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Website statistics without Google: Matomo on your hosting, or Plausible on a VPS

The short answer: to know how many people visit your site you do not have to hand the data to Google. Matomo does the same job and runs on your…

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AutoSSL behind Cloudflare: why the free certificate leaves names out or fails to renew

The short answer: the server’s free certificate (cPanel’s AutoSSL) is still needed with Cloudflare in front: it protects the leg between Cloudflare and the server in Full (strict) mode, and…

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Webmin and Virtualmin on a VPS: a server admin tool and a hosting panel, explained

This article is for people with a VPS or a dedicated server with root access. On shared plans the panel is cPanel, and you neither choose nor install another one.…

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ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS: when the site redirects in a circle

The short answer: the browser says “the page redirected you too many times” when two rules contradict each other and send you back and forth, endlessly. It is almost always…

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IPv6 and AAAA records: do you need one, and when adding one breaks your site

The short answer: an AAAA record points your name to an IPv6 address, just as the A record points to an IPv4 one. It is not required: the site works…

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Which password is which: client area, cPanel, e-mail, FTP, database and WordPress

The short answer: a site with e-mail and a database has six or seven different passwords, and each one only works in one place. “I changed the password and it…

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Running a mail server on your VPS with Postfix: why it is hard, and the alternative

Installing Postfix takes minutes; getting the mail to reach other people’s inboxes is the real work. A new mail server, on an IP with no history, is treated with suspicion…

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Running a Perl or CGI script on your hosting: permissions, line endings and the 500 that follows

The short answer: Perl and CGI scripts (many old forms and counters) work on hosting, but they are demanding: the file must have execute permission (755), the first line must…

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Which hosting plan for a web designer or agency with several client sites

The short answer: someone who builds sites for clients has to choose between one hosting per client (each with their own account and contract) and a hosting of your own…

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Registrar lock: what it protects, when to unlock it and when to leave it on

The short answer: the registrar lock is a padlock on the domain that stops it being transferred to another provider unless you authorise it. It should be on almost always,…