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  • chrooted SFTP access with OpenSSH

    chrooted SFTP access with OpenSSH

    How-to restrict users & files to an isolated directory, great to share files & with a mount option, for instance giving safe web developer access.

    » tutorial » SFTP chroot Jail + OpenSSH
    Category: remote access      Date: 20th Jul 11     
  • Guv’s Book: “WordPress 3 Ultimate Security” – Press Release

    Guv’s Book: “WordPress 3 Ultimate Security” – Press Release

    This doesn’t just cover a handful of ‘Top 10′ tips. It addresses weakest links from local machine to web to site & server … before some hacker does!

    » news » WordPress 3 Ultimate Security: Book's Published :)
    Category: content management      Date: 23rd Jun 11     
  • Guv: Sorry. I’ve been Cr@p. Have 12 Months Free :)

    Guv: Sorry. I’ve been Cr@p. Have 12 Months Free :)

    For anyone who’s ever signed up to vpsBible, or who does so up until the end of August, I’ve extended the 12 month subscription to 24 months …

    » news » An apology, a smile & a pressie
    Category: vpsBible news      Date: 21st Jun 11     
  • A Brief Shout Out to Cron, the Task Scheduler

    A Brief Shout Out to Cron, the Task Scheduler

    Cron is a time-based scheduling utility that automates tasks. It helps us with things like log rotation and backup and saves time. Let’s set it up.

    » tutorial » Save time with cron
    Category: webmaster tools      Date: 24th May 11     
  • How-to Compile PHP-FPM the Easy Way for LEMP

    How-to Compile PHP-FPM the Easy Way for LEMP

    Compile PHP-FPM with an easily configurable script. It doesn’t get easier than this :)

    » tutorial » PHP Compilation Script
    Category: php      Date: 20th Feb 11     
  • Manage Logs (before they get TOO BIG)

    Manage Logs (before they get TOO BIG)

    This tutorial shows you how automatically to maintain your logs to a reasonable size before they become too long and take up too much server space.

    » tutorial » Managing Logs with Logrotate
    Category: web servers      Date: 17th Nov 10     
  • Install PHP5 (PHP-FPM) & MySQL for Nginx

    Install PHP5 (PHP-FPM) & MySQL for Nginx

    Installing PHP5 with FastCGI support for Nginx just got really easy. Just install the new php5-fpm module, like any other, from regular repositories.

    » tutorial » PHP-FPM & MySQL on Nginx
    Category: php      Date: 20th Sep 10     
  • LEMP Stack Lite Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (Source)

    LEMP Stack Lite Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (Source)

    This script is the same as “LEMP Stack Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys” with the exception of not setting up SSH authentication keys.

    » stackscript » Setup LEMP Debian
    Category: stackscripts      Date: 20th Sep 10     
  • LEMP Stack Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

    LEMP Stack Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

    This script installs everything you need to run multiple sites from your server, including Nginx, PHP5 and MySQL plus tweaks galore. Install and browse!

    » stackscript » Setup LEMP Debian
    Category: stackscripts      Date: 20th Sep 10     
  • LEMP Stack Ubuntu 32 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

    LEMP Stack Ubuntu 32 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

    Run the script on an Ubuntu VPS & your domain’s there! New user, Nginx, PHP-FPM/Suhosin, XCache, MySQL, email, iptables, SSH keys, SSHD security etc.

    » stackscript » LEMP Ubuntu Stack
    Category: stackscripts      Date: 20th Sep 10     
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