Crucial Tools for Monitoring an NGINX Server Deployment
server: NGINX monitoring tool: NGINX Amplify monitoring tool: ngxtop monitoring tool: access_log Necessity of Monitoring a Server As a professional,... Continue reading →
504 Gateway Timeout on NGINX Server
server: NGINX module: php5-fpm os: Ubuntu The Problem: Browsing to a Website returns 504 Gateway Timeout A first world problem... Continue reading →
Updating WordPress Plugin 403 Forbidden Error Nginx
Engine: WordPress Server: nginx Plugin suggestion: Wordfence Security Plugin This sure got me spinning in a loop, that’s for sure.... Continue reading →
MySQL Failed to Start
I have run into this issue a few times now, which is very much a pain to deal with. Here... Continue reading →
Resetting the Root Password on MySQL on an Ubuntu Server Using SSH
For whatever reason it may be, loosing the root password of your MySQL database can be a bugger. By default,... Continue reading →
MySQL Restart Fails After CHMOD my.cnf File
Recently I was playing around with a clients my.cnf file, with regards to access rights. What I had tried to... Continue reading →
Using Google Apps Free to Manage Custom Domain Name Emails
As a company, you’re really not professional until you have your own company emails. Using <something>@hotmail.com just doesn’t cut it... Continue reading →
Enabling mbstring Library in PHP.ini
Similar to enabling the GD Library in the php.ini file, one can also enable the mbstring library in the php.ini... Continue reading →
Enabling GD Library in PHP.ini on Windows
By default, php comes with the GD Library package. However, it is disabled by a ‘comment out’ in the php.ini... Continue reading →
max_execution_time = 60 (php.ini configuration)
So, every once and a while you come across a website that takes a very long time to query a... Continue reading →