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How to prevent direct file access in your wp-content directory
I was working on a secure site with sensitive video material that we needed strict members access to. Even though many plugins can make sure your direct permalinks can only be seen by logged in...
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FIXED: The Problem with running PHP as FastCGI Application (WordPress and Plesk)
We’re currently on our way to Kissimmee, FL to join Parallels Summmit, an annual conference from the people who make Plesk. We’re also taking exams in Plesk 10.4.4 so we’re studying it in-depth – I’ve...
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How to install Apache mod_pagespeed on CentOS with Plesk
I bumped into Kristian Markroft from Simplyroot in New Orleans last week, and he told me about an interesting speed-up module for the Apache Webserver. mod_pagespeed is an open source project which...
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How to block Spam Trackbacks in WordPress
Trackbacks are a great way for other blogs to notify your blog about a link back to you. Many blogging platforms support this feature, including WordPress. But sometimes it’s very obvious that those...
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How to fix Apache/NGINX trouble after restarting your Plesk server
Some of my servers have a weird habit of throwing an Apache error after a restart: NGINX is running fine, but Apache can’t start and all websites are down. I have no idea why some servers do it and...
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How to fix a “could not bind to address” error in Apache
I have worked on a server recently and I came across a problem (again) that I meant to write about, and include a solution should you suffer from a similar problem. It was a Plesk server running...
View ArticleApache: How to block all other IPs except for your own
Sometimes I have to work on WordPress sites that are too busy to display the admin interface. This can happen if there’s more traffic than the server can cope with. In such cases, we may need to tell...
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Sometimes we must know what web server is running on a particular domain. Usually web hosts should be able to tell a client this, but if the client is afraid to ask, there is a way to ask the web...
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How to host multiple websites with Apache
The Apache web server has a convenient feature called Name-based Virtual Hosting. This function allows us to have a single LAMP Stack server configured on one IP address, but serve a different set of...
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