Make Wordpress Faster Part II
This is an addendum to Make Wordpress Load Much Faster. Just a few more tips to get more speed out of your Apache/Wordpress installation.
Archive for the ‘Apache’ Category.
How to setup a FAMP (FreeBSD, Apache, MySQL & PHP) server
Software installed and functioning by the end of this walk through :
- FreeBSD 7.1
- Apache 2.2
- PHP 5.2.8
- MySQL 6.0.9
First off grab a copy of FreeBSD 7.1 from http://www.freebsd.org/where.html
Once you have FreeBSD installed we can start.
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How to block IPs from your website with .htaccess
Insert a line similar to the one below into your .htaccess file in your web server’s document root:
deny from 10.205.111.43
And all connections from that IP will no longer be able to view your site.
Disable directory listings using .htaccess in Apache
If you want to disable directory listing for any folder then simply create one file as .htaccess in that directory & insert rule IndexIgnore * in that file.
IndexIgnore * means directory will not list any file or folder. If you want to disable listing of .jpg files only then rule would be IndexIgnore *.jpg with this rule directory will list all files and folders excluding files with extension .jpg.
Setup SSL on Apache
The self-signed certificate is a certificate that you can create yourself that will provide SSL encryption but without the verification of your website from an outside source. The outside verification does cost money. In other words, you can get the protection you need, encryption by doing it yourself. One thing to note, if you are taking people’s credit card information then you will need to get a signed certificate as a warning appears when you are using self-signed certificates.
Compressing Web Output Using mod_gzip for Apache 1.3.x and 2.0.x
Web page compression is not a new technology, but it has just recently gained higher recognition in the minds of IT administrators and managers because of the rapid ROI it generates. Compression extensions exist for most of the major Web server platforms, but in this article I will focus on the Apache and mod_gzip solution.
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Install Apache on FreeBSD
The following details how to install the Apache webserver on FreeBSD.
Secure the Apache Web Server
Here are some things you can do to make your apache configuration more secure.
Some of these suggestions may decrease performance, or cause problems due to your environment. It is up to you to determine if any of the changes I suggest are not compatible with your requirements. In other words proceed at your own risk.
Password protect Grub Bootloader
You’re thinking a lot about computer security lately, and that’s a good thing. You certainly made the right choice going to Linux, and Debian was wise, too. That’s not the end of your thought about security I hope. This short tutorial will show you how to password protect your Grub boot loader rendering your machine un-boot-able (that’s not even close to being a real word!) to the casual snoop, or anyone else without the ability to get around this; which for all intents and purposes is just about anybody you know. This is by no means absolute security for your machine, far from it – it’s merely a wrinkle in the road.
