Lighttpd is a secure, fast, and flexible HTTP server with a small memory footprint compared to other webservers. Its event-driven architecture is optimized for a large number of parallel connections (keep-alive) which is important for high-performance dynamic applications. Also, if you’re going to be developing any PHP-based application, you’re mostly going to need PHP server scripts installed. PHP is an open-source server scripting language for creating dynamic, powerful web applications and websites....

ModSecurity (also known as ModSec) is an open-source web application firewall (WAF). Initially developed as a module on Apache is now a full-fledged WAS that also supports Nginx and IIS. Modric was developed to protect against many common attacks, including XSS, code injection, etc. Although works with Nginx and other web servers, it works even better with Apache, and that is why most run it with Apache. ModSecurity can act as an extra security layer, detecting and preventing attacks before they reach the web application....

Nextcloud is a truly open-source, self-hosted file-syncing and sharing platform similar to Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive. It lets you create your cloud in your environment with your servers. Now that you can install Linux OS inside Windows via WSL, the steps below show you how to install Nextcloud in Windows with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). With WSL, you can install and run a full Linux operating system inside Windows....

pH7 Dating CMS enables you to build robust social networking websites for your school, company, or for any group looking to collaborate around the same ideas or issues. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install pH7 CMS with Apache2, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS. For more on pH7 CMS social platform, please visit its home page Install Apache2 HTTP Server on Ubuntu Apache2 HTTP Server is the most popular web server in use today....

With Pico, you simply create .md files in the content folder and those files become your pages. It offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, it doesn’t need a database server, call it database-less. It comes with all features that you need but is smaller than WordPress, like SEO-friendly design, flexible CSS framework, and more. For more about Pico, please check its homepage....

Windows 11 allows you to sign in with a PIN. This personal PIN is a recommended, fast and secure way to log in to your Windows device and access other apps, and services. Windows PIN is part of the Windows Hello security feature that enables other sign-in options. One can use a picture password, PIN, fingerprint, and face and to sign into Windows. Hello, the PIN is secure in that the PIN is tied to the specific device on which it was set up....

The last thing you want is for your CPU to fall over right in the middle of something important. Whether it’s an intense online gaming session or an important video render that a client is waiting for, it’s crucial to know that your CPU can take the heat. That’s where CPU stress tests come into the picture. What Is a CPU Stress Test? What Is a CPU Stress Test? A CPU stress test is a software program that’s specifically designed to give your CPU incredibly hard problems to solve....