PHP and MySQL

Serie: Sharedhosting to VPS. Create date: 16-09-2017

Next it's time to install PHP and MySQL. I will start with the minimal settings and make more changes along the way. Remember that this is the first time I'm doing this from start to finish so please let me known if I'm doing stupid things. [read more]

Apache and Hello world

Serie: Sharedhosting to VPS. Create date: 09-09-2017

In this blog I am going to configure my first website and print “Hello world” on a web page. As mentioned in my first blog, I have done this in the past but with Webmin. This time I don’t want to use a control panel and learn how I can do stuff like this by myself. It also feels like an extra security risk to have online tools like PHPMyAdmin and Webmin installed. [read more]

Security and updates

Serie: Sharedhosting to VPS. Create date: 27-08-2017

The first thing I want to do with my new VPS is installing updates and adding some security. In this blog I’m going to document all the steps I take. As with every blog, please let me know if there are things that I can do better. [read more]

How to start with a VPS?

Serie: Sharedhosting to VPS. Create date: 14-08-2017

In this series I’m going to migrate my shared hosting website to a VPS. One of my weaker points is the network and sysadmin stuff. A reason for this is that all servers at my work are managed by a different company and if there is anything network related for our department this is usually done by the developers which have sysadmin knowledge from previous jobs. So that’s the reason I want to start using a VPS instead of a normal shared hosting account. Off course this has a lot more advantages but it’s also a nice opportunity to learn some sysadmin things. So beware, this is my first time I’m going to use a VPS. Please send me a mail if you read something stupid, this could also be a writing error because my English is not that great. This series is also a nice documentation for myself if I need to repeat things in the future. [read more]