Guides
GuidesWooCommerce automated backups: database or full backups, where to store them and how to test restoration
Database or full backup, how often, where to store it and how to test restoration before the November-December sales peak.
GuidesMonthly checklist for shared hosting site administrators
Five essential checks to perform monthly on shared hosting: disk space, SSL certificates, plugins, backups, and provider alerts.
GuidesHow many cron jobs is your hosting really running and how to check
Guide to checking active cron jobs on hosting and WP-Cron, finding duplicate plugins and replacing WP-Cron with a system cron.
Guides.shop, .store, .online vs .com: pricing and SEO 2026
Real registration and renewal prices, plus Google's official SEO stance: what to choose for a new e-commerce before Black Friday.
GuidesUnderstanding a monthly uptime report: what the numbers mean
A practical guide to interpreting uptime reports: the difference between server and website uptime, false positives, and when your SLA entitles you to a refund.
GuidesMemory limit raised but site still slow: PHP-FPM, queries and plugins to check
Raising memory_limit removes the error but not always the slowness. A practical guide to PHP-FPM processes, slow queries and heavy plugins, with commands to verify them.
GuidesRate limiting on NGINX: configuring limit_req without blocking real users
How to configure limit_req_zone and limit_req on NGINX, test with nginx -t and verify in logs without blocking legitimate traffic.
GuidesMeasuring TTFB from 5 European locations: free tools and how to read the numbers
How to test your site's Time To First Byte from multiple European locations using free tools and without registration.
GuidesHow much disk space does a WordPress site really need: reading your hosting report
What actually consumes disk space on a WordPress site, how to read your hosting control panel report, and when you should take action.
GuidesSecuring a newly created Ubuntu 24.04 server: first 10 things to do
Verified checklist with commands to harden a freshly created Ubuntu 24.04 VPS: SSH, ufw, automatic updates, deploy user.
Guides10 things to check before powering down your old server after migration
Practical checklist for anyone who's just completed a migration: DNS, email, cron jobs, certificates, backups and how long to wait before pulling the plug.
Guides'Connection timed out' vs 'Connection refused': what's the difference when your site won't respond
Two errors that look identical but indicate opposite problems: one means nobody answered, the other means someone said no.
GuidesFail2ban on Ubuntu 24.04: Minimal setup to block SSH and wp-login.php
Commands, jail.local file and WordPress filter: minimal fail2ban configuration on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, with the known bug to fix first.
GuidesRedis or Memcached for WordPress on a VPS: differences and step-by-step setup
How to choose between Redis and Memcached for WordPress object caching on Ubuntu 24.04: commands, plugins, and final verification.
GuidesBot traffic on your site: reading it from AWStats and logs without blocking Googlebot
Practical guide to distinguishing useful and harmful bots using AWStats, raw logs, robots.txt and WAF, without accidentally blocking Googlebot.
GuidesAutomated WooCommerce backups: database, plugins, external storage and restore testing
Database or entire site—how to schedule the plugin, where to send copies off-server and how to verify restoration actually works.
GuidesMove WordPress without losing rankings: DNS, redirects and Search Console checklist
Step-by-step checklist for migrating a WordPress site to new hosting or domain: TTL, backups, 301 redirects and Search Console's Change of Address tool.
GuidesPreparing a server for Black Friday: PHP-FPM, MySQL and NGINX cache checklist
Black Friday 2026 falls on 27 November: commands and configuration files for PHP-FPM, MySQL/MariaDB and NGINX cache on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, to test within two weeks.
GuidesWebsite showing old content after update: how to clear cache at every level
Four cache layers can keep an old page alive: browser, CDN, WordPress plugin, and server. Paths and commands for each one.
GuidesHow much RAM for a Nextcloud VPS: sizing for 10, 50 and 200 users
RAM allocation for a Nextcloud VPS on Ubuntu 24.04 based on active users, with PHP parameters, caching and monitoring commands.