James McDonald

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Apache to Nginx

Just completed moving this website https://toggen.com.au/blog to nginx web server. The issues I found: Installing and configuring php-fpm to run per user Learning the syntax of the nginx conf files Rewriting the .htaccess files into the correct nginx rules Trying to...

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Nginx vs Apache

Running nginx with php-fpm configured to run a php-fpm Running Apache using mod_fcgid to run php-cgi as a different user from Apache I ran the Apache benchmarking tool ab -c 100 -n 10000 http://servername/php_page.php The php_page.php file has the following in it....

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ZPanel Hosting Control Panel

I am looking around for a control panel that can. Create a domain, add users, add mysql databases and basically lighten the load when adding websites to my Rackspace VPS. Zpanel does all of the above but... I notice that it runs apache and mod_php as the apache user...

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ElegantThemes Divi FTW

I have a friend who does roof tiling and repairs, along with gutter cleaning in Maitland NSW. I have just gotten him a website going using Eleganthemes.com Divi Wordpress theme. The Divi theme is a powerful html5 mobile friendly theme which has so many pre -...

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My Head is Feeling Stuffy

Many different interests on the web want their own Web Metadata Protocols and Schemas to allow web site operators to present data to them so they can easily place it on their pages whether it's social networks, search engines, browsers, mobile devices there are...

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GIMP 2.8.10 on a Microsoft RDP Server

GIMP 2.8.10 on a Microsoft RDP Server

The last time I installed Gimp on a Microsoft Terminal Server It was a little buggy. But this time the result seems to be OK. This is on Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 in terminal services mode. Note: I don't work in an environment where I have dozens of users stress...

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Insync Fedora 20 File Sync Icons Missing

Problem: Despite the insync process running the Insync Custom Icons not displaying in Nautilus under Gnome Shell in Fedora 20. Cause: nautilus-python core dumping when attempting to load  insync_plugin.py (which is what enables the custom icons) Resolution: Install...

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