Redirect 301 on a WHM Litespeed server and Easy Apache Configuration
Litespeed Guide: When we tried to set up redirection on what is a default WHM Litespeed installation, we had a ton of trouble. In theory
Web Servers
How simulate 1000s of hits
To measure 1000s of hits on a website, consider a 3rd party service such as Loader.io https://loader.io/ Please leave us a comment if you have
Managed vs Unmanaged VPS Hosting
Overview To start we need to understand what a Virtual Private Server or “VPS” is. When a host has a physical server that is divided
How to password protect an NGINX website
Here are the steps to password protect an NGINX website: 1. Logon to the server You need SSH to solve this problem. 2. Create a
How to find out what is running on port 80 on a Windows Server
If you are having problems launching a web server on a Windows Server, there might already be something running on port 80. Use the sequence
How to test your NGINX configuration
Description Ensuring you have a proper NGINX configuration is important in determining web servers errors. Both Apache and NGINX are designed to bypass minor errors
How to Mirror / Copy an Entire Website
Description Copying an entire website isn’t entirely straightforward. Although tools exist to view web pages offline, what do you do when you want to copy
How to enable gzip compression on an NGINX server
Background Enabling compression on your web site will serve your website a lot faster. To check if you have compression enabled, use the tool in
Default NGINX File for a Drupal 6/7/8 Site on a Virtualmin Server
Background Although NGINX doesn’t have the concept of .htaccess, getting Drupal 8 working on a Virtualmin NGINX certainly is possible. You have to take the
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