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Upgrading from Debian 8 (Jessie) to Debian 9 (Stretch) 14 March, 2018

Previously, I looked at setting up Debian 8 with PHP 7.0. But now, Debian 9 is the current stable version and Debian 8 is only due to…

MySQL in the Command Line 04 March, 2018

Following the setting up a Linux webserver tutorial. You may also wish to create a MySQL database. First, install MySQL in the Linux console…

How to Fix Some Potential Issues When Using CDN (Cloudflare) 28 January, 2018

Using a CDN is a great way to optimize your website and protect against DDoS attacks. The process of setting up a CDN is pretty simple…

How to Build a Laravel Website (Basic Steps After Installation) 27 January, 2018

Basic Steps After Installing Laravel 5.4 You have successfully installed Laravel 5.4 and you have directed the domain name at the public…

Installing Laravel on Debian 8 with PHP 7.0 12 April, 2017

I was unable to find a single tutorial that would show exactly how to install Laravel on Debian, possibly because I was using PHP 7.0 on…

Converting a Website to HTTPS (Adding SSL Encryption) Tutorial 04 April, 2017

The internet is gradually becoming more and more encrypted and secure. While this is most important for websites where you might enter…

Setting up a Linux Webserver with SSH in 20 Steps (Debian 8) 19 March, 2017

Here is a guide to Setting up a Linux Webserver with SSH. This is for Debian 8 (Jessie) although other versions of Debian will be similar…

How to write a WordPress Plugin 05 October, 2016

There are 1,000s of WordPress Plugins and each one is individual, but for anyone wanting to make a plugin for themselves here are a few…