Because you mentioned WordPress, I will provide a PHP-specific answer: <?php $mysqli = new mysqli("example.com", "user", "...

Option 1: Setup a Mail Transfer Agent on your virtual machine. See: [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-insta…

Part of the response for the record creation process is the record ID. I would suggest storing this ID so you can easily send it to…

It most certainly is possible to do this through the API. I would suggest downloading a wrapper for your language of choice, or eve…

The first thing you should do is verify if PHP5’s MySQL extension is installed. Make sure MySQL module for php5 is installed: *…

Why does it sound like you’re trying to do something shady? Is this sort some of email spam system? Or google keyword stuffing? …

Digital Ocean doesn’t provide nor plan to provide managed servers. See this comment: [https://www.digitalocean.com/community/que…

Can you verify if the database works outside of the Rails environment? What happens when you run these commands in console/termi…

I think it various a lot on your traffic levels and what you have running and the kind of load issues it’s causing. So it’s very ha…

Have you installed an FTP server yet? You can verify if you have one running by running this command: netstat -tanp An…

I think you need to edit your wp-config.php file (among others). It must have your IP in there and now that you’re using your domai…

I once wrote an HTTP API in node (no framework) and within 50 request, not even simultaneous, the server was toast. The memory leak…

Well, you can run a load balancer or another simple server alongside other services (given no port conflicts) on an existing drople…

Plesk and CPanel are $15 and $20 a month, respectively. I believe GoDaddy uses CPanel, so for a similar management experience, I’d …

To answer the question, you cannot purchase additional IPv4 addresses for your droplets presently. If it’s some sort of require…

PHP is just an executable you can add to your Ubuntu system. If your web server is configured to use it, it will point to this exec…

800 ms seems high to me, but I’m not sure exactly what was being returned. It does sound like a Laravel-specific problem based o…

Your question isn’t stupid, but I would strongly suggest re-thinking why you’re trying to do this all in this particular way. Yo…

Hello Assefa, I’m in Canada but I’m from Ethiopia, too! The frequently asked questions section on the pricing page lists PayPal…

Yes, DigitalOcean is a perfect replacement for a VPS from a traditional web host. The experience may not be as user-friendly, bu…