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I recently solved a situation where Apache was unable to start as a service under SystemD using systemctl start httpd, but started no problem using httpd -k start. This issue took place on our fleet of CentOS servers, but only affected one of them.
Continue reading “Apache Cannot Start as Service, Starts Manually”
When upgrading to the next release of PHP it’s nice to be able to test it in place. Continue reading “Run Multiple Versions of PHP in a Single Apache Vhost”
I use the PPAs for both Apache and PHP. I know that when running apt update downloading from the PPAs takes a while. This post describes how to set up a local apt mirror to speed that up.
Keeping the server spec up to date take regular effort. In this post we will discuss how to set up and enable some of the most recent web technologies.
Continue reading “Enabling TLS v1.3, HTTP2, and Push on Apache 2”
The Ubuntu repo has version 0.16, while the current version is 2.5. It’s really out of date and does not work properly.
Continue reading “PSA: Do NOT Use the Repo Version of Prometheus on Ubuntu”
In this post I mentioned about getting an A+ rating on ssllabs.com. It was not easy for me to get an A+ on some of the other sites like HT Bridge, but I finally got it! And with it I got compliance with:
This post is similar to Make and Unmake Sites, Automated with the difference that this is for a single-domain server created in Spinning up a single-domain web and email server.
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This tutorial will show you how to take a fresh Ubuntu 16.04 LTS VPS and turn it into a web and email server for a single domain. Many VPS providers offer $5 solutions with 1GB of RAM and 1 vCPU. This is more than enough.
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I was rather shocked.
After moving the server into Google Cloud, I decided to see what the SSL testing by SSL Labs would say about it. I secure all of my servers with the Let’s Encrypt program sponsored by the EFF and others.
I was use to getting a score of A with their test. Today though, the results came up A+. I have never seen SSL Labs give out an A+ score before. Not even to Google.
Continue reading “Better SSL than Google? Let’s Encrypt is Good!”