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Uptime Kuma on a VPS: watch your sites from a server of your own

The short answer: Uptime Kuma is a free program that checks every minute whether your sites are up and warns you (by Telegram, e-mail and others) when they are not.…

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POP3 and Leave a copy on the server: how it works and what goes wrong

The short answer: POP3 was made to download and delete. The “Leave a copy of messages on the server” option makes the program download without deleting, and remember what it…

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Database indexes in phpMyAdmin: the types, the column order, and how to add one

An index is a sorted list of one column (or several) that the database consults instead of reading the whole table. To find a customer by e-mail, with no index…

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Running a PHP script from a cron job

In Cron Jobs, in cPanel, the command is the full path of PHP, a space, and the full path of the script: /opt/alt/php82/usr/bin/php /home/YOURACCOUNT/scripts/task.php. Two things ruin most jobs that…

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How a WhatsApp chatbot works: rules, AI and what you need to run one

A WhatsApp chatbot is a program that reads incoming messages and replies by rules or by an AI model. There are two things the market mixes up that are worth…

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Your first session on a new Linux VPS: the commands to type, in order

You have just received the VPS address and password and do not know what to type first. The answer is a fixed order, about ten minutes long: see where you…

Interweb Mozambique www.meu.interweb.co.mz › Meu Interweb › Knowledge Base Knowledge baseChoosing the Right Plan

Which hosting plan for a catalogue or price-list site without online payment

The short answer: if you show products and prices but the sale is closed by phone, WhatsApp or a quote request, you have a catalogue, not a shop. It is…

Interweb Mozambique www.meu.interweb.co.mz › Meu Interweb › Knowledge Base Knowledge baseChoosing the Right Plan

Which hosting plan for a government office, municipality or public service

The short answer: a public service’s site exists so citizens can find the right information, forms and contacts. It is a content site, without great server demands: for a small…

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A CDN only for images, video and downloads, or for the whole site: how to choose

The short answer: there are two ways to put a CDN to work. The whole site: the domain points at the CDN (through its nameservers or a DNS record), and…

Interweb Mozambique www.meu.interweb.co.mz › Meu Interweb › Knowledge Base Knowledge baseComparisons and alternatives

www or no www: which address to choose for your site

Short answer: either will do, and the choice is mostly a matter of taste. What is not a matter of taste is picking just one, making the other redirect to…