How to Upgrade to PHP 7.4 on CentOS 7

I have seen several different versions of this process, but none of them worked… Here is the summary, but make sure you keep track of all changes in case you need to revert.

Note: If you are using CentOS Web Panel, the update can be done from the dashboard. Read More

Apache and NGINX Together

Apache behind Nginx

Using Nginx as the primary frontend webserver can increase performance regardless if you choose to keep Apache running on the system. One of Nginx’s greatest advantage is how well it serves static content. It does so much more efficiently than Apache, and with very little cost to memory or processing. So placing Nginx in front will remove that burdern off Apache, leaving it to concentrate on dynamic request or special scenarios. Read More

Handling Excessive Resource Usage Emails on CWP

Excessive Resource Usage: RPC

The rpcbind package is not required unless you use NSF mounts on the server. You can disable them:

  • # systemctl disable rpcbind
  • # systemctl disable rpcbind.socket
  • # systemctl stop rpcbind
  • # systemctl stop rpcbind.socket

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How to install CentOS Web Panel in CentOS 7

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CentOS Web Panel (CWP) is a free web hosting panel for RPM-based distributions like CentOS, and provides an easy-to-use interface to manage your server. CWP comes with a huge variety of features/services, and unlike other control panels, it can automatically install a LAMP stack with a Varnish cache. Some of its other features include:

  • CSF firewall
  • File system lock
  • User management
  • DNS management
  • SSL generator
  • System & services monitoring
  • File manager
  • SQL services

In this tutorial, we will look at how to install CentOS Web Panel in CentOS 7 and configure some of its services once the installation is complete. Read More