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Upload Progress with PHP 7.1 and NGINX
While working on a Drupal 8 project served by NGINX and PHP-FPM, the status report looked great aside from UPLOAD PROGRESS at the bottom: Your server is capable of displaying file upload progress, but does not have the required libraries. It is recommended to install the PECL uploadprogress library. As of Drupal 8.3.5, Drupal will […]
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Let’s Encrypt + Nginx: Three Months Into Beta
Nginx Plugin During Early Beta When Let’s Encrypt started their closed beta, their documentation warned that their Nginx plugin was experimental. Using it as the authenticator to obtain certificates seemed to work, but using it as the installer would almost certainly guarantee that your Nginx configuration would become a jumbled mess. But that automated installation…
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Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates and Nginx
HTTPS and Encryption by Default Encryption by default has become the new standard for web applications and many of the world’s top busiest sites have already made the switch to serving content via HTTPS. Google is no stranger to encryption, having made HTTPS the default for many of their apps long before it was cool,…
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Configuring Nginx for CiviCRM
For almost a year now I’ve been hosting CiviCRM instances for a couple clients. This has resulted in quite a bit of troubleshooting and experimentation with file permissions and Nginx configuration. Unfortunately, most of the documentation I’ve been able to find out there seems to assume you’ll be using Apache and the source is full…
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Adding PageSpeed and other Nginx modules on Ubuntu
Enabling Nginx Modules One inconvenience with Nginx is that modules cannot be dynamically added or removed as they can in Apache. Instead, Nginx modules are specified at compile-time. If you want to add or remove any Nginx modules such as ngx_lua, ngx_http_secure_download_module, or nginx_uploadprogress_module you’ll either need to compile from source or find a PPA…
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Install CiviCRM on WordPress with Nginx
Over the weekend I installed a copy of CiviCRM on WordPress to demo for a small nonprofit that recently asked me to help with some of their data needs. CiviCRM is a constituent relationship management (CRM) system designed for nonprofit organizations. While I installed it as a WordPress plugin, it’s also available for Joomla and Drupal.…
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Password protect WordPress admin directory on Nginx
Extra protection against brute force attacks While WordPress has an authentication system of its own, some opt to add additional server-side password protection to /wp-admin/ using basic authentication. This prompts users for a username and a password before even allowing access to the admin files and WordPress authentication. Password protecting wp-login.php is generally sufficient WordPress…
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Nginx redirect and SSL configuration example
Over the past few months I’ve been working with WordPress sites a surprising amount. During this same time, I decided to switch all of my sites over to HTTPS exclusively. The switch was relatively painless, especially since free SSL certificate are now available. I started with the HTML 5 Boilerplate team’s Nginx configuration snippets maintained…
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Create a self-signed SSL certificate for Nginx
If your application has any sort of login page or transmits sensitive information, it’s wise to make those sections accessible only via HTTPS. Even if your site has no sensitive information, it’s worth considering using HTTPS as Google now considers it a ranking signal. For any pages a general user will access, you’ll want to…
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LEMP stack installation scripts for Ubuntu 14.04
This weekend I overhauled my quick-lemp scripts for automating part of the server setup and LEMP stack installation process. The basic functionality is the same: standard new server setup is performed and a fully functioning LEMP stack is installed along with a sample Flask applications. What has changed is the way the scripts are divided and how…