Typically, WordPress opens five (5) database connections. However, the actual number of connections can vary depending on multiple factors, including the type of PHP server being used.
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Perform Simple Video Editing with Ubuntu/Mac OS (from terminal)
You can do simple video editing with your Linux/Unix machine by using terminal. This means, you don’t have to buy any software or exploring complicated Graphical User Interface (GUI) video editing software. This can be easily done with FFmpeg.
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I stopped using Opera web browser. Here’s why
First, using Opera Web Browser on Macbook Air M2, I do experience crashes when there is an update. I need to kill it with Activity Monitor. This is disgusting.
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WordPress user prior to 6.4 may want to disable attachment pages
If you are upgrading your WordPress site from any version prior to 6.4, you will have option for wp_attachment_pages_enabled configured to 1 (true). According to announcement by WordPress, you will need to modify the value manually to 0 to disable attachment page creation.
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You shouldn’t be using any WordPress SMTP plugin
Instead, configure your web server on the Operating System level with Postfix. This is better way since Postfix will handle the rest. Also, provided if there is latency between the web server and the email provider, it will not affect your WordPress performance.
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WordPress does not have IPv6 support (yet)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that there will be additional charges for the use of IPv4. The additional charges is for Elastic Classic Compute (EC2) users that are using IPv4 (either with Static or Dynamic IP Address). Previously, the use of IPv4 with EC2 is Free. If you are thinking about ditching IPv4 for your WordPress server to save cost, you will lose access to WordPress services.
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5 reasons why NOT TO host WordPress on Heroku
Heroku is a great platform for web developers to quickstart with web application development. 2 years back, I wrote an article about how I manage to install WordPress on Heroku. At that time, I was thinking it is cool to have WordPress installed on Heroku as it is cost-free to start. However, after a few years, I was thinking otherwise for 5 reasons.
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