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Enhance PHP 5 initial setup on Debian
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
Aug 16, 2018 12:57
The initial PHP 5 setup provided by Debian is just fine. This howto provide adjustments enhancing it.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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PHP
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Harden the security of Apache 2 on Debian
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
Oct 29, 2017 04:03
Apache 2 is a robust HTTP server with numerous functionalities. This howto harden the security of Apache 2 by apply basic rules.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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Apache 2
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Setup a regular analyze and optimization / defragmentation of MySQL tables
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 24, 2012
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last modified
Nov 14, 2017 01:39
With the flow of inserts and deletes, the MySQL tables performances can drop. Regularly optimize and analyze MySQL tables allow to rebuild the indexes and limit the disk space used by MySQL on the server.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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MySQL
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Syslog
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 12, 2012
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last modified
May 28, 2012 06:56
Howtos to setup Rsyslog and Syslog-NG system events logs management softwares.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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Store PHP sessions in Memcached and MySQL
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 09, 2012
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last modified
Nov 11, 2017 09:37
Using Memcached and MySQL to manage PHP sessions is the key to create high-availability hosting. This setup allow to share session data between several PHP servers hosted behind a load-balancer. In a simpler environment, it allow to prevent storing sessions data on file system. This howto describe the installation of a custom PHP sessions manager using a hybrid Memcached / MySQL storage.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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PHP
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Store PHP sessions in Memcached
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 07, 2012
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last modified
Nov 11, 2017 09:31
By default, PHP sessions are stored on file system (in /var/lib/php5, or in /tmp). If the hosted PHP sites have an intensive use of sessions, this can add a additional delay to PHP requests run. It is possible to optimize PHP performances by storing sessions in memory with the help of Memcached. This guide describe how to set this up.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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PHP
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Install Memcached on Debian
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 07, 2012
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last modified
Aug 09, 2013 07:28
Memcached is a key/value database server easing the cache of objects in memory. It is largely used by some PHP CMS (Wordpress, Drupal, Prestashop, ...) for it bring a visible performance boost on server with available RAM. This howto ease the installation of Memcached on Debian
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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Databases
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Monitoring
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
May 04, 2012
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last modified
Feb 07, 2014 12:36
Tools for monitoring servers state.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Web applications
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Setup a status page on a Apache 2 server
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
Apr 28, 2012
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last modified
Nov 11, 2017 09:29
Apache 2, PHP-FPM, APC, and other tools have usage statistics in Web pages. The data provided by these statistics are critical. It is important to secure the access to them. This howto setup a secure sub-domain dedicated to the display of HTTP server statuses.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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Apache 2
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Install PHP-FPM on Debian
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by
Pierre-Yves Landuré
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published
Apr 27, 2012
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last modified
Nov 11, 2017 09:40
PHP-FPM is an greatly enhanced FastCGI mecanism for PHP. Its use allow to greatly raise the performances of hosted sites. It is a recommended software to optimize the hosting of sites with heavy traffic. This howto help you to setup this software on Debian, by using the packages provided by dotdeb.org.
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Debian GNU/Linux
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Servers
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PHP