For about 10 years , , and a few other websites of ours have been rather slow. Last time we came back to them, they were so slow (9-15 seconds), it was painful to just wait for it to load so you can hit another button in the administration panel. So we started searching for ways to speed them up. The more obvious solution was to move to a different hosting service because the ping was so slow (200 ms). Nginx, an engine many recommended to speed up a website, appeared to be a suitable option to try. We weren't exactly sure yet how it could speed up a website. So we tried a simple Nginx installation and it didn't bring much of an improvement. That's when my dad came across this blog post Notice how fast it loads? That's lightning speed! The post itself talks about how to make your website faster using Nginx and both server and client side caching. And although it does cover the main points, some stuff the author considers basic doesn't get covered. When I read through it, it left me with a lot of questions still unanswered. It took me several days to figure it all out with the help of my dad. Here I'll share with you, and for myself to refer to it later, how I went about installing Nginx.
View More Moving from Apache to NGINX on Centos 7How to get SSL/HTTPS for your website on CentOS 7
The very first time when I heard about getting https enabled for our websites I thought it was going to have to be some long tedious process that I'll never have enough stamina to complete. Turned out it's the complete opposite 🙂
View More How to get SSL/HTTPS for your website on CentOS 7Upgrade PHP on CentOS 7 to v7.2
By default the latest PHP version CentOS 7 supports is something along the lines of 5.6.14. However there is already a 7.2 version out at this time. If you just downloaded WordPress, after its installation you'll notice it wants a newer version than the 5.6.14.
View More Upgrade PHP on CentOS 7 to v7.2How to install LAMP server on CentOS 7
Personally I didn't know how to do it until I found a website that explained it all. I didn't even dare figuring it out because the task just seemed too big.
View More How to install LAMP server on CentOS 7Busy busy busy
I'm somehow finally able to cooperate with my dad, and helping him get a few websites up. Started out just learning a chunk of web administering (is that a word?) like installing WordPress, basic MariaDB commands. Although even before that I had to get my computer to a working state as we just assembled a new one for me and obviously the software is a lot harder to deal with than the hardware. So installing Windows first, then dealing with Ubuntu drivers. Ended up reinstalling Ubuntu altogether.
View More Busy busy busyrobot invasion!
Sorry guys... but... I just realized that if anyone can register on the website, a robot can as well. So, I removed the ability to register...
But on the good side, View More robot invasion!
The irony of magma’s temperature
What is the earth made off? The inner core is iron under high pressure. Then we have the outer core made of heavy metals, the mantle made out of hot liquid rock, and finally the crust on which we all live. Alright, this is a globally accepted scheme. Although, why after all those billions of years that the earth exists is that rock, the magma, still hot and liquid? Didn't it have more than enough time to cool down to a solid state? View More The irony of magma’s temperature
Intro to python
Hello everyone! I thought why not give people a simple introduction to python coding, because personally I know I have had a hard time finding an easy to understand tutorial in the past. So by doing this I hope to ease the pressure from some of you who might have been in the same situation.
In this article, I will cover:
- hello world program
theme change
The theme changed, for the better! View More theme change
user system
The website now has a user-friendly account system! View More user system