Linux

Setting Up a High-Performance Laravel Hosting Environment on Ubuntu with Nginx, PHP 8.4, Node.js, and SSL

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is a comprehensive guide to setting up a high-performance hosting environment for Laravel applications on Ubuntu. The guide covers the installation of required software, including Nginx, PHP 8.4, Node.js, and Certbot for SSL, as well as the configuration of the server for optimal performance.

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Essential MySQL Server Management Commands

Reading Time: 5 minutesLearn how to manage your MySQL server from the command line. This beginner-friendly guide covers starting and stopping MySQL, creating users, managing databases, and performing backups and restores using real-world commands.

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Connecting to Ubuntu Servers With RSA Keys

Reading Time: 2 minutesI manage a bunch of internal servers and for those that aren’t part of the wider web I like to use key pairs to speed up my sign ins and maintenance. Key-Based SSH Logins Key-based authentication is the most secure mode of authentication usable with OpenSSH. Key-based authentication has several advantages over password authentication, for example

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Useful Command Line Scripts

Reading Time: 2 minutesBelow is a list of very common linux commands that any linux person should know by heart. From gzipping files, to running backups this is my personal cheat sheet Compressing Files and Folders Unzip 7z Archive 7za x myfiles.7z gzip File gzip -9 file gzip Folder tar -zcvf archive-name.tar.gz directory-name Uncompress Gzip File gzip -d

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