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Learn about changing a site's PHP version, changing PHP settings, and using the PHP CLI with different PHP versions.

Learn how to use the "wp" command to manage WordPress through SSH.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the Redis extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the Imagick extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to read and analyze your site's PHP access logs. View log entries and request counts by response status, IP address, and more.

Learn how Ubuntu patches bugs and security issues without breaking version compatibility.

Learn how to read your server's outbound mail log and each site's PHP mail log.

Learn how to enable and view Apache's built-in server status page.

Learn how to read your site's Nginx error that contains details of errors that happened while Nginx was serving requests.

Learn about the MySQL "sql_mode" setting and how to change the SQL mode.

Learn about MySQL's connection limit and how to configure the "max_connections" setting in MySQL.

A step-by-step guide to upgrading a server from Ubuntu 20.04 ("Focal Fossa") to Ubuntu 22.04 ("Jammy Jellyfish").

Explore our guides for using ServerPilot to host websites on cloud servers.

Learn how DNS propagation works and how to set the time to live (TTL) for DNS records.

See details of the charts used for monitoring the health and performance of your cloud servers.

Learn how to configure and run an FTP server using only a Python script.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the IMAP extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to access MySQL from your local system or from another server.

Learn how to use and automate snapshots for backups of Compute Engine VM instances.

Learn how to read and analyze the Nginx service log to debug Nginx configuration errors.

Learn how to read and analyze the auth.log file that contains information about every successful and failed SSH login attempt.

Learn how the PHP opcache works to speed up your sites.

A step-by-step guide to upgrading a server from Ubuntu 12.04 ("Precise Pangolin") to Ubuntu 14.04 ("Trusty Tahr").

Learn which OpenSSL version is installed on your server and whether your server still receives OpenSSL updates.

Learn how to configure the PHP memory limit for WordPress public pages and for wp-admin.

Learn how ServerPilot handles security.

Learn how to install locales for additional languages on cloud servers running Ubuntu.

A guide to using .htaccess files to change Apache settings and behavior for your site.

Set Content-Length response headers from PHP scripts by using output buffering and configure Apache and Nginx to keep the Content-Length header set by PHP.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the Pspell extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to change the vCPUs, memory, and disk size of servers at Google Cloud.

Learn which OpenSSH version is installed on your server and whether your server still receives OpenSSH updates.

Learn how to choose between Google Cloud, AWS, DigitalOcean, and other cloud providers.

See when and why packages were installed, updated, and removed on your Ubuntu server.

Learn how to configure daily, weekly, and monthly MySQL database backups using AutoMySQLBackup.

Automatically migrate WordPress and other sites between servers.

Learn how to customize the Nginx configuration globally or for individual sites on your server.

Learn how to connect a cloud server to ServerPilot. Once connected, your server will be ready for hosting websites.

A step-by-step guide to upgrading a server from Ubuntu 16.04 ("Xenial Xerus") to Ubuntu 18.04 ("Bionic Beaver").

Learn how to fix sites responding with 403 Forbidden errors.

Learn how to use SolidBackups (previously known as BackupBuddy) to schedule WordPress backups.

Learn how browsers and CDNs decide to cache responses based on response headers from your site.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the GnuPG extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn about the log files available for your servers and sites and how to view and search logs.

Learn about MySQL's maximum packet size and how to configure the "max_allowed_packet" setting in MySQL.

A step-by-step guide to upgrading a server from Ubuntu 22.04 ("Jammy Jellyfish") to Ubuntu 24.04 ("Noble Numbat").

Learn how to configure your server to enable the Xdebug extension in multiple versions of PHP.

A step-by-step guide to upgrading a server from Ubuntu 18.04 ("Bionic Beaver") to Ubuntu 20.04 ("Focal Fossa").

Learn how to PHP's equivalent of Apache's .htaccess file to change the PHP configuration.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the gRPC extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to maintain PCI compliance when hosting on cloud servers and how to deal with false positives from PCI scans.

Learn how to read the cron scheduler logs to debug problems with cron jobs not running as scheduled.

Learn how to create MySQL databases and change MySQL user passwords.

Learn how MySQL caches opened tables and how to change the "table_open_cache" setting.

Learn what causes the "server reached MaxRequestWorkers" in the Apache web server and how to fix it.

Learn how to fix "mixed content" warnings in browsers that cause scripts, images, and stylesheets to not work.

Learn how enable free, automated SSL for sites hosted on your cloud servers and how to create CSRs for custom SSL certificates.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the mailparse extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to install the ImageMagick library and commands on your cloud server.

Learn how test to see if HTTP3 is working for your website using your browser or the command line.

Learn how to edit text files over SSH using the nano command-line text editor.

Learn about which package repositories your server uses and how to avoid package conflicts when adding third-party repositories.

Learn how to install third-party PHP extensions, including open-source PECL extensions and popular commercial extensions.

Learn about ServerPilot's features for managing and monitoring your websites and cloud servers.

Learn how the algorithm used to aggregate raw data impacts the meaning of charts used for monitoring servers and apps.

Learn how to generate an SSL key and CSR to get an SSL certificate for your website.

Learn about using cloud servers for hosting website and web applications.

Learn which PHP versions are available for your server's Ubuntu release.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the APCu extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to turn on HSTS so your visitors will always access your site over HTTPS.

Learn how to use the ServerPilot API to automate the creation and management of servers and apps.

Learn how to view pending and failed email deliveries from your cloud server.

Learn how your server uses free memory to speed up disk access.

Learn how to configure the Cache Enabler plugin in WordPress.

Learn how to install the Memcached service and commands on your cloud server.

Learn about PTR records and how mail servers require valid reverse DNS before accepting mail from your server.

Learn how to solve many common WordPress problems.

See details of the charts and metrics used for monitoring MySQL on your cloud servers.

Learn about Cloudflare and how ServerPilot configures your cloud server to be ready for Cloudflare.

Learn how to decrease the amount of CPU used by PHP and WordPress apps.

Learn how to use the VaultPress plugin on your WordPress site.

Learn what it means and how to fix it when your server's status in ServerPilot is "not connected".

Learn how to upgrade Ubuntu and alternatives to upgrading Ubuntu.

Use monitoring dashboards to see the health and performance of your cloud servers and websites.

Learn about the purpose of SSL and TLS certificates and why we need Certificate Authorities.

Learn about Ubuntu's syslog and how to use the "journalctl" command to filter the logs by service and date.

Learn how to customize the Apache configuration for all sites or individual sites on your server.

Learn which Nginx version is installed on your server and whether your server still receives Nginx updates.

Learn how to log into your server using SSH keys instead of an SSH password.

Learn how to read your site's PHP slow request log to identify code that is making your site slow.

Learn how to create DigitalOcean cloud servers and use them for hosting websites.

Learn how to read and analyze the PHP-FPM service log for debug problems with your sites.

Learn how ServerPilot works and how ServerPilot empowers your developers and protects your business.

Learn how to create a DNS zone and DNS records for your domain at Google Cloud.

Learn how to install and use Cyberduck for SFTP access to your sites hosted on cloud servers.

Learn how to host Node.js, Python, Ruby, and Go sites on your cloud server.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the YAML extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to configure your server to enable the AMQP extension in multiple versions of PHP.

Learn how to use SSH to access your cloud server through the command line.

Change the root password, understand file ownership, and customize your cloud server.