Author Archives: Bogdan
Install squid proxy with –enable-ssl for https_port
Squid proxy with –enable-ssl A few months back when I was testing a few reverse proxy for leveraging load on my web server, I needed to setup SSL for one of my websites, unfortunately squid proxy, which I was using for reverse proxy, was not installed by default with –enable-ssl. This is only happening on
How to update and install php 5.3 and php 5.2 CentOS webtatic repo
How to install php 5.3 and php 5.2 A few weeks ago I had a client that needed an old php version updated, normally you can easily update or install php 5.3 directly from repository, but unfortunately there are a few scripts that require an older version of php installed, this is tricky when there
How to install APF Firewall and DDoS Deflate protection
About APF firewall APF Firewall stands for Advance Policy Firewall, exactly as it name, it is script that contains a certain set of firewall rules. These rules are all being saved inside the folder /etc/apf/ directory and can be changed using any editor. This script is one of the best firewall scripts that I’ve used
Install memcached daemon / Install memcached extension using pecl
A little about Memcached Memcached is a service that allows you to store in memory key-value data like strings or objects, from results like databases queries, API calls and drastically accelerating queries and reducing the load on your server. Memcached is being used by major websites like Youtube, Twitter, Digg, WordPress.com and many many more.
Using the local DNS Server
Using the local DNS Server I’m not sure if you know, but your ISP DNS servers usually take around 24-72 hours to clear their DNS cache, in which time, if you made changes to your domain name, you will have to wait for your ISP to clear their cache before you can see the changes
Name-based Virtual Host configuration on apache
Virtual host configuration on apache I’ve been seeing a lot of clients that are having some issues creating a virtual host configuration on apache or nginx or any other web server (usually apache). In this article I’m going to show you a quick and easy way how to create a virtual host configuration (vhost for
Load javascript files asynchronously
As I have already gotten you used to, today I came back with a new tip to speed up your website when using a lot of inline or external JavaScript files on your website. As you know the browser will try to download each resources in the exact same order they were written, but what
Incapsula CDN network
Incapsula CDN network As you probably have noticed, I’m doing some bit of articles on website optimization and tips for speeding your website. All these are really based on my tests using this website. I wrote before an article on which is the best cdn network available at this time, well there is one more
Clear DNS cache
Why clear the local dns cache ? If you just registered a domain or changed a record on your domain name, you need to either wait for the dns cache to clear itself or clear your local cache to get a new name resolution. To clear your DNS cache in Microsoft Windows (Win XP, Win
The best CDN network
The best CDN network The day before yesterday I tested 3 major CDN networks to see how all these handle the traffic on my website and as well as optimizing my website to load it faster. I then came with the conclusion that not all CDN networks are best for all websites, it really depends
