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July 31, 2025
How to Back Up and Restore a Bitnami WordPress Instance on AWS Lightsail (After a PHP 8 Upgrade Breaks Your Site)
If you've ever tried upgrading PHP on a Bitnami WordPress instance in AWS Lightsail, you may have learned the hard way that it's not as simple as running a few commands. In my...
June 5, 2025
Site URL Greyed Out on AWS Lightsail Bitnami WordPress Instance
If you're managing a WordPress website hosted on an AWS Lightsail instance using the Bitnami stack, you may run into an issue where the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address...
May 31, 2025
Upgrade the CPU in a Cisco UCS Server
Upgrading the CPU in a Cisco UCS C-Series server can be a highly beneficial way to boost performance without the need to purchase a brand-new system. Whether you’re looking to...