The setup of the LEMP stack (NGINX, MariaDB or MySQL, and PHP) has many caveats. They can impact both performance and security.
Here is how to LEMP (not limp along!).
Tip of The Day: Test Your Web Server’s Crypto Prowess for TLS, Diffie-Hellman, and more
Are you concerned about the security of data transmissions in which your web server participates day in and day out? Passwords, user names, credit card numbers, and other sensitive private communications on the Internet can easily be compromised unless you actively take precautionary measures and preempt the most common exploits by means of modern cryptography. Your users trust that you will protect them. The only question is: how do you measure success?
Tip of the Day: How to Extract Domain Names from Email Addresses using Regular Expressions (RegEX)
Extracting domain names from email addresses with the help of regular expressions takes just a nanosecond once you have the formula. The formula is the key.
How to Fix PHP Session Errors while Respecting Security with Correct Permissions
Have you ever seen one of these weird redirects? WordPress, for example, may refuse to show the log-in page, leaving you out of its admin interface for good. Here is what to do about it.
Anti-Spam Defense: Using Postfix With smtpd Access Restrictions
Fighting spam, aren’t we all… To stem the tide of unwanted junk mail look no further than the built-in access restrictions in Postfix.