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Restore deleted or broken website files from MdmHost's daily JetBackup 5 snapshots in cPanel: pick a date, choose files or folders, and restore or download them.
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Ubuntu vs Debian for a VPS: which should you choose?
Compare Ubuntu and Debian for your VPS: release cycles, support length, package freshness, stability, control panel support and which fits your project.
Zero-downtime deploys with Docker Compose and a reverse proxy
Run blue-green container swaps behind Nginx so every deploy keeps serving traffic. Health checks gate the switch, and a reload moves traffic without dropping connections.
Create a WordPress child theme to keep your customisations
Create a WordPress child theme so theme updates never overwrite your changes: the folder, style.css header, functions.php enqueue, activating it and moving edits over.
MySQL command-line cheat sheet for server admins
The MySQL and MariaDB commands you use most on a VPS, from logging in and listing databases to finding slow queries, killing them and checking server status.
Replace WP-Cron with a real cron job in cPanel
Make WordPress scheduled tasks reliable and lighter: disable visitor-triggered WP-Cron and run wp-cron.php from a cPanel cron job every few minutes.
Enable Brotli compression in Nginx
Add Brotli compression to Nginx with the packaged dynamic modules on Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 12, keep gzip as a fallback, and confirm browsers receive br encoding.
Bill extra work with WHMCS billable items
Use WHMCS billable items to charge one-off or recurring extras such as migrations or support hours, bill time logged on tickets, and add items to the next invoice.
Plesk CLI commands: common admin tasks with plesk bin
Run plesk bin on a Linux VPS to create domains, subscriptions, mail accounts and databases without the web interface, plus repair and extension checks.
Uptime and SLAs explained: what 99.9% really means
What hosting uptime percentages mean in real downtime, what an SLA promises and excludes, how to monitor your own site, and what affects availability beyond the server.
Fix 403 Forbidden errors caused by ModSecurity (Imunify360 WAF)
Recognise when the Imunify360 web application firewall blocks a legitimate form or admin action with a 403 error, collect the details and get the rule fixed.
Limit Docker container CPU and memory
Stop one container from slowing down your whole VPS. Set memory and CPU limits with docker run and Docker Compose, watch usage with docker stats and avoid out-of-memory kills.
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