In this post we are going to create a virtual host for your website. But what is a virtual host? A virtual host or VHOST is a website configuration file. The adjective virtual refers to the fact that a Apache web server can host more than website, so you can create more than one of […]
For computers, the internal memory is the primary location to store and process data. For smaller virtual servers this random access memory (RAM) is usually 512 MB or 1 GB. Sometimes it might be necessary to free some of the internal memory. This is done by moving data form the internal memory to a predefined […]
In an ealier post, we have completed the LAMP stack in order to prepare an Ubuntu server for web hosting. The ‘M’ in LAMP refers usually to MySQL – but lately also to MariaDB. It is possible to run MySQL entirely from the command line. This is not reallt difficult, but I find myself making […]
In this post we are going to complete the LAMP stack on our server. Complete, since we have already a server running Linux. To complete the LAMP stack, we need to install Apache, MySQL, and PHP. The commands in this post are intended for Ubuntu 14.04, but will also work on Debian servers. Ubuntu is […]
In an earlier post we have seen how you can add a regular user to your server. A Linux user does have a lot of permissions. Basically, an ordinary Linux user is only allowed to work with the files in his own home directory. This may be sufficient on a desktop, but it is not […]
As the administrator of your Virtual Private Server you will need to keep the software of the server up-to-date. This requires that you login to the server. You will do that over SSH – the Secure SHell. Every network protocol has its own default communication port. For instance, for HTTP that is port 80. The […]
As soon as you have created your droplet or VPS, you should add a regular user for yourself too. This is important, since you do not want to run your server as root. The root has simply too much power. A short moment of distraction, or even a typo, when entering a command can have […]
The combo of your Public and Private SSH Key make it possible to login to a server without needing to enter a password. An additional benefit is that logging in with SSH Keys even more secure is than logging in with passwords. Before you can upload the Public SSH Key, you need to create SSH […]
When you are confident that you are able to run an unmanaged VPS, or when you are determined to tackle any necessary hurdles, then DigitalOcean is a great choice. You already have a VPS – or Droplet in DigitalOcean lingo – for $0.007 per hour. With this entry plan you get 512 MB of memory, […]
The Secure Shell (SSH) provides an encrypted communication protocol. SSH can be used to connect two Linux PCs in a local network, but is also allows you to work on a remote server with a local machine. Including virtual private servers (VPS) and shared web servers. When you login to a VPS by SSH, you […]