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How to check AWS availability zones using AWS CLI When you create an instance in EC2 or Lightsail, you would like to select the right availability zone for the instance like us-east-1-a. You want to create an instance in the region that is closest to your audience. For that, you must the region where you […]

How to create a Lightsail Instance running NGINX webserver (using AWS CLI) Most of the tasks in AWS performed using AWS management console like running EC2 or lightsail instances, creating cloudfront distributions or editing Route 53 records, can also be done using the AWS CLI from the command line. In this post, we will discuss

How to Establish SFTP connection to a server using Cyberduck You can establish SFTP connection to your server using Cyberduck for uploading and downloading files in mainly two ways. One of the methods is to use a password to establish a connection and the other is to use a SSH provate key. In many cases,

How to create AWS Lightsail Instance with Apache server installed AWS Lightsail is a great option for running a wide variety of websites and apps. From WordPress to other CMS like Ghost, joomla, Magenta, Joomla, Node.js and WordPress multisite, you have options to install and run any of them on a windows or linux server

Install WordPress site on digital ocean droplet with one click Digital Ocean is a well-known name in the field of cloud hosting and offers a nice range of cost effective solutions for quickly deploying your website/app to the clouds. You also have a vast number of customized options in the Digital Ocean marketplace, which will

Install  WordPress on Azure VM Instance Azure (Microsoft’s Cloud offering) offers a nice range of VM instances for various types of workloads that you can use to bring a website online in minutes. These instances can be great if you want to host wordpress and run your own blog using Azure VM Instance. While, it

How to run a static website on Azure VM instance using Apache Server and Ubuntu 22.04 Azure offers a nice range of VM instances suited for various types of workloads. Starting from $3.8 per month (Bs Series), it has options available in varying price ranges. The process of instance creation through the Azure console is

Assigning IPV6 address to an existing EC2 instance With IPV6 picking up in recent years, it is now more sensible to also have a IPV6 address for your website. If you have one hosted on AWS EC2, you can get an IPV6 address with just a little bit of work. The good news is that

Repair and optimize wordpress database without a plugin using WP-CLI The wordpress database has a central role in terms of site speed. If your site is loading slower, you may need to take a look inside your database. You can look inside the tables included in your database to find out the issue and if

Create a Hosted Zone for your website in AWS Route 53 using the AWS CLI and Add Records AWS Route 53 is a highly scalable global DNS web service, that you can use for your website to speed up DNS. To use Route 53, you need to set your DNS Zone. To set your DNS

Create and upload ads.txt to your blog (using a plugin, SFTP or SSH) An ads.txt file is a simple text file that is uploaded to your root folder and includes information about the authorized sellers for advertising. Ads.txt or Authorized digital sellers is an initiative started by IAB tech lab to prevent digital fraud. It

How to run wordpress on Nginx (Mariadb databse) on  AWS EC2 Ubuntu instance Nginx is an open-source webserver that powers more than 400 million websites. It is also used as a load balancer and reverse proxy. Compared to the Apache server, it can be more efficient and faster. This tutorial will show you how to

How to use the WP-CLI to install and activate themes and plugins in wordpress The WP-CLI or the WordPress Command Line Interface is a superb tool to manage your wordpress blog and perform several tasks like installing, uninstalling and updating plugins, managing the wordpress database and so on. You can even remotely create posts and

How to create, edit or delete posts in wordpress with WP-CLI The wp-cli or WordPress command line interface is a unique tool you can use to achieve several tasks related to wordpress from managing wordpress installation, installing and activating plugins, managing updates, managing cache and several more tasks including approving, unapproving and deleting comments on

How to run a WordPress blog on AWS EC2 instance (Apache webserver, Mariadb database server, PHP 8.1 and Amazon Linux2) There are many ways to install and run WordPress using AWS resources. You can use AWS lightsail to run your WordPress blog or an EC2 instance of your preferred size. There are also some machine

In a previous post, I have discussed how to create an AWS EC2 instance using the AWS CLI. Just like creating new instances using the AWS CLI, one can also stop and start instances using the start-instances and stop-instances ZCLI commands. The command that we used for creating instances was create-instances.  However, once you have

How to Run a Website on Nginx Server with SSL on AWS EC2 Instance AWS EC2 instances can be great for quickly launching websites and bringing them online. AWS offers EC2 instances of various types and in varying price ranges as well as capacity. Performance wise, these instances are fast and with NGINX installed on

How to launch EC2 instance using the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) and attach extra storage In a previous post, I have written about how to create an AWS EC2 instance using the AWS Management console. In this post, I am going to do the same via the AWS CLI. You can check out

How to Launch an EC2 Instance through the AWS Management Console AWS EC2 provides a very broad choice of instances and several instance types that suit different types of workloads. Especially, if you are looking to start a simple blog, you can launch an EC2 instance and host your WordPress blog from a starting price

How to create security groups in AWS (using the console or AWS CLI) In this tutorial, we have described how to create security groups in AWS (used for launching EC2 instances) using either the AWS management console or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). To run a website on an AWS EC2 instance, you

How to create a Subdomain with wordpress installation through Cpanel In this tutorial, we have provided a detailed method for creating a subdomain, installing wordpress and database for your subdomain and bringing your subdomain online including ssl. The entire process looks long but can be completed in minutes. Subdomains can be useful in various situations

How to backup your website using Cpanel and phpmyadmin A backup of your website can be useful in many situations. Sometimes, you may need to carry out database maintenance or some other major tasks that might require creating a backup of your website before you proceed. In the other cases, you may need it during

How to run certbot and apply free ssl on your website hosted on AWS EC2 Instance (Amazon Linux 2) If you have set your webserver and are only concerned for running certbot and install a free ssl on your ewbsite hosted on EC2 instance, then I will first provide the process to run certbot in

Launch an EC2 instance and install Apache Webserver in just two steps Apache is a very powerful and flexible web server that works across a large variety of platforms and environments.  It is open source and therefore very popular. The modular design of Apache is also an important factor behind its popularity. It still rules

How to change the Apache MPM on an EC2 instance Apache is a powerful and flexible webserver. You can easily install it on a wide variety of platforms in various types of environments. However, depending upon your type of environment and platform, the needs may differ. The modular design of Apache httpd has allowed it

How to remove the powered by WordPress text from Twenty Seventeen theme In this post, we will discuss how to remove the ‘Proudly powered by WordPress’ text from the twenty seventeen theme and replace it with our own custom copyright text. Twenty seventeen has been appreciated a lot for being a fast and flexible theme

How to install mod pagespeed on WHM/Cpanel server Mod_pagespeed is an opensource module created by Google to speed up the loading of web pages by applying several necessary optimizations. It rewrites webpages to reduce latency and bandwidth. This module is available for both Apache and Nginx servers. However, the process of installation and packages differ

How to run a wordpress blog on Amazon Lightsail Amazon Lightsail offers VPS instances, databases, storage, and more at low monthly prices. With Amazon Lightsail, you can create websites with just a few clicks and automatically configure various things including server, networking, and security. Launching and running a wordpress website is very easy with lightsail

How to Enable and Disable Apache Modules in Centos 7 Apache is a very powerful and flexible web server. Its modular structure allows it to perform in various environments and on several platform types. There are several modules that help extend its functionality like the deflate, ssl and rewrite modules. You can enable the modules

Speed is an important factor for websites wanting faster growth. While Google’s cloud infrastructure is already tuned for faster speed, some small tweaks can sometimes help you get the fullest benefit from features you are using. I decided to check how much difference installing Varnish cache on a GCP VM instance can bring. While the

How to install and run Opcache on WHM/Cpanel server Caching is an important aspect of site speed. In the simplest terms caching is a system you use to speed up your wesbite. When you use caching, content from your webpage is saved to your server’s memory when loaded for the first time and for each

Switch from MPM Prefork to MPM Worker on WHM/Cpanel Server The Apache HTTP server is used widely across various platforms in a wide range of environments. It is a powerful and flexible webserver. Its modular design has allowed Apache to accommodate different environments. Often the needs vary from one platform to another and among the

How to use Google’s low latency cloud DNS for Your Website DNS is among the most important parts in terms of site speed and DNS speed has a critical impact on how fast your site loads. The simple DNS we use in cpanel is generally not enough in terms of speed. It is why you

How to Enable MPM Event in Apache on Centos (using EasyApache4) The MPM or (Multi-Processing Module) selected by you on your server affects several things including how Apache binds to network ports, accepts http requests and dispatches child processes to handle the http requests. The MPMs allow users to select the characteristics or modules that

How to install php 8.2 on WHM/Cpanel Server PHP 8.2 was released in November 2022. It includes several new features including readonly classes, null, false, and true as stand-alone types, deprecated dynamic properties, performance improvements and more. The newer PHP versions including PHP 8.0, 8.1 and 8.2 offer significant performance improvements compared to the older

How to Install Memcached on WHM/Cpanel server Speed is now of special importance in terms of SEO, website performance and reducing bounce rate. Website caching is one of the methods that can help improve site loading times for wordpress websites. Apart from using the caching plugins, it is important for websites to use at least

Setting up Premium AWS Route 53 DNS Zone for a WordPress Website In this post, we will discuss how to add a hosted zone and create DNS records in AWS Route 53 DNS service for a WordPress website. Speed is among the most critical factors in terms of SEO and website performance. While it is

How to easily install and use Redis object caching on a dedicated server from WHM Speed is crucial to website performance and ranking and caching is among the most critical things to speed up your WordPress website. Bloggers generally use cache plugins like WP Rocket, WP Supercache or W3TC to cache WordPress. However, you may

If you have seen the warning that the optional module imagick is not installed or has been disabled on your site health panel and are looking for a resolution, you are at the right place. When you visit your WordPress dashboard, there you will see a site health notification saying you must take a look

A reverse proxy is an intermediate server that accepts a request from a client, forwards it to a server that can fulfil it and then returns the response from the server to the client. Using a reverse proxy offers several benefits including higher scalability, and flexibility as well as better security. However, another main reason

How to upgrade the php version for your website One of the most important things you need to do to keep your WordPress blog functioning well is to use the latest versions of WordPress and php. Upgrading your php version is easy and can be done through the cpanel or WHM. Almost all hosting companies

How to make system files (.htaccess, wp config) and/or folders writable? I faced this problem recently. WP rocket was unable to write to system files and there were three notices flashing on my WordPress dashboard in red. I have been using WP rocket for past several years and this was the first time I faced