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Create Swap File on Linux Servers for Better Performance

Are you running a low memory server and your applications are crashing? You can create swap file to prevent your applications from crashing in just 5 minutes.

Low memory servers often crash when there is a sudden spike in workload. However, upgrading your server is not an option (yet) due to budget. Restarting your services or applications is cumbersome and it is not possible to check every second if anything has crashed.

In this article, I will show you how you can create swap file

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Update WordPress with SELinux Enabled

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Are you getting permission errors when you update WordPress with SELinux enabled? And facing similar errors you when you install plugins like W3 Total Cache?

You are not alone!

I had just experienced this problem and it took me several hours to realize that it is due to SELinux. But don’t be tempted to disable SELinux completely.

In this article, I will show you how you can update WordPress with SELinux enabled.

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Free SSL Certificates with Let’s Encrypt for Nginx on CentOS 7

Are you paying too much for SSL certificates? Are you looking for free SSL certificates?

You can get free SSL certificates with Let’s Encrypt and deploy it with Certbot in less than 10 minutes!

In this article, I will show you how you can install and deploy SSL certificates for Nginx servers running on CentOS 7.

What is Let’s Encrypt

Let’s Encrypt is a CA (Certificate Authority) that provides free SSL DV (Domain Validation) certificates. These free SSL certificates allow websites to