The document discusses static websites and static WordPress. It defines static websites as front-end only with no back-end, which provides more security than a CMS and improves page speed. Static WordPress is described as deploying the public-facing WordPress site to a separate server so it never communicates back to WordPress. Methods to implement static WordPress include using a static WordPress host or plugin. The document demonstrates converting a WordPress site to static using the WP2Static plugin and deploying to Netlify. Use cases for static WordPress include small marketing sites with less than 100 pages.
What Multisite can do for You - Anthony Cole - WordCamp Sydney 2012WordCamp Sydney
- WordPress Multisite allows managing multiple sites from one WordPress install, providing centralized administration and upgrades. It can be an efficient and cost-effective solution for agencies managing multiple client sites.
- The presenter initially set up Multisite for his agency to more easily upgrade and manage ten client sites. He discusses hosting considerations and recommends a VPS for Australian sites.
- Key aspects of his Multisite implementation include using Git for version control, Pingdom for monitoring, and custom scripts for backups to S3. He advocates keeping implementations simple to ensure stability.
This document introduces WordPress multisite, which allows one WordPress installation to host multiple sites. Key features include being able to update all sites with one click, share plugins and themes across sites, and manage clients' sites from a single dashboard. Instructions are provided on how to set up a WordPress multisite network by modifying wp-config.php and .htaccess files, adding sites, and mapping custom domains. Useful plugins for multisite networks are also listed.
The document discusses securing a WooCommerce ecommerce site. It outlines the typical customer journey on an ecommerce site and identifies security risks and solutions at each step, including using public WiFi, landing on the site, entering personal information, making purchases, and sharing purchases. It emphasizes the importance of security best practices like SSL/HTTPS, strong passwords, keeping software updated, firewalls, backups, and avoiding skipping security measures for any reason. The overall message is that website security is critical and developers must require it as part of the development process.
The document provides an overview of a WordPress workshop, explaining why WordPress is useful, how to install and set up WordPress, and how to build pages, menus, posts, themes, and plugins. It discusses how Groupon started as a WordPress blog and recommends hosting and themes. The workshop aims to help attendees build their own website using WordPress.
Making Security Make Sense to Users and ClientsJamie Schmid
On Sunday April 15 I gave Adam Warner's talk on selling Security as a service or add-on at WordCamp San Diego. These are the slides from that presentation.
The Often Useful Somewhat Annoying World of WordPress MultisiteJames Bundey
Presentation for the Melbourne WordPress developer meetup hosted in April 2016. The presentation covered my experiences in working with WordPress multi-site installations. Pros and cons, how to approach development workflow and general tips on migrations, theme updates, back-ups and plugin usage.
The document discusses static websites and static WordPress. It defines static websites as front-end only with no back-end, which provides more security than a CMS and improves page speed. Static WordPress is described as deploying the public-facing WordPress site to a separate server so it never communicates back to WordPress. Methods to implement static WordPress include using a static WordPress host or plugin. The document demonstrates converting a WordPress site to static using the WP2Static plugin and deploying to Netlify. Use cases for static WordPress include small marketing sites with less than 100 pages.
What Multisite can do for You - Anthony Cole - WordCamp Sydney 2012WordCamp Sydney
- WordPress Multisite allows managing multiple sites from one WordPress install, providing centralized administration and upgrades. It can be an efficient and cost-effective solution for agencies managing multiple client sites.
- The presenter initially set up Multisite for his agency to more easily upgrade and manage ten client sites. He discusses hosting considerations and recommends a VPS for Australian sites.
- Key aspects of his Multisite implementation include using Git for version control, Pingdom for monitoring, and custom scripts for backups to S3. He advocates keeping implementations simple to ensure stability.
This document introduces WordPress multisite, which allows one WordPress installation to host multiple sites. Key features include being able to update all sites with one click, share plugins and themes across sites, and manage clients' sites from a single dashboard. Instructions are provided on how to set up a WordPress multisite network by modifying wp-config.php and .htaccess files, adding sites, and mapping custom domains. Useful plugins for multisite networks are also listed.
The document discusses securing a WooCommerce ecommerce site. It outlines the typical customer journey on an ecommerce site and identifies security risks and solutions at each step, including using public WiFi, landing on the site, entering personal information, making purchases, and sharing purchases. It emphasizes the importance of security best practices like SSL/HTTPS, strong passwords, keeping software updated, firewalls, backups, and avoiding skipping security measures for any reason. The overall message is that website security is critical and developers must require it as part of the development process.
The document provides an overview of a WordPress workshop, explaining why WordPress is useful, how to install and set up WordPress, and how to build pages, menus, posts, themes, and plugins. It discusses how Groupon started as a WordPress blog and recommends hosting and themes. The workshop aims to help attendees build their own website using WordPress.
Making Security Make Sense to Users and ClientsJamie Schmid
On Sunday April 15 I gave Adam Warner's talk on selling Security as a service or add-on at WordCamp San Diego. These are the slides from that presentation.
The Often Useful Somewhat Annoying World of WordPress MultisiteJames Bundey
Presentation for the Melbourne WordPress developer meetup hosted in April 2016. The presentation covered my experiences in working with WordPress multi-site installations. Pros and cons, how to approach development workflow and general tips on migrations, theme updates, back-ups and plugin usage.
- The document introduces WordPress, a free and open-source content management system that can be used to create beautiful websites or blogs.
- It provides an overview of installing WordPress and getting started, including buying a domain name and hosting plan, installing WordPress manually or using one-click installation, and learning the basics of posts, pages, media, and settings.
- Additional sections cover customizing WordPress through the use of themes, widgets, plugins, and tips for optimization including search engine optimization and social media integration. The workshop aims to teach both beginner and advanced WordPress skills.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of WordPress as a Content Management System? Is it just for bloggers? We take a quick overview of ease of installation and use as well as included some recommended resources for learning more about WordPress.
WordPress Setup and Security - WordCamp, Charleston 2014Michael Carnell
Delivered at the first WordCamp in Charleston, SC, in 2014. This presentation covers some of the best practices in setting up and running your WordPress installation so that you don't get hacked or go down. And, just as important, how to make sure that you can recover if something does happen.
Speed Up That Site! - a guide to caching pluginsPeter Baylies
This session will cover how to use popular free plugins to speed up sites and optimize them for better performance. We’ll go over basics of caching and discuss the pitfalls and issues you have to watch out for especially when working with typical shared hosting services.
An individual can be a blogger, Web Developer and Linux Server Admin and precedes all the websites on such an economic vps servers, typically low end box situations running less than RAM of 256MB, in any Open or XEN, and even also runs dedicated plus cloud servers.
This document discusses common WordPress problems and provides troubleshooting steps. It addresses issues like the white screen of death, missing sidebars, failed scheduled posts, getting stuck in maintenance mode, and host-related errors. The basic troubleshooting steps are to disable all plugins, disable the theme, check the site, re-enable plugins one by one to find conflicts, and re-enable the theme. Hosts may need to help with errors like running out of memory. Resources like the WordPress support forum and Filezilla are also referenced.
This document discusses best practices for maintaining a WordPress site, including backing up the site regularly, keeping all software up to date, using strong and unique passwords, and installing security plugins. It provides recommendations for backup plugins that can backup the database, files, or full site either for free or with paid plans. It also suggests ways to select safe and well-supported plugins and themes, and measures for monitoring site security like using Google Webmaster Tools or paid services.
This document provides an introduction to Vue.js, including why to use Vue, some references to get started, and an overview of what will be covered in the talk. The speaker recommends Vue for its speed, as a progressive framework that scales from a library to full framework, and for its small file size and learning curve. Frameworks mentioned include Vue, Vue Router, and Vuex. The talk will cover getting started, using Vue as a library and with CLI/UI, and as a framework.
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as Themes.
Web Development by using Wordpress.
Build a website in 30 minutes
WordPress Multisite | WordPress Meetup Saint Petersburg, Russia 13 January 2017Doug Lawrence
Choosing WordPress Multisite set us on a path, where we overcame negative hosting companies and developers whose reaction to multisite was laced with suspicion. But with the help of friends and suppliers from within the WordPress community globally we overcame the challenges and now look back and know we made the right choice
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system that allows users to build and manage websites. It powers over 21% of websites and has over 19,000 plugins available. To use WordPress, users need a computer, internet access, a web browser, a domain name registered through a provider, and web hosting. WordPress can then be installed on the hosted site in about 5 minutes.
Know why wordpress is the best choice of people than other platform. As per the recent survey, it has been reveal the fact that, WordPress has been able to gain much more popularity apart from any other kind of website
WP-MU 101: How to Install and Avoid Common MistakesCT Moore
The Wordpress multi-user platform, WP-MU, is a great tool for building communities and portals. It can power mutliple blogs on one domain. But it's not quote the same as regular Wordpress. In this presentation, I will cover:
* Intro: Why WPMU?
* Common Installation Mistakes: WP vs WPMU
* Choices: directory vs subdomain
* Live installation demo
Audience members will leave this presentation understanding what WP-MU is, what it is good for, and how to install and configure it to power their own multi-blog portal.
The document announces WordCamp Toronto 2015 on October 3-4 at Humber College Lakeshore Campus. It then provides an overview of managed WordPress hosting by Alex Sirota of NewPath Consulting, including common issues that managed hosting addresses and examples of hosting options like GoDaddy, DreamHost, Flywheel, WP Engine, and Pantheon.
This document provides step-by-step instructions for building a website from scratch using WordPress. It covers choosing a domain name and hosting provider, installing WordPress, and completing the initial WordPress configuration. Key steps include purchasing a domain name and hosting, downloading and installing WordPress files, setting up the MySQL database, and completing the WordPress new site setup process. The document aims to guide new users through all aspects of getting a WordPress site online from start to finish.
This document summarizes the upcoming changes and new features in WordPress 3.0. Some key points include:
- A new default theme with custom headers, backgrounds, clean design, and multiple widget areas.
- Custom post types and taxonomies allowing WordPress to function as a basic CMS.
- Better menu management with options like multiple menus, hierarchical menus, and reordering/excluding items.
- WordPress and WordPress MU will merge into a single WordPress platform, simplifying installation and management of single and multiple sites.
- For existing users, the transition process will be minimal and involve only minor file changes or imports depending on current setup.
La informática y la convergencia influyen en el diseño gráfico al permitir la creación de arte digital mediante la integración de imágenes, sonido y animación. Cualquier dispositivo tecnológico como teléfonos, computadoras portátiles o de escritorio puede utilizarse para este fin. Además, la tecnología y la convergencia afectan a los diseñadores gráficos al facilitar el acceso a información y videos de aprendizaje online y al influir en las preferencias de las empresas por contratar personas sin títulos
- The document introduces WordPress, a free and open-source content management system that can be used to create beautiful websites or blogs.
- It provides an overview of installing WordPress and getting started, including buying a domain name and hosting plan, installing WordPress manually or using one-click installation, and learning the basics of posts, pages, media, and settings.
- Additional sections cover customizing WordPress through the use of themes, widgets, plugins, and tips for optimization including search engine optimization and social media integration. The workshop aims to teach both beginner and advanced WordPress skills.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of WordPress as a Content Management System? Is it just for bloggers? We take a quick overview of ease of installation and use as well as included some recommended resources for learning more about WordPress.
WordPress Setup and Security - WordCamp, Charleston 2014Michael Carnell
Delivered at the first WordCamp in Charleston, SC, in 2014. This presentation covers some of the best practices in setting up and running your WordPress installation so that you don't get hacked or go down. And, just as important, how to make sure that you can recover if something does happen.
Speed Up That Site! - a guide to caching pluginsPeter Baylies
This session will cover how to use popular free plugins to speed up sites and optimize them for better performance. We’ll go over basics of caching and discuss the pitfalls and issues you have to watch out for especially when working with typical shared hosting services.
An individual can be a blogger, Web Developer and Linux Server Admin and precedes all the websites on such an economic vps servers, typically low end box situations running less than RAM of 256MB, in any Open or XEN, and even also runs dedicated plus cloud servers.
This document discusses common WordPress problems and provides troubleshooting steps. It addresses issues like the white screen of death, missing sidebars, failed scheduled posts, getting stuck in maintenance mode, and host-related errors. The basic troubleshooting steps are to disable all plugins, disable the theme, check the site, re-enable plugins one by one to find conflicts, and re-enable the theme. Hosts may need to help with errors like running out of memory. Resources like the WordPress support forum and Filezilla are also referenced.
This document discusses best practices for maintaining a WordPress site, including backing up the site regularly, keeping all software up to date, using strong and unique passwords, and installing security plugins. It provides recommendations for backup plugins that can backup the database, files, or full site either for free or with paid plans. It also suggests ways to select safe and well-supported plugins and themes, and measures for monitoring site security like using Google Webmaster Tools or paid services.
This document provides an introduction to Vue.js, including why to use Vue, some references to get started, and an overview of what will be covered in the talk. The speaker recommends Vue for its speed, as a progressive framework that scales from a library to full framework, and for its small file size and learning curve. Frameworks mentioned include Vue, Vue Router, and Vuex. The talk will cover getting started, using Vue as a library and with CLI/UI, and as a framework.
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system, referred to within WordPress as Themes.
Web Development by using Wordpress.
Build a website in 30 minutes
WordPress Multisite | WordPress Meetup Saint Petersburg, Russia 13 January 2017Doug Lawrence
Choosing WordPress Multisite set us on a path, where we overcame negative hosting companies and developers whose reaction to multisite was laced with suspicion. But with the help of friends and suppliers from within the WordPress community globally we overcame the challenges and now look back and know we made the right choice
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system that allows users to build and manage websites. It powers over 21% of websites and has over 19,000 plugins available. To use WordPress, users need a computer, internet access, a web browser, a domain name registered through a provider, and web hosting. WordPress can then be installed on the hosted site in about 5 minutes.
Know why wordpress is the best choice of people than other platform. As per the recent survey, it has been reveal the fact that, WordPress has been able to gain much more popularity apart from any other kind of website
WP-MU 101: How to Install and Avoid Common MistakesCT Moore
The Wordpress multi-user platform, WP-MU, is a great tool for building communities and portals. It can power mutliple blogs on one domain. But it's not quote the same as regular Wordpress. In this presentation, I will cover:
* Intro: Why WPMU?
* Common Installation Mistakes: WP vs WPMU
* Choices: directory vs subdomain
* Live installation demo
Audience members will leave this presentation understanding what WP-MU is, what it is good for, and how to install and configure it to power their own multi-blog portal.
The document announces WordCamp Toronto 2015 on October 3-4 at Humber College Lakeshore Campus. It then provides an overview of managed WordPress hosting by Alex Sirota of NewPath Consulting, including common issues that managed hosting addresses and examples of hosting options like GoDaddy, DreamHost, Flywheel, WP Engine, and Pantheon.
This document provides step-by-step instructions for building a website from scratch using WordPress. It covers choosing a domain name and hosting provider, installing WordPress, and completing the initial WordPress configuration. Key steps include purchasing a domain name and hosting, downloading and installing WordPress files, setting up the MySQL database, and completing the WordPress new site setup process. The document aims to guide new users through all aspects of getting a WordPress site online from start to finish.
This document summarizes the upcoming changes and new features in WordPress 3.0. Some key points include:
- A new default theme with custom headers, backgrounds, clean design, and multiple widget areas.
- Custom post types and taxonomies allowing WordPress to function as a basic CMS.
- Better menu management with options like multiple menus, hierarchical menus, and reordering/excluding items.
- WordPress and WordPress MU will merge into a single WordPress platform, simplifying installation and management of single and multiple sites.
- For existing users, the transition process will be minimal and involve only minor file changes or imports depending on current setup.
La informática y la convergencia influyen en el diseño gráfico al permitir la creación de arte digital mediante la integración de imágenes, sonido y animación. Cualquier dispositivo tecnológico como teléfonos, computadoras portátiles o de escritorio puede utilizarse para este fin. Además, la tecnología y la convergencia afectan a los diseñadores gráficos al facilitar el acceso a información y videos de aprendizaje online y al influir en las preferencias de las empresas por contratar personas sin títulos
La compatibilidad se refiere a la capacidad de que un programa y sistema logren comprenderse. Se requiere compatibilidad entre el hardware y software para que funcionen correctamente. La compatibilidad hardware-hardware significa que los dispositivos de entrada deben ser los mismos, mientras que la compatibilidad software-hardware requiere que el software sea adecuado para el hardware para evitar problemas de rendimiento.
This document provides explanations for the photo selections made for different elements of an R&B magazine. A photo of the model James with a mysterious, non-smiling expression was selected for the cover as it captured the key themes of R&B magazines. Photos where the subjects were looking away from the camera were rejected for the cover as it doesn't show connection with the audience. A photo of James with space to the right was used for a double page spread to allow for article text. A photo of Blaine was used for the contents page as the text could wrap around his body. Other photos were rejected for reasons such as the subject appearing to float, wearing a suit which doesn't fit the genre, or being out of
This very short document does not contain enough substantive information to summarize in 3 sentences or less. It consists of only two words repeated with no other context.
Forever 21 Off shoulder top collection by Fashionnlush.com Fashion N Lush
People passing by love to glance at the marvelous piece of clothing. Off the top shoulders can generate an amazing feeling for its viewers and gives the lady an unmatchable charm.
Stephanie Jacobs is seeking a sales representative position. She has a B.S. in Equine Studies and over 12 years of experience working with horses, including showing, racing, breaking, and veterinary technician roles. Her experience also includes managing organizations, fundraising events, and animal care facilities. She has strong communication, organizational, and time management skills.
This document provides information for parents of Parkview Elementary School students. It includes the school motto and creed about learning and responsibility. It highlights upcoming events like Book Fair, Grandparents Day, and parent-teacher conferences. Dates are provided for no school and PTA meetings. The lunch schedule and information on integrity are also presented.
This document contains a summary of an individual's career experience and qualifications. It includes their contact information, a 5 year and 9 month career overview in sales and marketing, as well as their educational background which includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Applications. Their current role is as an Assistant Manager at Indiamart.com, and they previously worked as a Sales Executive at two other companies. They aim to maintain good sales accountability and relationships with customers.
Alimentación en la niñez y adolescenciarocio piñanez
Este documento discute las necesidades nutricionales de los niños y las recomendaciones para una dieta saludable. Los niños requieren mayor cantidad de energía y nutrientes como carbohidratos, proteínas, grasas, vitaminas y minerales para apoyar su crecimiento y desarrollo. El hierro es importante para la producción de hemoglobina y resistencia a enfermedades, y se encuentra en alimentos como carnes y verduras de hoja verde. Las recomendaciones incluyen comer en horarios regulares, consumir alimentos de todos los grupos
Este documento describe 12 trucos de WhatsApp, incluyendo cómo marcar mensajes como no leídos, ocultar la hora de última conexión, añadir a otra persona como administrador de un grupo, usar WhatsApp en la computadora, enviar el mismo mensaje a múltiples personas, silenciar contactos o grupos, y recuperar conversaciones previas.
This document contains information about Parkview Elementary School including their school motto, creed, mission statement, upcoming events, and other announcements. The mission of Parkview and the Van Buren School District is to provide a standards-based educational program with emphasis on literacy and math to enable students to attain their full potential and compete successfully in the 21st century. Upcoming events include the sale of mums from a local nursery, Dude's Day, Stay and Play, and a used book sale by the K-Kids club to collect donations.
This document summarizes cultural events happening in January 2017 in Gondomar, Portugal. It lists various art exhibitions, music performances, educational workshops, movies, and more. The events cover a wide range of genres and are intended for audiences of all ages.
Ajeet Kumar Rai is seeking a middle level role in materials management, supply chain management, or procurement with a leading energy company. He has over 8 years of experience in store management, purchasing, supply chain management and contracts management. Currently he is working as a Store Incharge for Ujaas Energy Limited, where he handles inventory management, purchasing, vendor management, and other supply chain functions. He is proficient in SAP and has expertise in implementing cost saving measures and developing sourcing strategies.
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The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
NORDSTORM Women off the shoulder tops Collection By Fashionnlush.comFashion N Lush
Off the top shoulders can generate an amazing feeling for its viewers and gives the lady an unmatchable charm. If you are in a mood to paint your world with colors, then off the top shoulders dress is the right thing to choose
ANT2- Atelier 2: Communication stratégique efficace et planifiéeDogstudio pour le BEP
Atelier organisé dans le cadre du parcours ANT 2, initiative du Bep, Bureau Economique de la Province de Namur et animé le 30 novembre à Namur, par Gerald Stein, Directeur de l'agence Léon Travel Tourisme.
These slides are from a talk given at the Melbourne WordPress Meetup in November 2018. The topic was WordPress Hosting Basics, although not all of the content is WordPress specific, covering general topics such as DNS, security and performance.
Up and Running with WordPress - Site Shack Nashville Web DesignJudy Wilson
This document provides an overview of WordPress and guidance on setting up a WordPress site. It discusses what WordPress is, how to choose between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, how to select a domain registrar and web host, how to install WordPress, and recommendations for securing and maintaining a WordPress site. Key aspects covered include the importance of security updates, using secure passwords, backing up the site database, and selecting themes and plugins from trustworthy sources only.
Blog World 2010 - How to Keep Your Blog from Being HackedBrian Layman
This presentation was given in Las Vegas at BlogWorld 2010 by Brian Layman. It describes techniques that can be used to keep your WordPress website safe.
This document discusses malware prevention and removal for websites. It begins by providing background on the speaker and his hosting business. It then emphasizes that malware is the #1 threat to websites, as it can prevent visitors, drain ad spending, and hurt search engine rankings. The document provides tips for identifying malware through warnings from users, browsers, search engines, and Google Webmaster Tools. It describes common malware patterns and provides steps for thorough removal, such as searching for suspicious scripts and code. Finally, it stresses the importance of prevention through secure passwords, updating software, and having backup and restoration processes. The overall message is that malware poses severe risks and careful prevention and response strategies are needed.
WordPress hosting & Management: An overviewdominicj
This document discusses various options for hosting WordPress sites, including:
- Shared hosting, where multiple sites share server resources, which offers low costs but limited customization options.
- Dedicated and virtual private servers, which provide more control over server configuration but require managing server software.
- Managed WordPress hosting, where WordPress is optimized but customization options are limited.
- Cloud hosting, where infrastructure is managed programmatically through APIs, allowing horizontal scaling but requiring code skills.
The document provides advice on choosing a hosting option based on factors like site traffic, security needs, customization requirements, and whether managing multiple sites.
Seven Jobs You Should Be Running #sqlsat126Mike Hillwig
This document discusses 7 SQL Agent jobs that should be running to monitor a SQL Server environment. It provides background on the presenter, Mike Hillwig, and introduces the topic of using SQL Agent to automate monitoring processes. Example monitoring jobs discussed include checking for auto shrink being enabled, verifying backups are running successfully, and alerting on failed SQL Agent jobs. The presentation aims to provide both introductory information on SQL Agent and specific monitoring jobs and scripts that can be implemented.
Wordpress 101 presentation - Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM)darren_puscas
Slides from the Wordpress 101 workshop (morning session) at the Canadian Association of Labour Media Conference (CALM) in Hamilton, Ontario - May 26th, 2012
The document discusses several common myths about WordPress performance and security. It notes that while some plugins can slow a site down, others speed it up or have no effect. Inactive plugins and themes still need updates for security. Revisions and trash do not significantly impact performance. WordPress scales well for large sites. It is used by major companies and organizations, not just blogs or amateurs. WordPress security has improved, but proper precautions like updating plugins are still needed. Function calls are cached so removing them prevents functionality.
What do you do when you need to fix your WordPress website and there's no developer around to help? Here are the tools you need, the steps to take, and how to call in the cavalry.
What To Do Post-Launch: How To Care For Your Brand New WordPress SiteMichele Butcher-Jones
What happens the morning after your website goes live? We will talk about everything you need to know to grow your website. Topics include backups, SEO, security, content creation, blogging, tips to get people to your site, and more.
This document provides an overview of WordPress, including that it is a content management system used to create blogs and websites. WordPress is built using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript, and it is free and open-source software. The document discusses hosting and installing WordPress, the features of WordPress including pages, posts, themes, widgets, and plugins. It also provides information on finding web hosting and domain providers.
This document discusses various aspects of web hosting, including the stages of web development, things needed before web hosting like website code and a domain name, and different types of web hosting like free, shared, dedicated, and collocated hosting. It explains that web hosts provide data space to host websites and that factors to consider for a web host include 24/7 support, daily backups, bandwidth and content restrictions, email capabilities, database access, functionality, reliability, security, and cost effectiveness.
Drupal is a powerful and flexible platform to build websites with rich funcionalities without building almost anything from scratch. This flexibility brought by the usage of a powerful framework and the work of a super active community can abstract people to understand what is Drupal doing behind the scenes.
Most of performance talks regarding Drupal focus on aspects like infrastructure changes, caching strategies, and comparison of performance between modules or platforms. Unfortunately when performance problems occur, development teams also follow several strategies to replace several aspects in their platforms, jump directly to look for slow queries before trying really to understand where is the bottleneck.
However, most of the times what really needs to be done is to look to what the application is doing and understanding why is it taking so long to do it. Drupal is a platform used by million of websites worldwide and its performance is easy to measure and compare.
At Acquia we have done dozens of performance assessments, and even if we usually face the same problems, sometimes we found weird situations that are only possible to be detected when measured. Measuring and profiling is the only way to understand performance problems in a site and provide valid fixes.
In this talk I will explain how to detect problems regarding performance in Drupal, using simple modules like devel, profilers like XhProf and looking to logs to understand the impact done on the application.
Talk on Securing WordPress site at WordCamp Nepal 2012. I will be covering Top 10 Myths That We Live By and Building Secure WordPress Sites in Simple 10 Steps. Watch Video at http://wordpress.tv/2013/02/26/sakin-shrestha-building-secure-wordpress-sites/
Why Puppet? Why now? Can you get by without using any config management? You probably think don't have time, or that your project is too small. What can using Puppet really add? How can you justify investing time up front? Maybe you can just do it later?
Getting started with config management can often seem like a big project, especially if you only manage a few systems or have a small team. This talk will examine why you should use Puppet from the beginning. It will examine what you can do with Puppet that couldn't do otherwise, how much time it will save and why it's especially important if you think your project has even the smallest chance of scaling in the future.
Presented by David Mytton at Puppet Camp London 2015-04-13
Performing theme, plugin and core updates on your site can be intimidating and overwhelming, especially for older and more complex sites with many interconnected plugins – WooCommerce, I’m looking at you!
The solution is simple: use a staging site – a private copy of your site where you can safely test updates and resolve problems before your users ever experience an issue.
I’ll guide you across a number of ways to create a staging site depending on your specific needs, performing these updates, and then applying these updates to your main site. You’ll leave with a concrete plan for how to set up your own staging site, and will fear the update process far less!
Ready to Unlock the Power of Blockchain!Toptal Tech
Imagine a world where data flows freely, yet remains secure. A world where trust is built into the fabric of every transaction. This is the promise of blockchain, a revolutionary technology poised to reshape our digital landscape.
Toptal Tech is at the forefront of this innovation, connecting you with the brightest minds in blockchain development. Together, we can unlock the potential of this transformative technology, building a future of transparency, security, and endless possibilities.
Discover the benefits of outsourcing SEO to Indiadavidjhones387
"Discover the benefits of outsourcing SEO to India! From cost-effective services and expert professionals to round-the-clock work advantages, learn how your business can achieve digital success with Indian SEO solutions.
HijackLoader Evolution: Interactive Process HollowingDonato Onofri
CrowdStrike researchers have identified a HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader) sample that employs sophisticated evasion techniques to enhance the complexity of the threat. HijackLoader, an increasingly popular tool among adversaries for deploying additional payloads and tooling, continues to evolve as its developers experiment and enhance its capabilities.
In their analysis of a recent HijackLoader sample, CrowdStrike researchers discovered new techniques designed to increase the defense evasion capabilities of the loader. The malware developer used a standard process hollowing technique coupled with an additional trigger that was activated by the parent process writing to a pipe. This new approach, called "Interactive Process Hollowing", has the potential to make defense evasion stealthier.
1. Why it’s not your host’s fault
Chad Mowery | chadmow.com | @chadmow03
WordCamp Milwaukee 2016
2. Who am I?
• Started working in IT in 2006
• Currently working as a System Administrator
for a local cloud hosting company
• Been on both sides of the fence
• I’ve had bad hosting experiences too
• My first CMS experience was with Joomla
• My Joomla sites kept getting hacked
• Thank god I found WordPress
3. What I’ll talk about
• Your site got hacked
• Bummer… may not have been your host’s fault though.
• Your site was down temporarily and you’re furious
• I’ve been there. I used to think my site needed to have 100% uptime.
• Ways you should take ownership of your site
• Use your host as a last resort. Don’t depend on them to do your job.
• Things to look for and ask your host about
• My recommendations.
4. Who do you host with?
• Bluehost
• DreamHost
• Flywheel
• Siteground
• GoDaddy
6. So your site was hacked
Probably wasn’t your hosts fault though
7. So your site was hacked
• Did you take steps to harden your site?
• Don’t use ‘admin’ as a username
• Don’t use wp_ for your DB table prefix
• Don’t share a DB or user accounts
• Secure your wp-config.php file
• Secure your wp-includes folder
• Limit access to wp-admin by IP
• Use Two Factor authentication
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Brute_Force_Attacks
• Was your site up to date?
• Core, Plugins, Themes
• Are your plugins and themes still supported?
• Running old versions is not ok
8. So your site was down and you’re furious
• Lets talk about the required pieces for hosting
your WordPress site
• The server itself (Windows, Linux)
• Web server (IIS, Apache, Nginx)
• Database server (MySQL, MariaDB)
• Mail server (SMTP, Postfix)
• Control Panel (Plesk, cPanel)
• DNS
9. So you’re relying on your host
Take ownership of your site.
Use your host as a last resort, don’t be dependent on someone else.
• Understand everything that your host provides
• Backups, Hardening, Security, Statistics, DNSSEC
• Perform regular backups of your site
• Yes, your host is probably doing backups of the server and can provide you a copy of
your site or do a restore for you. Do it yourself. Be in control.
• Test restoring your site from those backups
• Backups are great and you may feel safe knowing you are doing them but do you
actually know how to restore your site from them?
10. So you’re not taking backups
Ways you can backup your site
1. Through your control panel
1. cPanel
2. Plesk
2. With a plugin or service
1. BackupBuddy
2. BackUpWordPress
3. ManageWP
4. CMS Commander
Don’t store your backups on your FTP
• They’re going to count against your
allocated disk space
• If your FTP is ever compromised, bye bye
backups
Test your backup
• Make sure backup is good
• Test restoring your site
11. So you’re relying on your host
• Monitor your sites uptime and performance
• There are many good free and paid services for doing this. Start out with a
free service and once you feel comfortable move up to a paid service to get
additional monitoring capabilities.
12. So you don’t know which host or plan to choose
Types of hosting
Managed WordPress Hosting – Great for someone just getting started
in WordPress.
Shared Hosting – Most common. Traditional web hosting. You will be
sharing the server with other customers.
VPS Hosting – Think of a VPS as a shared dedicated server. Easily
scalable.
Dedicated Hosting – Dedicated server that you have 100% control of.
13. So you don’t know which host or plan to choose
These are the questions I would ask a host
• What Windows or Linux OS version are you running?
• What Apache, IIS, MySQL, PHP version are you running? If you are unsure what the
latest versions are do a quick Wikipedia search on each of these.
• How do you update to the latest versions of these?
• What types of things do you do to ensure my website will be secure?
• Do you have 24x7 phone support for all your levels of support?
Do your own research
• Browse the community forums or knowledge base for a particular host
• Seek out online reviews or polls
14. So you need a summary?
There are really two things I hope everyone takes away from my talk
today.
• When you experience an issue, and I really mean when, don’t jump to
conclusions. Keep a level head and do the proper troubleshooting. There are
numerous things going on behind the scenes to make your website function
and any number of them could be the cause of your problem.
• Take ownership of your site! Follow best practices and you’ll have less issues
to start with.
15. Thank you!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact
me! I’ll help you out as best I can.
Site: chadmow.com
Twitter: @chadmow03
Thank you to all the WordCamp Milwaukee
sponsors and volunteers!
Editor's Notes
Welcome everyone. I hope everyone is having a good WordCamp so far.
The title of my talk today is Why it’s not your hosts fault. Lets be perfectly honest here, sometimes it is.
My family
Working in IT for 10 years
Currently work for a local cloud hosting company
Bad experiences too
Working for a host has opened my eyes
Your site got hacked – I’ll talk about some ways you can secure and harden your WordPress site.
Your site was down temporarily and you’re furious – There are several things that could have gone wrong to cause an outage. I’ll try to shed some light on some of them.
Ways you should take ownership of your site – Backups, Test restores, Monitoring, Stay up to date
Things to look for and ask your host about
Lets do a little crowd interaction. By show of hands lets see who you guys use for hosting.
Don’t do this. I’m sure many of you know who Marcus Couch is. Marcus is a fairly big name in the WordPress community I would say. He has been on many podcasts, hosted many of his own podcasts. Most notably to me at least is the WordPress Weekly podcast at wptavern.com. I respect a lot of what Marcus says but this bothers me a bit.
If you have an issue with your host, don’t take to social media. Reach out to the host with a level head and work together to resolve the problem. If you’re still unhappy after that then find a new host. I guarantee you they have more happy and satisfied customers than upset ones.
Seen a hacked site with scrolling matrix background
Image on right is from Plesk control panel WordPress Toolkit
Easy hardening steps listed here. Not going in depth on how to configure these.
Don’t use admin as a username, used to be default username
Don’t’ use wp_ DB for your DB table prefix – SQL injection attack
Don’t share a DB or user accounts – One site compromised All sites compromised
Secure your wp-config.php file – Deny access in your .htaccess file. Modify permissions on this file so only you and the web server can read the file
Secure your wp-includes folder – You should not be able to execute php files from here. In a browser try browsing directly to one of the php files in your wp-includes folder. You should receive an error.
Limit access to wp-admin by IP– You can limit access to yoursite.com/wp-admin by IP address. This can be done in your .htaccess file. You can add multiple IP addresses. Great for companies with static IP addresses. Can be more difficult with home consumers who would generally have a dynamic IP address.
Use Two Factor authentication – Security and passwords is no laughing matter. It is a good practice to implement 2 factor authentication on your wp-admin login. I use a Clef. They have a plugin, just add it to your site and follow the setup instructions. Took me like 2 minutes to setup, it was very easy. You download an app to your smart phone.
Codex Hardening WordPress & Brute Force Attacks – Please check out these pages and read them from top to bottom. I recommend implementing as many of the suggestion as possible. Implement in a dev environment first though as some of these may cause some of your plugins to not function correctly.
Updates - This is a no brainer. Make sure you keep your WordPress version current as well as plugins and themes. There is no excuse. Before updating though make sure you have a good backup and or test the updates in your dev environment. Updates also extend beyond WordPress. Most hosts will allow you to choose from different versions of PHP. Make sure you’re running an actively supported version of PHP.
Story: I have a customer that has to remain on PHP 5.3 due to a very old version of Drupal. This is just asking for trouble in the near future. PHP 5.3 is no longer under active support.
Use as little plugins as possible. Don’t leave deactivated plugins installed on your site. If they are deactivated and you’re not using them get rid of them. Also make sure they are still actively being supported. When was it last updated?
The server itself - This could be a Windows server or Linux server. Both of which have regular patches and security updates that in some cases require reboots of the server.
Web server - IIS and Apache also have new versions that come out that your host may want to upgrade to. At a minimum this will require a restart of the services.
Database server – MySQL comes out with new versions as well.
Control Panel - Your host may be running a control panel like Plesk or cPanel. Those have regular updates to resolve bugs or security vulnerabilities.
Story about upgrading Plesk and it resetting permissions on DLL that was used by a customer site.
Customer was running a CMS, not WordPress. I performed one of my regular Plesk control panel updates and did my usual post upgrade testing. This particular customer uses a CDN so the issue wasn’t immediately apparent. Several hours later their cache must have expired or they did a reset and boom all of a sudden their site went down and was throwing an error in the browser.
DNS – Depending on what solution your host is using for DNS. There are also updates for this. Bind or some other DNS solution.
All of the above requirements have regular updates. Your host is hopefully keeping them up to date with current versions. Updating them often requires a reboot of the server or at a minimum a restart of services.
This is the biggest problem I see. If you’re a developer, make sure you educate your clients properly. What I generally get is a customer calling me stating something is wrong with their website, they don’t even know how to login to the control panel, or WordPress admin dashboard. They’re completely clueless. 9 times out of 10 they will also tell me they had developer John Smith build the site for them 2 years ago.
Understand what your host provides
Log into your control panel, browse around, click on things, read. If you are unsure, ask your host
DNSSEC – Domain Name System Security Extensions. Prevents DNS cache poisoning among other things. DNSSEC isn’t new but hasn’t been widely adopted. Many hosts offer it but not many people are utilizing it. If your host offers it do some research and look at implementing it.
Backups
You may think this is a no brainer but its not. People do not do backups, I can’t understand why, they just don’t. You need to do backups people!
Restores
You need to test restoring your site from the backups otherwise you don’t know if the backup is any good or not.
Ways you can backup your site
You can take manual backups through cPanel. Scheduled backups are not allowed by default, your host needs to enable that feature. With Plesk you can scheduled automatic backups, and you can set retention periods. Both of these also offer ways to restore your site from those backups.
There are a lot of different plugins out there that will do backups for you.
Monitoring
I use uptimerobot.com. I do http checks and keyword checks on all my sites. This tells me A if the web server that hosts my site is up or not, and B that my sites haven’t been defaced in anyway or hacked. I’m just using their free plan. 5 minute monitoring intervals, up to 50 monitors, maintains 2 months of logs. I have mine setup to send me emails, I also have an RSS feed that I use in Outlook. Also has integrations to Slack.
Uptimerobot.com also checks for response time and logs it to a graph which is nice. I can see how fast my web server is responding to uptimerobots check.
Other solutions out there, Jetpack can notify you if your site is down, etc.
Managed WordPress Hosting – The host is trying to help you as much as they can. They’re essentially trying to prevent you from hurting yourself. Can be somewhat limited.
Shared Hosting – This is the most common type of web hosting out there. You’ll be on a shared server with shared resources. The host will sell you different plans for different disk space or bandwidth allotments. Given set amount of disk space and bandwidth but no guarantee to resources.
VPS – Excellent for the advanced user but may not need a huge amount of resources. This solution is highly scalable. Can increase and decrease resources fairly easily and quickly. Good to use if you do promotions and your site may experience a large amount of traffic at one time but on average doesn’t require a ton of horse power.
Dedicated Hosting – Large high traffics sites that require high performance will want a dedicated box.
What Windows or Linux OS version are you running?
You want to make sure they’re running on the latest OS available. If they come back with an answer and they aren’t, ask them why that is and what is their plan to upgrade.
What Apache, Nginx, MySQL, PHP version are you running?
Updated versions containing bug fixes and security fixes for these types of things are released regularly. How is your host staying current?
How do you update to the latest versions of these?
What is their process? Do they update automatically without telling you? Do they have regular maintenance windows that you should know about? Do they never upgrade you unless you request it?
What types of things do you do to ensure my website will be secure?
Do they have some type of intrusion prevention? Do they do any traffic filtering or blocking at the firewall level before it even gets to your site? What types of antivirus scanning or tools do they have available on their web servers?
Do you have 24x7 phone support for all your levels of support?
While they may have 24x7 phone support. If needed is there someone at the highest level that your issue can get escalated to if need be? Some hosts may only have basic level of support available 24x7.
Don’t jump to conclusions – If your site was down for a while and maybe you weren’t available to immediately react, and when you did get to a place where you could start investigating or troubleshooting it was back up. Give your host a call and ask what happened. A good host will be up front with you and tell you if there was an issue on their end. If you feel like your host isn’t give you an explanation, maybe the person you’re talking to just isn’t knowledgeable enough, ask to have your call or ticket escalated. Larger companies have different tiers of support most times. That first person you speak to may not have all the answers.
Take ownership of your site – I can’t say this enough. If you are a business, or just a blogger. That site is your online presence. Just like you would want to maintain a clean office or house, you also need to maintain a clean website. Follow the best practices and some of my recommendations and you’ll have less problems. The more preventive maintenance you do, the less reactive fixing you’ll have to do.