To run WordPress, you need a web server, database server, and PHP scripting language. For WordPress to function at its maximum performance levels, you much configure these different servers to WordPress’ recommended settings. Now, what are WordPress recommended settings? Are there any? How about PHP / PHP-FPM? How do you configure it to enhance WordPress’ performance? One area that most people don’t discuss much is PHP / PHP-FPM settings for WordPress....

When you set up the Windows display language, the regional format settings will be based on the language and location associated with your display language. In some instances, you may be based in one region but want your apps and systems to use a different regional format. In that case, you can manually select a different regional format in Windows as you like, and the steps below will show you how to do that in Windows 11....

In this way, your accent color, themes, and taskbar are all using the same color. Or you can change the taskbar color to be completely different than the assigned accent color to bring some uniqueness to your desktop. Whatever your reasons are for bringing some freshness to your desktop, Windows 11 allows you to change wallpaper, themes, and color accents, including the taskbar. To get started changing the taskbar color on Windows 11, follow the steps below....

We’re now ready to install any popular content management system (CMS) to help us build our first dynamic, professional, and beautiful website to publish the wonderful content we’ve been dying to publish. Content management systems are tools that help webmasters design and build great websites online. They’re mostly free, written in PHP, and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. There are many CMS platforms one can use to create wonderful websites using free templates, plugins, and a support base to help them throughout the process....

By default, File Explorer opens to Quick Access. This feature is there so that you can quickly find files and folders without searching through the entire drive. Quick access is very easy for you. Just right-click it and select Pin to Quick access. Unpin it when you don’t need it there anymore. If you’re a student or new user looking for a computer to start learning on, the easiest place to start is Windows 10....

If you encounter a problem in Windows for whatever reason, a restore point can roll back the operating system to a previous, functional state. This can be a lifesaver especially if the issues cannot be fixed or easily resolved. In that case, you can restore a computer to a specific date and time, saving tons of work and money to get your computer working again. With that said, restore points can also take up a significant amount of disk space....

The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Microsoft Edge browser is cross-platform and supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Edge and want to learn how to disable Password saving in Password Manager, and help protect against password leaks, the steps below should show you how to do it....

At times, you may want to know the details of a printer connected to your Windows device. Details such as the manufacturer, model number, drivers supported, and many other details can be accessed directly from Windows. Many of these details are printed on the back of the printer or if the printer has a digital display, they can also be accessed there as well. Windows 11 also makes it easier to identify particular details of devices connected....

A new version of Ubuntu Linux is released frequently. There are two release versions: Standard and Long-Term Support (LTS) releases. Ubuntu Linux’s normal releases come out every 6 to 9 months. This is suitable for desktop users since the latest versions include new features and hardware support. Ubuntu LTS releases occur every two years and are supported for five years for both desktops and servers. The LTS versions are suitable for servers since long-term support is great for enterprise applications and services....

Sometimes you will need to format or reformat an external or internal drive before it can be used in Windows 11 as a backup drive or to store files since operating systems have different filesystems. Although most disk drives are indeed formatted with Windows-compatible filesystems, some drives may need to be reformatted to work correctly in Windows 11. In most cases, a new thumb drive should work out of the box on Windows machines, except if you got it formatted with another operating or it’s a secondhand drive....

If you have guest operation systems already created for your VMware Workstation, there is no need to create a new one for VirtualBox. All you have to do is import the existing VMware format to VirtualBox. It’s easy. In the past, the only way one could use VMware guest machines was to convert the .vmdk disk into .vdi, .ova of .ovf file format. You don’t need to do that anymore....

The current stable version of .NET core is 6, which is a Long Term Support (LTS) version that will be supported for 3 years, and comes with better git integration with Visual Studio 2022. If you are a developer and want to build .NET apps, the best way to do it on Ubuntu Linux is to install the Software Development Kit (SDK), which also includes the .NET Runtime by default....

BuilderEngine is an open-source, next-generation content management system and eCommerce platform with website builder features packed with powerful modules to develop complex websites in no time. Its BuildEngine comes with support for eCommerce, Booking, Media, Social, and Web languages, including PHP, MySQL, jQuery, Bootstrap, and more. So, you can build multiple platforms using its powerful BuildEngine tool. This cm is robust and mobile-friendly and responsive out-of-the-box so your users can enjoy reading and interact with your website from any device....

CloudPanel is an open-source, PHP-based host control software built for the cloud that helps you manage hosted services, including email, domain, FTP, etc. It also supports major cloud services for seamless integration. With CloudPanel you get free, open-source software for life, an intuitive management panel, Nginx support, and more. If you’re currently using an alternative host control panel and you want to switch, CloudPanel should be a great place to start....

Concrete5 is a popular and widely used open-source content management system based on PHP. It is designed to allow webmasters and users to create powerful and dynamic content websites. If you’re looking for a WordPress alternative, Concrete5 might be a good place to start. You may be surprised to find features that are not available to WordPress users. This post covers installing the latest version of Concrete5, which at the time of writing is version 8....

Couch CMS is a flexible content management system for publishers and developers who want public website content with ease. With Couch, you don’t need to know how to develop in PHP, it takes off that for you. It’s a great alternative to WordPress and other popular CMS in use today. If you’re a current WordPress user and wish to try another CMS, give Couch a try and see if it fits your needs....

With Yellow, you can browse your website, make changes and see the result immediately. It’s a great way to update your website. It offers features that may not be available to other PHP-based CMS, like WordPress Joomla, or Drupal. For one, it doesn’t need a database server, call it database-less. It comes with all features that you need but is smaller than WordPress, like SEO-friendly design, flexible CSS framework, and more....

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, and flexible HTTP server with a small memory footprint compared to other webservers. Its event-driven architecture is optimized for a large number of parallel connections (keep-alive) which is important for high-performance dynamic applications. Joomla, a powerful and popular content management system (CMS) is the right tool to develop and build powerful and dynamic websites based on PHP is flexible and can be run on a variety of HTTP servers....

Use the desktop clients to keep your files synchronized between your Nextcloud server and your desktop. It supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux systems. If you want your files and data synchronized across all your devices, you’ll want to install the client. Nextcloud desktop client enables productivity across any platform, whether in the office or on the road, to share, collaborate and communicate across organizational boundaries. For more about Nextcloud, visit its homepage....

Notepad++ is a free, simple yet powerful code editor on Windows and Mac OS systems. For a while now there has been an alternative to Notepad++ called Notepadqq for Linux systems, including Ubuntu. Notepadqq is not a bad editor, but probably not as feature-rich as Notepad++ One thing to note is that the open-source version of Notepad++ uses the wine-i386 with notepad++ portable and Win32 API to get it working on Linux....