How to keep track of file downloads on a web server using PHP
Background Keeping track of file downloads is quite tricky. On the one hand, you have tools such as Google Analytics that gives you everything and
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Unable to load dynamic library ‘gd’ on Virtualmin server even though php-gd is installed
You might get the following error after having done `yum install php72-php-gd` on a Virtualmin server because of a missing library: PHP Warning: PHP Startup:
mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 40 seconds
Whilst running a longer running script on a web server running Virtualmin, you see the following error: Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal
What are the minimum PHP requirements for Drupal 7?
The minimum requirements for Drupal is listed on their official page here: https://www.drupal.org/docs/7/system-requirements/php-requirements#php_required The table below was taken from their website as of 22 June
How to get the last element of an PHP array
$lastValue = array_values(array_slice($spread, -1))[0]; Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3687358/whats-the-best-way-to-get-the-last-element-of-an-array-without-deleting-it
Bitstamp Encryption
Background Bitstamp requires encryption in order use their API. The example below has a Python script and the equivalent PHP command for the encryption portion.
How to install LAMP (Linux, Apache, Mysql (MariaDB) and PHP on Debian
Here is a link on how to install LAMP on a Debian server: Solution: Follow this article straight from the Debian website: https://wiki.debian.org/LaMp#Installation
How to install composer
Updated Instructions Composer has a pretty good page on how to install it. You probably want to use their link because the hash changes every
PHP script timeouts after Postfix reconfiguration / failure on a Virtualmin host
Your server suddenly times out after Postfix re-install / failure. Virtualmin offers three server execution modes viewable under Server Configuration / Website Options. The three
How to troubleshoot ‘Call to undefined function mysql_connect’
Whilst loading a webpage, you get a server 500 error. You examine the log file, and find something like: [Wed Aug 08 13:28:27.449630 2018] [fcgid:warn]