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Linux May 01 · 25 min

Hardening a Webuzo Mail Server Against Sextortion Spoofing & Fixing Email Deliverability

A Webuzo server was under mass sextortion spoofing. Five compounding failures allowed it. Here's the full fix across Exim ACLs, DMARC, DKIM, PTR records, and Cloudflare proxy settings.

Apache Mar 04 · 5 min

How to Set Up a Custom Local Domain (e.g. abc.test)

Stop using localhost:8000. Set up a custom .test domain in 5 minutes by editing your hosts file and adding a virtual host config.

Security Mar 04 · 4 min

How to Disable 2FA in Webuzo via Terminal or File Manager

Webuzo doesn't have a CLI command to disable 2FA. Edit one line in universal.php to regain access, then re-enable it when done.

Laravel Mar 04 · 10 min

Fixing ModSecurity 911100 Blocking PUT, PATCH & DELETE in Laravel on Webuzo

ModSecurity OWASP CRS blocks PUT/PATCH/DELETE by default. Here's how to fix it on Webuzo without weakening your firewall — and how to make the fix survive UI changes.

Laravel Mar 04 · 6 min

Fixing "Allowed Memory Size Exhausted" in Laravel Using .user.ini

Image uploads crash Laravel with a 64MB memory limit. The fix isn't .htaccess (PHP-FPM ignores it) — it's .user.ini in your public directory.

MySQL Mar 04 · 8 min

Fixing XAMPP MariaDB "MySQL Shutdown Unexpectedly" Caused by Orphaned InnoDB Tablespaces

XAMPP MariaDB refused to start after database folders were manually deleted. This guide walks through the 9-step recovery using InnoDB force recovery, Aria table repair, and proper orphaned database cleanup.

Laravel Jan 15 · 35 min

Complete Development Server Setup Guide

Full guide to building a centralized dev server: Hyper-V VM, Ubuntu, Nginx, Laravel multi-tenancy with nip.io, Tailscale VPN for remote SSH, Cloudflare Tunnel for public access, and HTTP Basic Auth security.

Laravel Jan 01 · 3 min

Sample Post: Design System Test

This sample post demonstrates every design system component available in the blog, including callouts, step cards, diff cards, and syntax-highlighted code blocks.