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How to test PHP 7 and WordPress MySQL/MariaDB Database connectivity using a PHP script

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017in Linux, MySQL, PHP, UNIX last updated August 15, 2017

I wanted to test if my PHP 7 and MySQL/MariaDB for WordPress are working. If not I wanted to see some error on screen or for my monitoring system. How to write a script for a quick PHP MySQL DB connection test for WordPress or any other database and send an email or text when site is down?

How to install PHP 7 fpm on Alpine Linux

August 2, 2017in Alpine Linux, Linux, Nginx, Package Management, PHP last updated August 2, 2017

I am a new user of Alpine Linux. How do I install PHP 7.x along with Nginx web server on Alpine Linux?

How To Install Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) Stack on Debian 9 Stretch

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017in Apache, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, MySQL, Package Management, PHP last updated June 13, 2017

I am a new user of Debian 9 operating system. Can you tell me how to setup and install LAMP stack on a Debian 9 (Stretch)?

How to increase and set upload size to 100MB in PHP-Apache

April 25, 2017in Apache, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, PHP, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX last updated April 25, 2017

I am using Apache with mod_php on Debian/Ubuntu Linux server. How do I increase file upload size limit in PHP-Apache app from default 2MB to 100MB?

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in /home/httpd/a/includes/functions.php(1)

February 12, 2017February 12, 2017in Apache, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Lighttpd, Linux, Nginx, PHP, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Troubleshooting, UNIX last updated February 12, 2017

I setup a LEMP (Linux, Nginx,MySQL, PHP ) stack. But, getting the following error in /var/log/nginx/error.log file:
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in /home/httpd/a/includes/functions.php(1)
How do I solve this problem on Linux server?

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function gzinflate()

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017in Apache, FreeBSD, Linux, Nginx, PHP, Troubleshooting, UNIX last updated February 5, 2017

I have a php script and whenever I run it, I get the following error message in my log file:
2017/02/05 23:25:46 [error] 9696#9696: *10 FastCGI sent in stderr: “PHP message: PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function gzinflate() in /home/xxxx/http/includes/functions.php(1) : eval()’d code on line 1″ while reading response header from upstream, client: 10.218.105.1, server: newsletter.cyberciti.biz, request: “GET /a/ HTTP/1.0”, upstream: “fastcgi://127.0.0.1:9000”, host: “server1.cyberciti.biz”
How do I fix this problem on Linux or Unix operating systems?

How to install PHP 7 on Debian Linux 8.7/7.x [jessie/wheezy]

October 28, 2016February 15, 2017in Debian / Ubuntu, Lighttpd, Linux, Nginx, Package Management, PHP last updated February 15, 2017

I wanted to use PHP 7 on Debian 8.x. How do I install and configure PHP 7 on Debian Linux 8.x server? How do I install PHP 7 on Debian Linux 7.x “wheezy” VPS server hosted in cloud?
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