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chrooted SFTP access with OpenSSH

the_guv — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:00:05 +0000

How-to restrict users & files to an isolated directory, great to share files & with a mount option, for instance giving safe web developer access.

Guv’s Book: “WordPress 3 Ultimate Security” – Press Release

the_guv — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:50:39 +0000

This doesn't just cover a handful of 'Top 10' tips. It addresses weakest links from local machine to web to site & server ... before some hacker does!

Guv: Sorry. I’ve been Cr@p. Have 12 Months Free :)

the_guv — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:15:00 +0000

For anyone who's ever signed up to vpsBible, or who does so up until the end of August, I've extended the 12 month subscription to 24 months ...

A Brief Shout Out to Cron, the Task Scheduler

the_guv — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:20:09 +0000

Cron is a time-based scheduling utility that automates tasks. It helps us with things like log rotation and backup and saves time. Let's set it up.

How-to Compile PHP-FPM the Easy Way for LEMP

the_guv — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:03:27 +0000

Compile PHP-FPM with an easily configurable script. It doesn't get easier than this :)

Manage Logs (before they get TOO BIG)

the_guv — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:48:21 +0000

This tutorial shows you how automatically to maintain your logs to a reasonable size before they become too long and take up too much server space.

Install PHP5 (PHP-FPM) & MySQL for Nginx

the_guv — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:05:04 +0000

Installing PHP5 with FastCGI support for Nginx just got really easy. Just install the new php5-fpm module, like any other, from regular repositories.

LEMP Stack Lite Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (Source)

the_guv — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:31:52 +0000

This script is the same as "LEMP Stack Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys" with the exception of not setting up SSH authentication keys.

LEMP Stack Debian5 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

the_guv — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:13:13 +0000

This script installs everything you need to run multiple sites from your server, including Nginx, PHP5 and MySQL plus tweaks galore. Install and browse!

LEMP Stack Ubuntu 32 v2: PHP-FPM (src) + SSH keys

the_guv — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:53:19 +0000

Run the script on an Ubuntu VPS & your domain's there! New user, Nginx, PHP-FPM/Suhosin, XCache, MySQL, email, iptables, SSH keys, SSHD security etc.