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How To Horizontally Scale a Laravel 4 App with a PostgreSQL Database — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Horizontally Scale a Laravel 4 App with a PostgreSQL Database

There are two methods to scaling an application, service, server, etc. The first, vertical scaling, calls for more resources to a machine. The second, horizontal scaling, calls for a separation of functionality to create a more piecemeal assembly of parts. This tutorial will show you how to horizontally scale a Laravel 4 App with a PostgreSQL database.

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SLES 12 — targetcli-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — targetcli-fb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 May 2021 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2020:2086-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13867 Upstream summary: Open-iSCSI targetcli-fb through 2.1.52 has weak permissions for /etc/target (and for the backup directory and backup files). Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — java-17-openjdk — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2023-4159)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-4159 Related CVEs: CVE-2023-22045 CVE-2023-22036 CVE-2023-22049 CVE-2023-25193 CVE-2023-22006 CVE-2023-22041 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — cobbler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — cobbler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2019:3355 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — lxml — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — lxml — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5225-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-43818 CVE-2021-28957 CVE-2020-27783 CVE-2018-19787 CVE-2014-3146 Upstream summary: It was discovered that lxml incorrectly handled certain XML and HTML files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/libtirpc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202210-33 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-46828 Upstream summary: Currently svc_run does not handle poll timeout and rendezvous_request does not handle EMFILE error returned from accept(2 as it used to. These two missing functionality were […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — whoopsie — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — whoopsie — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4450-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11937 CVE-2020-12135 CVE-2020-15570 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1850608 CVE-2019-11484 CVE-2019-11476 Upstream summary: Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Whoopsie incorrectly handled memory. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Whoopsie to […]

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Установка Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (стека LEMP) в Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Установка Linux, Nginx, MySQL, PHP (стека LEMP) в Ubuntu 20.04

Программный стек LEMP — это комплекс программного обеспечения, используемый для обслуживания динамических веб-страниц и веб-приложений, написанных на PHP. Аббревиатура LEMP обозначает операционную систему Linux с веб-сервером Nginx (произносится как «энджинкс»). Данные…

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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9461)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 4 May 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9461 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3739 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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How to Configure Docker Resource Limits on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Docker Resource Limits on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up configure docker resource limits on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each step carefully and […]

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