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How to Increase the PHP Upload Limit and Max Execution Time for WordPress on a VPS

A default PHP-FPM install caps uploads at 2MB and kills any script running past 30 seconds. That's too small for a media library and too short for a plugin impo...

Jul 23, 2026 Read Guide

VPS Nginx

How to Set Up Log Rotation for Nginx and PHP-FPM on a VPS

Nginx and PHP-FPM write to their logs on every request and never clean up after themselves. Left alo...

Jul 21, 2026 Read Guide

WordPress VPS

How to Tune PHP-FPM and OPcache for WordPress on a VPS

The default PHP-FPM pool settings that ship with a fresh install are not sized for your VPS or your...

Jul 09, 2026 Read Guide

VPS WordPress

Deploying WordPress on a Linux VPS with Nginx and PHP-FPM

Install WordPress on a Linux VPS with Nginx, PHP-FPM, and MariaDB. Complete step-by-step guide for U...

Jun 24, 2026 Read Guide

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