx on cPanel – Quick set up guide of Engintron

Cpanel,Linux General,

Here is a quick setup guide for installing Engintron on cPanel/WHM which deploys Nginx web server as a reverse proxy on the server. cPanel doesn’t have the Nginx support as an alternative to the Apache also Nginx proxied to the Apache. However, we can make use of the third-party plugins for our requirement. There are…

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June 20, 2018

How to setup SSL for Elastic Load Balancer in AWS

AWS,

So here is a step-by-step setup guide to setup SSL for Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) in AWS. With the increasing popularity as well as the need for the SEO, SSL certificates are now becoming a prerequisite for any website that considers the security of the visitors as serious thing. But just purchasing an SSL certificate…

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June 6, 2018

Setting up Reverse DNS Without The Help Of Data Center

Linux General,

In most cases, the rDNS setup will done by the Data Center (DC) technicians. But in case if the DC delegates it to a support team like us, you have 2 choices – to leave it in the hands of server management expert like us or to do it on your own and in which…

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May 25, 2018

How to Install and Configure ProFTPD on Linux Server

Linux General,

In a web hosting environment, running an FTP server is an essential function and it gives the client access to file servers. In this blog post, let’s look at how to install and configure ProFTPD on a Linux server.The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of files between…

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May 16, 2018

Need, Challenges, and Impact of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Outsource technical support,

The Data Protection Directive regulated and safeguarded the movement of information around and outside EU since 1995. However, the active involvement of today’s population on the internet has caused an increase in cybercrimes giving rise to the need for stricter laws and standards, which is the reason for The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which…

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January 10, 2018

Getting an A+ rating on the Qualys SSL Test on all cPanel Domains

Firewall/Iptables/Security,

Security is a basic requirement of the server. We will use SSLLabs, a testing project of Qualys, a company that provides strategic security solutions. In this post, we will see how to use their A+ indicator which is the industry high standard in SSL security and try to meet its requirements. The SSLLabs checker covers…

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December 15, 2017

6 Live Chat Applications You Can Implement Right Now

Content management system,

Consider for a moment there was a way to know exactly how many visitors are live on your website, which region they belong to, and then having the option to contact them even before they do. This simple visitor interaction could create innumerable conversions, boosting your business exponentially. This is exactly what a live chat…

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November 27, 2017

Git Errors and Fixes

Linux General,Version Control,

Git Clone Over Http Returns 500 errors Summary: When you clone, push and pull changes between Gitlab repositories and your computer there are two network protocols, one is HTTPS and the other one is SSH.. If Gitlab uses Apache instead of built-in Nginx server and if you are able to clone over SSH but not…

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