Month: May 2023

NameHero Blog – Everything You Need To Know About Tar Files & The Linux Command Line

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Checkout my article on the NameHero.com blog about how to use the TAR command on the Linux command line. It’s a meaty one, I’ve included the opening excerpt and topic links below.

Tar is an immeasurably useful archival tool available on most Linux/Unix-based systems. It is used regularly as part of Linux systems administration at all skill level. This article will tackle a number of common usage case and questions regarding tar. When finished, you will have learned how to effectively utilize tar archives to: compress, create, extract, modify, and otherwise operate on archive files in your day to day workflows. Before we being, lets review the full list of questions this article will answer.

To read the full article, head on over to the NameHero Blog by clicking the image below.

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Everything You Need To Know About Tar Files & The Linux Command Line
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Apache Performance Tuning Series: Part I. Swap Memory

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This series is focused on harnessing the power of your Apache configuration. Part one in this series covers the common occurence of the Thrashing condition that happens when an Apache configuration is overtuned for its available hardware. Check out my indepth analysis including tips on how to avoid this condition and make your Apache server run the way it should.

Apache Performance Tuning: Swap Memory – Liquid Web
In our series, we explore how to get the most out of your server through performance tuning in Apache. Our first tutorial defines swap memory as we calculate how to avoid constant swapping, also known as thrashing.
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Apache Performance Tuning Series: Part II. Apache MPM Modules

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My indepth analysis and tips on optimizing your Apache server continues in Part 2, where we evaluate the available  MPM modules in Apache. We cover how to choose the right MPM for your server needs.

Apache Performance Tuning: MPM Modules – Liquid Web
Get the most out of your server through performance tuning in Apache. The second article in our tutorial provides a breakdown of the MPM modules intended running a more efficient server.
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Apache Performance Tuning Series: Part III. Apache MPM Directives

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Moving into part 3 of my Apache Performanc Tuning Series. We will cover the specific directives we should be considering when optimizing our Apache server. There are directives specific to your MPM and common to all MPMs. We will go over what these directives do and suggestions for how to configure them. We will also cover using IfModule to maintain the highest level of compatability  within our Apache configs.

Apache Performance Tuning: MPM Directives – Liquid Web
In our series, we explore how to get the most out of your server through performance tuning in Apache. Our third tutorial explores Apache MPM Modules and recommended directive settings for environments.
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Apache Performance Tuning Series: Part IV. Configuring MPM Directives

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Part 4 of this series provides indepth instructions for how exactly to change directives on various Liquid Web system types. Just click your specific server type and follow the instructions one by one.

Apache Performance Tuning: Configuring MPM Directives – Liquid Web
The fourth tutorial closes our Apache Performance Tuning series and covers optimization configurations for CentOS 6/7 and Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 servers. Whether you are using Plesk, cPanel, WHM or command line, we’ll show you how to adjust Apache configuration directives to get the most out of your server.
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