Servers

<p>In this section I keep notes and write&nbsp;extended tutorials on things like configuring Nginx servers, serving Drupal. Upgrading&nbsp;Ubuntu, PHP-FPM, e.t.c.&nbsp;Apache, Jboss, Tomcat and other might pop in this section as well. Basically routine tasks and solved problems I'm facing everyday.&nbsp;</p>

How To Gain Access to Linode over Finnix SSH in Rescue Mode

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In this article, I will keep some notes on how I accessed an "inaccessible" Linode over SSH using Rescue mode. Brief background: More than 10 years ago (in 2012) I did set up a virtual server for…


How to Fix Apache Configuration Error AH00558: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name

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Not the biggest Apache fan here, but today working on a server while setting up Apache as a reverse proxy for the JBoss application, after trying to restart the apache service I faced the following…


How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse proxy and SSL from Let's Encrypt

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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 Setup XTRF…


How To Update to PHP 7.4 Ubuntu 16.04 Drupal 7 Nginx

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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…


How to Install Drupal with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.4, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04 - Linode Guide

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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,…


How To Swap / Transfer IP address with Linode VPS

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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…


How To HTTPS Secure Drupal 8 Running Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04

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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…


How to Install Drupal 8 with Nginx, PHP-FPM 7.2, MySQL, phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 18.04 - Linode Guide

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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…


How To Enable Google Adsense ads.txt file for Drupal on Nginx

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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.…


How To Count Duplicates in Google Spreadsheets (COUNTIF)

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I've been using Google Spreadsheets literally for everything that can be counted or measured (dividend income, stock trades, body weight and so on). And so did when I decided to build an option…