Manage multiple WordPress installations easily
At work, I’m managing quite a number of websites. We have all the clients sites setup with their own account in cPanel and in quite a number of cases were running WordPress to content manage. As the number of sites we’re managing is going up, maintenance is becoming something of an issue, and falling behind on an update is simple a no go – hackers are ready to take pot shots at WordPress installations at a moments notice, due to something like 15% of the webs top sites running it (http://wordpress.org/news/2011/08/state-of-the-word/). This is where Manage WP steps in! (more…)
Optimise your site with scheduled image optimisation
I have found a tool that loslessly reduces image sizes, and best of all, it can be scheduled via a cronjob as it is a Linux based solution. (more…)
Installing Plesk
This tutorial outlines how to install a basic Plesk installation and was done on a fresh Cent OS 5 Rackspace Cloud Server build. I believe that Plesk is free for one domain. Should you wish to host more domains or provide reseller account you will have to purchase a copy of the software from Plesk’s store -http://www.parallels.com/store/plesk/linux. Details may vary from this tutorial depending on the system setup you are installing to. (more…)
Installing WHM/cPanel
This is a tutorial you can use to help you install WHM/cPanel on your server.cPanel is not free and you will have to purchase a license from the cPanel site (http://www.cpanel.net/), however, they do offer a trial license, to allow you to evaluate the product which will last you 15 days. Before continuing this tutorial, head over to https://www2.cpanel.net/store/ and get a license. This tutorial applies to Cent OS servers with the Rackspace Cloud Servers as the hosting provider, it may differ for other setups. (more…)
Useful Linux commands
This post features a number of useful Linux and Unix commands that users may find useful in there day to day administration of web servers. Be it a website, an intranet or a media server your creating and managing, all of these posts you should find useful. If you have any questions or feedback, please use the comments section below.
