Adding swap space is a practical solution to enhance the stability and performance of Linux servers, especially those with limited physical memory. Swap acts as an overflow for RAM, helping to prevent out-of-memory errors, system crashes, and server hangs. […]
Infrastructure
How to Enable GZIP Compression on a Linux Server Running Apache
GZIP compression is a method of bundling (zipping) web pages on a server before delivering them to visitors. This process reduces bandwidth usage and significantly improves page loading speeds. Once the compressed page reaches the visitor’s browser, it is automatically unzipped. The entire process of compression and decompression takes only a fraction of a second and is seamless for the end user. […]