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Setting up Percona high availability database cluster

by Visakh S | Mar 16, 2016 | Server Administration

MySQL is by far the most popular database used for web applications. It is a very easy database to use, but it doesn't have the best uptime record. Many database issues such as corrupted tables, resource limits, or replication errors often lead to website downtime....

Percona load balancing – How to setup and maintain high performance XtraDB clusters

by Visakh S | Mar 14, 2016 | HAProxy, Server Administration

In any web server infrastructure, database servers are often the slowest. This is because databases fetch data from good ol’ hard disks instead of the super fast server memory. High speed storage such as RAID and SSDs have been able to reduce the latency, but if a...

How to setup and maintain Percona backup using XtraBackup

by Reeshma Mathews | Mar 9, 2016 | Server Management

Backups are your insurance against server failures. A well designed backup helps you quickly get back online even if the whole server is lost. For modern websites running WordPress, Magento, etc., the entire information is stored in databases. So, a sound backup...

How to block DROWN attack – Fix SSL vulnerability in Linux, Apache, Nginx, Exim and other servers

by Visakh S | Mar 3, 2016 | Apache, Nginx, Server Management

On March 1, 2016, a new SSL vulnerability called DROWN (Decrypting RSA with Obsolete and Weakened Encryption) was disclosed by security researchers. This vulnerability (aka CVE-2016-0800) allows attackers to decrypt even strong TLSv1.2 connections, if the server...

How to ace Magento speed optimization using open source software

by Visakh S | Feb 16, 2016 | Magento, Server Management

You don’t need costly software or fancy hardware to implement Magento speed optimization. Here’s how we did it using open source software.

How to setup WordPress high availability using open source software

by Visakh S | Feb 15, 2016 | Server Management, WordPress, WordPress Hosting, WordPressHA

Every webmaster in this world wants their sites to load fast, and never go down. But, many get dissuaded by seeing the high costs for enterprise grade high availability solutions or cloud hosting costs. Well, what if you don't have to spend a fortune to achieve high...