Production server management

Communication via SSH and RSA2 key

SSH is a network protocol for encrypted file and Terminal transfer. SSH is most commonly used for remote control of a web server and secure file transfer. Unlike FTP, it offers a native encrypted connection. SSH communicates over the default port 22.…

12. 11. 2022

cURL in PHP - downloading data via URL

The PHP library cURL is a good way to download data from a foreign server. Based on a query, it builds an HTTP request that it sends to the target server, and once downloaded, it contains an API for (relatively) easy data handling. Unlike the native…

15. 2. 2020

Sending emails (mail() and SMTP functions) in PHP

In PHP, we basically have 2 ways to send mails: The native mail() function, which has quite a few limitations, or via an SMTP server. The mail() function has to use the SMTP server, which is a very simple way of sending mail through the SMTP server.…

26. 11. 2019

How to set up an HTTPS / SSL certificate - complete guide

When deploying the https protocol on client sites, I often encountered various difficulties that stemmed from a lack of understanding of the issues and too much complexity of the concepts. In this tutorial I describe in detail the steps to obtain and…

16. 9. 2019

Production server management

Newsletter