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Why is the whois format so random?
https://www.netmeister.org/blog/whois.html whois -h whois.cymru.com 2406:3400:31f:2ad0:b43d:7214:76c6:def0 AS | IP | AS Name 10143 | 2406:3400:31f:2ad0:b43d:7214:76c6:def0 | EXETEL-AS-AP Exetel Pty Ltd, AU
WordPress wp-config.php – Always add your Constants before `That’s all, stop editing’
If you get errors like this: 2025/06/24 21:34:30 [error] 17690#17690: *99132 FastCGI sent in stderr: "PHP message: PHP Warning: Constant WP_POST_REVISIONS already defined in /var/sites/example.com/public_html/wp-config.php on line 109" while reading response header...
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msmtp gpg encrypted password file
https://wiki.debian.org/msmtp <== msmtp setup mentions creating an encrypted password file But when you try the command you get an error gpg --encrypt --output=.msmtp-zoho.gpg --recipient=blahuser@gmail.com - <<END ThisIsMySeCrEtPassword END # output gpg: no...
Note to self to investigate the sSMTP replacement msmtp
Apparetnly sSMTP is unmaintained and msmtp is an alternative. https://wiki.debian.org/msmtp
The problem with WordPress Automatic Updates and Caching Plugins
If you automate Wordpress updates with wp-cli you might regularly install updates to any number of plugins that modify and update CSS or other things that effect the visual appearance of the site. So after an update your site might look funny So it might be neccessary...