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Enhance PHP 5 initial setup on Debian
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The initial PHP 5 setup provided by Debian is just fine. This howto provide adjustments enhancing it.No publisher2012/05/24 16:50:00 GMT+0ArticleHarden the security of Apache 2 on Debian
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Apache 2 is a robust HTTP server with numerous functionalities. This howto harden the security of Apache 2 by apply basic rules.No publisher2012/05/24 16:50:00 GMT+0ArticleSetup a regular analyze and optimization / defragmentation of MySQL tables
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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. No publisher2012/05/24 10:40:00 GMT+0ArticleSyslog
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Howtos to setup Rsyslog and Syslog-NG system events logs management softwares.No publisher2012/05/12 11:25:00 GMT+0ArticleStore PHP sessions in Memcached and MySQL
https://howto.biapy.com/en/debian-gnu-linux/servers/php/store-php-sessions-in-memcached-and-mysql
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.No publisher2012/05/09 13:55:00 GMT+0ArticleStore PHP sessions in Memcached
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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.No publisher2012/05/07 18:15:00 GMT+0ArticleInstall Memcached on Debian
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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 DebianNo publisher2012/05/07 17:55:00 GMT+0ArticleMonitoring
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Tools for monitoring servers state.No publisher2012/05/04 23:50:00 GMT+0ArticleSetup a status page on a Apache 2 server
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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.No publisher2012/04/28 16:30:00 GMT+0ArticleInstall PHP-FPM on Debian
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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.No publisher2012/04/27 17:15:00 GMT+0ArticleLog PHP errors with Syslog
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Function of the server configuration, the PHP messages are not logged to HTTP server error log. In this case, it is necessary to setup PHP to log errors to a dedicated log file, or to Syslog. This howto propose a simple setup to log PHP errors in the file "/var/log/php.log"No publisher2012/04/26 22:30:00 GMT+0ArticleSetup the Dotdeb apt repository on Debian
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The Dotdeb repository hosts software unavailable by default in the official Debian repositories. It provides PHP 5.4, the nginx HTTP server, the Percona toolkit, etc... This howto setup this repository with a minimal impact on the system: only the wanted software are installed, the other packages available in Dotdeb repositories are ignored.No publisher2012/04/26 22:15:00 GMT+0ArticleOptimize MySQL on Debian
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The performances of a MySQL server are greatly dependant of the hardware where it is hosted. The hard drive latency, the available memory and the processor computation power are the main parameters of the equation. This howto help you to adjust MySQL server settings to the hardware where it is hosted.No publisher2012/04/25 15:40:00 GMT+0ArticleApache 2 configuration tips
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Handy or rarely used Apache 2 setups.No publisher2012/02/27 19:10:00 GMT+0ArticleFixing common Plone errors
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This article help solving common Plone problems.No publisher2011/12/26 13:30:00 GMT+0Article