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Ubuntu 16.04 wrong default Python version
RESOLVED: DO image of 16.04 doesn’t include any python version by default After retracing all steps I noticed Lets’s Encryp… -
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Ubuntu 16.04 wrong default Python version
just installed another 16.04 image for testing and now python is not included at all well, I guess this was an isolated incidence … -
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Ubuntu 16.04 wrong default Python version
Ubuntu 16.04 made Python 3 the new standard, while Python 2 shouldn't even be installed by default. On my 16.04 droplet version 2.7 starts up by default, v3 is also there but it has to be called specifically. Just wo... -
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PHP 7.0 - ZipArchive Library is missing or disabled
After setting up a new 512mb web server droplet using: Ubuntu 14.04 // NGINX // PHP7.0 // MariaDB // Wordpress I get the following error message using my backup app: PHP ZipArchive Library is missing or disabled I nev... -
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Let's Encrypt Subdomain SSL certificate
My domain is properly setup with Let's Encrypt SSL certificate example.com + www.example.com Now I want to add multi-language version of my websites on a subdomain like en.example.com If I create a new droplet wit... -
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Tutorial Request: Let's Encrypt™ free SSL certificate installation
Since 3rd of December 2015 free SSL certificates are available for everyone at letsencrypt.org Would be nice to have a tutorial that explains the manual installation process. -
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convert htaccess rewrite rule for nginx
Hm, after lots of trial & error it turned out that I just needed to adjust nginx root folder to apache rewrite folders. Now it wor… -
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convert htaccess rewrite rule for nginx
Hi, this is my original Apache htaccess rule: <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^$ myapp/webroot/ [L] RewriteRule (.*) myapp/webroot/$1 [L] </IfModule> I manage... -
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Update nginx to version 1.9.5
first get your language settings right, this should work: sudo nano /etc/default/locale add this line at the bottom: … -
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sftp web server permissions
@Marcedwin I solved this a while ago The solution is to add your user “demo” to the group www-data (since www-data is a group)… -
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DigitalOcean policy for servers outside US?
LOL, dream on my friend :) The only solution is to have a physical server inside your house and in-depth knowledge how to secure… -
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Which Plan to choose for blog to handle upto 1000 visitors at the same time?
Since I’m also in the high-availability game (for shop servers) you first need to define what 500 - 1000 users actually means. Y… -
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nginx server config for high availability
Using the following setup my server is able to handle lots of (virtual) concurrent users. worker_processes 4; worker_connections 8192; worker_rlimit_nofile 40000; Here's how I calculated these values on a 8 GB RAM /... -
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shop server scaling / customer peak / database replication
I have a small shop (PrestaShop) that only sells 1 item, a show ticket. This show ticket becomes available after a countdown on my site. 3.000 people are waiting on my webshop to get a ticket and hit refresh button un... -
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connect domain with wordpress installed on digitalocean
This should be an easy fix: login to your wordpress dashboard left menu select “Settings” –> “General” then change … -
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Should not you tell clearly what is possible and what is not before collecting credit card info?
I can confirm that 512mb is more than enough for running wordpress, but you should: choose NGINX or LEMP (not Apache or LAMP) -… -
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Remove .htpasswd Password Protection (Nginx)
This is how I did it on my password protected nginx site: simply remove all “authbasic” parameters from nginx server block r… -
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Why doesn't chown -R root:www-data work on my Wordpress installation?
I researched the same problem and I found the solution. The trick is to add your user “demo” to the group www-data (since www-data… -
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Why Is Fail2Ban NOT Creating The Proper IPTABLES Rules?
Hi GreenLED, this might not be the answer you’re looking for but until something better comes along it should be worth a try. (btw… -
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Account locked after payment have been made for the server
I had the same problem and according to support it’s an automated process. If for whatever reason you met some condition in their …