Web server – IT Blog

How to update phpBB 3.3.4 to 3.3.5

I will perform a standard phpBB upgrade, this time from version 3.3.4 to 3.3.5.

How to upgrade phpBB 3.3.3 to 3.3.4

For example, I will update phpBB version 3.3.3 to 3.3.4.

Configuring OCSP Stapling

OCSP is a protocol for checking the validity of certificates, that is, to make sure that they have not been revoked and whether they were actually issued. Enabling OCSP Stapling on the web server side allows you to increase the speed of site opening, since the request to the certification authority is made not by the browser, but by the web server.

Solution “load cannot follow 20 redirections”

Once I edited a lot of .htaccess files and noticed that one page stopped opening, and the logs had a message:

How to enable PHP-cURL

To enable the PHP-cURL extension on Linux Ubuntu/Debian, you must first install it with the command:

Upgrading phpBB 3.2.7 to phpBB 3.3.3

Once on one server it was necessary to update the phpBB 3.2.7 forum to phpBB 3.3.3, so I will describe the process as I did it.

Configuring HTTPS in Apache

First, I will give an example of setting up HTTPS in Apache using a self-signed key.

Editing META widget in WordPress

To change the Meta block, you need to edit the file located in the \wp-includes\default-widgets.php directory of the site.

Creating and using Favicon.ico

Favicon (FAVorites ICON) – an icon of a website or web page, displayed by the browser in the address bar in front of the page URL, as well as as a picture next to a bookmark, in tabs and in other interface elements.

Limiting, removing and disabling WordPress revisions

To disable revisions (publications) in WordPress, add one line to the wp-config.php file: