6 Essential WordPress Performance Optimization Tips

wordpress performance optimizationListed below are a few tips to help you get the most out of your WordPress site:

Use reliable Hosting
It is one of the most significant factors when running a successful WordPress based website. Generally, there are three types of hosting that are available to host your WordPress site: Shared, VPS and Dedicated server hosting. You will get the best possible results in terms of performance and flexibility if you host and maintain your WordPress blog on a VPS Hosting solution.

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Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04

Status: Deprecated

This article, “Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04,” covers a version of Ubuntu 12.04 that reached end of life (EOL) on April 28th, 2017, and is no longer supported. Installing ownCloud on this Ubuntu version is thus outdated. For this reason, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server and wondering how to install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of Ubuntu.

See Instead: Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference for understanding the process of installing ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04, it may not be compatible with other Ubuntu releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install OwnCloud 7 on Ubuntu 14.04.

In one of our previous blog posts, we had covered how to install ownCloud on a CentOS 6 VPS, today we will see how to install ownCloud on an Ubuntu 12.04 server using an automated bash script.

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Install Squid on Debian 6 ‘Squeeze’

Status: Deprecated

This article, “Install Squid on Debian 6,” covers a version of Debian 6 that reached end of life in 2016. As it’s no longer supported, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running Debian 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support. We can upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of Debian.

Squid is a high-performance proxy server and web cache daemon that optimizes website operation by caching web pages, allowing them to load more quickly for users. Squid is provided as free, open-source software and can be used under the GNU General Public License (GPL) of the Free Software Foundation.

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How to install ActiveMQ on CentOS

Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to install ActiveMQ on CentOS,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) and is no longer supported. As such, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

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How to check data integrity using md5sum under GNU/Linux

Data Integrity PreviewIn this article, we will describe how you can check the integrity of your data using the md5sum utility under the GNU/Linux operating system.

What is md5sum?

md5sum is a tool generally used to check data integrity. It calculates and verifies 128-bit MD5 hashes, so you could know if a particular file is a valid one or a corrupt one.

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Install WordPress on Debian VPS

Today we will show you how to install WordPress on a Debian VPS using Apache web-server and MySQL database. WordPress is an open source CMS, often used as a blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL. Currently WordPress is the most popular of the blogging platforms available. Before you begin installing, please make sure you have Apache/PHP and MySQL installed on your WordPress VPS .

 

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Install and Configure openDKIM on Debian Squeeze

Installing and Configuring openDKIM on Debian

This guide will show you how to install and configure openDKIM on a Debian Squeeze VPS. DKIM is a signature/cryptography email authentication technology used to validate that a message was sent by an authorized source. DKIM allows an organization to take responsibility for transmitting a message, in a way that can be verified by a recipient. More information can be found at the official DKIM web site.

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Prevent DoS/Brute-Force attacks with mod_evasive

How to install and configure mod_evasive on ArchLinux VPS, Debian VPS, Ubuntu VPS, CentOS VPSWhat is mod_evasive?

mod_evasive is an evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack. It is also designed to be a detection and network management tool, and can be easily configured to talk to ipchains, firewalls, routers, etc. mod_evasive presently reports abuses via email and syslog facilities.

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