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How to Reduce Apache’s Memory Usage
There was a stretch a few years back where I was running several small client sites on a…
How to Configure Apache to Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN)
I still remember the moment I realized my server in one region was serving visitors on the other…
How to Use Apache’s mod_proxy for Reverse Proxying
The first time I needed to put Apache in front of a Node.js application, I assumed I’d need…
How to Use Apache’s mod_rewrite for URL Rewriting
I’ll be honest — mod_rewrite intimidated me for a long time. The regex-heavy syntax looked like line noise…
How to Enable Keep-Alive Connections in Apache
Somewhere early in my server administration journey, I noticed my site’s pages loading noticeably faster after I made…
How to Set Up Caching in Apache
I didn’t fully appreciate how much caching mattered until I ran a before-and-after load test on one of…
How to Enable Gzip Compression in Apache
If there’s one change I recommend to almost every client whose website feels sluggish, it’s this: turn on…
How to Optimize Apache Web Server for Better Performance
I’ve spent years tuning Apache installations for clients ranging from small blogs to high-traffic e-commerce stores, and I…
How to protect against common Apache vulnerabilities
Every server I’ve inherited from a previous admin has had at least one glaring security gap — an…
How to Configure Apache to Use HSTS
A few years ago I audited a client’s site that had SSL properly installed, yet a simple test…