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Questions tagged [web-server]

Refers to the software or hardware that make up a webserver, delivering content on a private or public website.

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How do I make webmin secure?

I want to install webmin to make server administration tasks on my Ubuntu 10.4 server easier. However I'm very nervious about having that kind of power accessable over the web. So I want to know how to secure webmin so that it can't be used to…
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Are PHP session files ever deleted?

I see there are thousands of files in my "/tmp" directory (a CentOS machine) and almost all of them are PHP session files. I'm worried about the possible impact this might have on my system. Are those files ever deleted either by the OS, Apache or…
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Why do some web servers not respond to icmp requests?

What is the purpose of blocking/dropping inbound ICMP traffic on a public web server? Is it common for it be blocked? I had to test if a server was accessible from various locations (tested on various servers located in different states/countries).…
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Nginx ignoring server_name

I have a website running on an Nginx web server which runs over HTTPS. I noticed recently that someone has pointed their domain to my web server and Nginx is serving my website to this bad domain. It looks like it's even indexing in google... Nginx…
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Good book for building high performance web sites?

Any recommendations for a book about building and running high performance, high-availability web sites on Linux?
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Memory usage of php-cgi processes is growing steadily

I'm trying to set up a web server on a VPS. My problem is that memory usage of php-cgi processes increases over time even though the website is not receiving any traffic at all. (it is behind a firewall for the time being) The VPS has 360MB RAM. I'm…
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Dell PowerEdge server crashed, how to repair? What happened? Information inside

I am currently in high school and run our school's website. This summer, our SysAdmin was diagnosed with cancer, and he went off for treatment, so I have been thrown into an interesting situation. I'm really not sure what is wrong with this web…
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How to set up Development, Staging, Production, and QA environments

I am in the process of setting up new servers for an organization. What are the standards or best practices for setting up a new environment with Development, Testing, Staging, and Production (or I'm open to other levels I'm not familiar with)?…
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What does "acl cdn_name hdr_beg(host) -i foor.bar.com" mean in HAProxy's configuration?

I've recently taken over an environment using HAProxy, and I'm attempting to learn the config and what it all means, but I'm finding some aspects of it are not clear. I think the above means that if host header begins with "foo.bar.com" then use…
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apache2: why parameter results “deny not allowed here” error in virtualhost tag?

I have asked the same question to stackoverflow but then I thought it might be more related to here. in apache's httpd.conf between VirtualHost tags I put expression like follows: ServerName geopreprod.xxx.com.tr …
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How do I alter the Last-Modified header on nginx?

My server returns the following headers: Cache-Control:no-cache Connection:keep-alive Date:Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:41:57 GMT Expires:Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:01 GMT Last-Modified:Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:06:32 GMT Server:nginx/0.8.46` I want the content I'm…
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Set nginx.conf to deny all connections except to certain files or directories

I am trying to set up Nginx so that all connections to my numeric ip are denied, with the exception of a few arbitrary directories and files. So if someone goes to my IP, they are allowed to access the index.php file, and the phpmyadmin directory…
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How Can I Configure nginx to Use Pretty URLs for Static Sites?

I've got several static sites (mostly generated by Sphinx), that I'm trying to host on my VPS. I've installed and configured nginx according to the guides, and I can successfully display my sites, but the issue is the URLs are absolute, and it looks…
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How much memory would be needed for a Wordpress site with 8.000 hits per day with the occasional spike?

I'm running a Wordpress site with about 8.000 hits per day, which occasionally spikes to 12.000 hits. I'm currently considering a VPS server. My setup is WP with Apache and MySQL. Can anyone recommend how much memory would be sufficient in this…
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What tools do you use for vulnerability scanning?

What are your favorite tools for checking for vulnerabilities in websites?
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