One of the main issues with hosting a WordPress website is that often it takes more than desirable time to load the home page. Below, a few tips and tricks are being discussed to improve the performance of a WordPress website. How to Speed up a WordPress website? ————————————- Fixing the page load speed of a WordPress website depends on the cause of the issue. This article only discusses the load time from the website’s point of view. The DNS or ISP aspects are not being discussed. * As a …
If you are getting the below error while updating the Plesk versions or installing the microupdates , have a try with the mentioned solution : —- ERROR: Unable to download the MD5 sum for the new Parallels Installer binary. Not all packages were installed. Please, contact product technical support. —- Solution : —– Remove cache from /var/cache/parallels_installer/ and start auto-installer again. —– If you require help, contact SupportPRO Server Admin
If you are getting following error while directory listing, follow the solution provided below : ———- ftp> ls 227 Entering Passive Mode (108,61,169,245,167,161). ftp: connect: No route to host ———- Solution : 1. Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config and add this line: IPTABLES_MODULES=”ip_conntrack_ftp” 2. Save it and restart iptables. That’s because passive mode use non standard ports to communicate, so you need to keep track of the ftp connections and iptables will allow them when necessary. Another solution is specify the passive ports that will be used on FTP server configuration, then open …
The SSLv3 POODLE vulnerability, disclosed on October 14, 2014, is a protocol-level security flaw affecting the SSL 3.0 encryption standard. POODLE, which stands for Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption, exploits weaknesses in how SSLv3 handles padding during encryption. This vulnerability arises when plaintext is converted into ciphertext. To match cryptographic requirements, extra padding is added, and during decryption, this padding can leak sensitive information. Attackers can take advantage of this flaw through a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, gradually decrypting secure communications. How to Check if Your WHM/cPanel Server is Vulnerable …
Many new features are implemented in the latest version, which includes but are not limited to :. In this article, let’s see more about synchronizing Calendar & Contacts using CalDAV and CardDAV. Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV, is an Internet standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It is a calendaring and scheduling client/server protocol designed to allow users to access calendar data on a server and to schedule meetings with other users on that server or other servers. vCard Extensions to WebDAV (CardDAV) …
CentOS has introduced a free Web Hosting control panel (CWP: Centos Web Panel) which is designed for easy management of servers including both Dedicated & VPS without the help of ssh console. During the installation procedure, CWP installs full LAMP stack (Apache, PHP, phpMyAdmin, webmail, mail server etc.) on your server. List of softwares installed and configured during CWP installation are as below: =========== Apache Web Server PHP 5.4 MySQL + phpMyAdmin Postfix + Dovecot + roundcube webmail CSF Firewall Backups; AutoFixer for server configuration Varnish Cache server suPHP & …
The International Earth Rotation & Reference Systems Service (IERS) has mentioned that an extra second is to be added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) at 23:59:59 on 30 June 2015 and this is to make sure the alignment of astronomical and atomic time. Coordinated Universal Time, UTC is one of the basic time conventions used by most of the world’s local time zones. This UTC time convention has been derived from a bunch of atomic clocks that are distributed across several countries globally. The rotation of our earth is not …
When you need to distribute website traffic across multiple servers without investing in a hardware or cloud load balancer, Round Robin DNS offers a simple and cost-effective solution. It is one of the oldest and most commonly used DNS load balancing techniques, especially for websites hosted on multiple servers with identical configurations. In this guide, we’ll explain how Round Robin DNS works, how to configure it in BIND, and the impact of TTL and DNS caching on load balancing performance. What Is Round Robin DNS? Round Robin DNS is a …
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor has been involving in all of its dynamics in the recent years. In recent times it has involved included and engulfed many of the recent development and api that has been introduced to the computer world especially web developing. Switching to higher version of PHP is always good but before proceeding the switch we recommend to test the code in the new version and be well satisfied on the code execution. In this doc we will be taking an overlook on the changes and precaution one should …
Choosing the right web server is critical when running applications on Virtual Private Servers (VPS) or systems with limited resources. While Apache remains one of the most widely used web servers, lightweight alternatives like Lighttpd provide significant advantages in environments where memory usage, speed, and efficiency are essential. Lighttpd (pronounced lighty) is an open-source web server specifically designed for high-performance and low-resource systems. Its architecture makes it an excellent choice for developers and system administrators managing resource-constrained servers. What is Lighttpd? Lighttpd is a lightweight, high-performance web server optimized for …