Example: Linode WordPress Media Library CDN

This is an example of a CDN PHP script for WordPress on Akamai/Linode This is a repeat of the Example for EC2 Linux, using AWS Credentials to access the aws-sdk from a non-AWS platform. We do not provide SES configurations on this site. Linode: WordPress Media Library + Custom CDN Script Please see the EC2…

vim pp bug fix

BUG FIX – iMac Terminal Shell to Linux2023 and the vi (vim) editor places the characters pp at the top of the file. Fix vim editor pp characters Editing is huge so we can;t work with these kinds of mistakes. /usr/share/vim is now using vim92. We edit the top of the file /etc/vimrc…. cd /etc…

WordPress Media Library CDN Integration – Linux Configurations

This document outlines the Linux-specific configuration required to support WordPress integration with AWS (S3 + CloudFront) using an IAM user and local AWS credentials. Linux Configuration (nginx / PHP 8.4-FPM / Debian 13 – Linode) We assert that your Linux/WordPress configurations are running. The following information outlines with specific examples further configurations to support the…

Linux Debian 13 Installation

This article shows a Debian 13 installation on Akamai/Linode, suitable for Nginx, php8.4, memcached, opcache, mariadb11, WordPress, and use of Amazon AWS-SDK. Debian 13 Installation Steps There are a number of configurations required. We will keep the Nginx details in another article, which includes use of Let’s Encrypt SSL. These details vary over time, and…

Linode Initial Steps

Our work relates to Debian 13, php8.4, Nginx. We simulate the same ease-of-use logging in as an EC2 AWS instance. Linode Initial Steps The raw Linode installation has issues with ease-of-use for logging in, and the vi editor as well as the shell terminal history and scrolling. We fix this, and modify a few things…

Linode Create + Swap Space

A new Linode instance provisions 512MB swap space. We wish to increase this to 1GB prior to commencing our work. Configure Linode Swap Space Our examples use the vi editor except where nano is used on system files, and the lowest cost shared instance of 1GB RAM and 1CPU. It is worth noting Amazon EC2’s…

Linux 2023 dnf Packages

This article shows the Linux 2023 packages we install & configure as used by our WordPress servers. Linux 2023 Packages Installation and Configuration details are always changing. These are okay at time of writing.   We use more than a vanilla installation for WordPress. Our packages include: Nginx 1.29 or above Maria DB v11 phpMyAdmin…