Install mpm-itk On Debian

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Ubuntu 9.04 This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-itk on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. apache2-mpm-itk is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server. mpm-itk allows you to run each of your vhost under a separate UID and GID – in …

Setting Plesk Permissions

Since I started using WordPress (and more importantly developing for WordPress) I have been plagued by what seems to be a very common issue – allowing WordPress to simultaneously have internal writing permissions without breaking FTP. When using WordPress on a linux/*nix server combined with Parallels Plesk, you’re subject to dealing with not only Apache …

Using suPHP by default in apache

These days, I am finding it harder and harder to justify mod_php as the default behavior of an apache webserver over the advantages of mod_suphp. A lot of this has to do with my clients and their everyday needs, but I’ve become a pretty strong proponent of mod_suphp as the default for a server and …

Google Map jQuery Plugins

At first glance the Google Map API may seem scary, I mean, were do you possibly start? You probably only want to display a simple map that displays directions to your clients address, you don’t really want an all singing and dancing interactive map with more options than necessary. There has to be a simpler …