The latest articles on DEV Community by Erik Thiart (@erikthiart). https://dev.to/erikthiart https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F87332%2Fae286ea1-05ca-468b-a57a-78a86fa2a4cb.png https://dev.to/erikthiart en Erik Thiart Fri, 03 Jan 2020 22:57:33 +0000 https://dev.to/erikthiart/i-created-my-first-php-video-series-5g5i https://dev.to/erikthiart/i-created-my-first-php-video-series-5g5i <p>I created an in depth #PHP video series (available for free) <a href="https://youtu.be/bCmLkXQNnAA">https://youtu.be/bCmLkXQNnAA</a></p> <p>I would greatly appreciate feedback on how to improve the format. I never realized how difficult it is to talk and type at the same time. </p> php mysql pdo youtube Erik Thiart Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:54:37 +0000 https://dev.to/erikthiart/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-apache-running-ubuntu-1604-1pj1 https://dev.to/erikthiart/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-apache-running-ubuntu-1604-1pj1 <p>Install<br> On Ubuntu systems, the Certbot team maintains a PPA. Once you add it to your list of repositories all you'll need to do is apt-get the following packages.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python-certbot-apache </code></pre> </div> <p>Get Started<br> Certbot has a fairly solid beta-quality Apache plugin, which is supported on many platforms and automates certificate installation.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot --apache </code></pre> </div> <p>Running this command will get a certificate for you and have Certbot edit your Apache configuration automatically to serve it. If you're feeling more conservative and would like to make the changes to your Apache configuration by hand, you can use the certonly subcommand:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot --apache certonly </code></pre> </div> <p>Automating renewal<br> The Certbot packages on your system come with a cron job that will renew your certificates automatically before they expire. Since Let's Encrypt certificates last for 90 days, it's highly advisable to take advantage of this feature. You can test automatic renewal for your certificates by running this command:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot renew --dry-run </code></pre> </div> ssl ubuntu security linux Erik Thiart Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:51:28 +0000 https://dev.to/erikthiart/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-nginx-running-ubuntu-1604-3jl1 https://dev.to/erikthiart/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-nginx-running-ubuntu-1604-3jl1 <p>Install<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install python-certbot-nginx </code></pre> </div> <p>Get Started<br> Certbot has a Nginx plugin, which is supported on many platforms, and certificate installation.<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot --nginx </code></pre> </div> <p>If you're feeling more conservative and would like to make the changes to your Nginx configuration by hand, you can use the certonly subcommand:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot --nginx certonly </code></pre> </div> <p>Automating renewal<br> The Certbot packages on your system come with a cron job that will renew your certificates automatically before they expire. Since Let's Encrypt certificates last for 90 days, it's highly advisable to take advantage of this feature. You can test automatic renewal for your certificates by running this command:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>$ sudo certbot renew --dry-run </code></pre> </div> ssl ubuntu apache nginx