This is actually an ongoing project. It started as a necessity, but with time and hosting services getting cheaper and cheaper, it advanced with curiosity. I learnt about Linux, with users and groups, services, servers, package managers. I also made…
SSL / HTTPS has become a hard requirement nowadays. The following article is helpful to people who use Apache as a webserver.
You can use the code in this article as a starting point to providing cross domain access.
Recently, I had to setup Apache with PHP directly on my mackbook. It was rather easy.
To disable the php cache in Bitnami WAMP stack, use the instructions in this article.
One way would be to edit your site’s .htaccess file and add some new lines of code.
A great tutorial to do so can be found here: Please remember to prefix the commands with sudo or use an elevated privileges user. A nice touch not found in other tutorials is the recommendation to install APCu PHP…
Problem: trying to start an Apache server on port 80 fails due to the fact that the 80 is not available. When accessing the port, the following message appears: “HTTP Error 404. The requested resource is not found.” Steps to…
The content of a configuration file for a new domain in apache (e.g. ) should be: <VirtualHost *:80> DocumentRoot ServerName starfish.ml ServerAlias www.starfish.ml < Directory “”> Allow from all Options +Indexes RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / </Directory> </VirtualHost>
The code is pretty simple: <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [R=301,L] </IfModule>
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain.com$ [NC] RewriteRule (subdomain)(/.*|$) $1.domain.com/$2 [R=302,L] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(subdomain).domain.com$ [NC] RewriteRule (.*) %1/$1 [L] Source:
The following is a PHP programmer’s Linux beginner guide to setting up a development environment: Establish where you want to host your virtual machine. If locally, you can download VMplayer, then download Ubuntu from the official website. Then you are…