Category: Open Source

How to Enable CPU Virtualization — Detailed Guide

Modern mainstream CPUs all support virtualization technology, but some computers ship with CPU virtualization disabled by default in the BIOS. So, how do we enable CPU virtualization? Let’s walk through the detailed steps below.  1. First, check whether your computer’s CPU supports virtualization technology…

How to Fix 404 Error for Chinese Tags in WordPress

Chinese tags in WordPress generally won’t cause 404 errors on Linux, but they might on Windows systems. No way around it—this still needs to be fixed! Besides, the VPS Guide site has already been upgraded to WordPress latest version 4.1, while most search results are still about version 3.0, and …

How to Set Up Alibaba Cloud Anti-DDoS Protection

Alibaba Cloud Shield provides cloud customers with free 5G attack protection, capable of defending against Layer 3 to Layer 7 DDoS attacks such as SYN Flood, UDP Flood, ACK Flood, ICMP Flood, DNS Flood, and CC attacks. The specific configuration method is as follows:
1. Open www.aliyun.com, click Management Console, and log in to your member account. …

How to Correctly Use Alibaba Cloud Shield Web Application Firewall (WAF)

I migrated two websites to Alibaba Cloud — one reason being Alibaba Cloud’s stability, and the other being its supposedly impressive Cloud Shield. Previously, in a blog alliance group, we simulated a CC attack against a blog hosted on an Alibaba Cloud ECS instance. The result? Cloud Shield showed no reaction whatsoever, while the website had already gone down. This time, I deliberately took a closer look at the CC protection features in Cloud Shield …

CentOS Turns 12 Years Old

Karanbir Singh and Johnny Hughes noted in tweets today (October 20) that the CentOS GNU/Linux operating system is 12 years old. The first CentOS release, CentOS 2, launched in May 2004, which suggests the project was started on October 20, 2003. QQ screenshot20151021111927. …

PHP7 vs HHVM

A performance comparison between PHP7 and HHVM, examining execution speed, memory usage, and compatibility for production workloads.

How to Configure a VPN Server on Linux Using PPTP

PPTP is a relatively simple VPN setup method, but comprehensive documentation can be hard to find. Therefore, this guide documents the process in detail, covering how to set up a VPN server and summarizing some common issues you might encounter. 1. Installing PPTP

Basically, installing PPTP is quite straightforward, for example …

What’s the Difference Between FreeBSD and Linux?

IntroductionBSD originally inherited from UNIX. Currently, many Unix-like operating systems are based on BSD. FreeBSD is the most widely used open-source Berkeley Software Distribution (i.e., BSD distribution). As its name implies, it is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system and a popular public server plat…