My website has been running on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), using Ubuntu 14.04, from DigitalOcean since 6 years ago. Unfortunately, the latest WordPress (as of version 5.2) requires at least PHP version 5.6.20 which Ubuntu 14.04 does not support (Ubuntu 14.04 supports PHP 5.5.9). Although DigitalOcean provides upgrade…
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My old WordPress theme (a heavily modified SunsetIdea theme) was static, not responsive. It took up the same space whether you were viewing it on a desktop monitor, tablet, or smartphone. On a tiny phone screen, you would need to zoom and scroll around the page to read. Given the…
Leave a CommentBelow is an aggregate of my notes on how to use command line Subversion. The syntax may not be 100% correct (may have changed in newer versions) so please adapt accordingly. Note: For more details, refer to the free book, Version Control with Subversion, written by some of the Subversion…
Leave a CommentI made a mistake and posted a blog entry to the wrong WordPress website. A comment was made before I could manually delete and post it to the other website. While I could just lose that comment, I decided it would be interesting to see if I could manually migrate…
Leave a CommentRecently I got an email from DigitalOcean to update my server’s kernel to protect against the Meltdown and Spectre exploits. The instructions are the normal update commands that I usually run, “apt-get update” and “apt-get dist-upgrade”. After doing the update, I thought that I would double-check the kernel version. The…
Leave a CommentLet’s Encrypt will automatically email expiration notices when your domain’s SSL certificate is coming up for renewal at 20 days, 10 days, and 1 day before the expiration date. (Recently, I received notices at 19 days and again at 10 days.) I’ve found these renewal reminders very helpful because in…
Leave a CommentRecently, I received a couple of “Password Reset” request emails from my blog. I surmised that someone had tried to log into my WordPress administrative account, was unsuccessfully, and had resorted to using the “Lost your password?” link on the login page. Disconcertingly, the email indicated that my admin username…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post in the unmanaged VPS (virtual private server) series, Automate Remote Backup of WordPress Database, on how to create and schedule a Windows batch script to backup the WordPress database. Update: Let’s Encrypt has made changes that have broken my pre-existing certificate renewal. First, the new certbot…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post, Subversion Over SSH on an Unmanaged VPS, to learn how to set up Subversion on Ubuntu (running on a DigitalOcean VPS). In this post, we will learn how to create a script to backup the WordPress database and copy it from the server to our local…
Leave a CommentWhen I started my Do It Scared! blog (later moved to Folded Life), I did not have in mind any goal beyond sharing technical knowledge and random thoughts. As I’ve written more content, I’ve come to realize that my posts split into two very different camps, technical how-to instructions and…
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