UwAmp (Apache) .htaccess files not working

If you find that your .htaccess files are having no effect in UwAmp, then try setting Allow Override to All. This can be found in Apache Config, then selct your virtual server and double click the relevant Folder line. Change the Allow Override to All from none and OK.

UwAmp cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem

UwAmp cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate (see http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html) If you get the above error you may need to specify a certificate file in your PHP.INI which you can download from https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem Once downloaded edit your PHP.INI and set the following

Testing Stripe Webhooks with Localhost

Stripe allows you to test your webhooks, but if you are running a local development environment such as UwAmp then it is difficult to integrate. The solution is to use Putty to create a reverse tunnel to publish the local dev enviornment through your webserver. On NGinx on the VPS server you need to allow the remote port … Read more

Backup entire Ubuntu System

sudo su cd / tar cvpjf backup.tgz –exclude=/proc –exclude=/lost+found –exclude=/backup.tgz –exclude=/mnt –exclude=/sys / tar – The backup program c – Create archive v p j – use bgzip compression f backup.tgz –exclude=*** exclude these directories from the backup

Virtual Server Hosting Comparison

Digital Ocean, Linode and Vultr offer some fantastic Virtual Server solutions from as little as $5. A comparison table of the entry level virtual servers from these three providers are listed below and any of them will provide a great solution if you want to run your own server. Full control over your configuration Easily … Read more