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<item><title>MySQL vs MariaDB for a LEMP Stack: Which to Install and When It Matters</title><link>https://lemp.io/mysql-vs-mariadb-lemp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/mysql-vs-mariadb-lemp/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Choose the database your application, extensions, backup tools, and hosting platform explicitly support.</description></item>
<item><title>LEMP Stack Production Setup: Pre-Deploy Checklist</title><link>https://lemp.io/lemp-production-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/lemp-production-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A production-ready LEMP stack needs more than running services.</description></item>
<item><title>LEMP vs LAMP: What Actually Changes When You Swap Apache for Nginx</title><link>https://lemp.io/lemp-vs-lamp-stack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/lemp-vs-lamp-stack/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>LEMP uses Nginx; LAMP uses Apache HTTP Server. Both can retain Linux, PHP, and MySQL or MariaDB, but the web-server swap changes request routing, PHP…</description></item>
<item><title>FastCGI Cache, Varnish, or Application Cache: Which Layer for a PHP Site</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-caching-layers-compared/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-caching-layers-compared/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Use Nginx FastCGI cache for shared PHP responses when Nginx already fronts the site and you can prove every personalized bypass.</description></item>
<item><title>Nginx Hardening Checklist for Production Servers</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-hardening-checklist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-hardening-checklist/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Nginx hardening starts with the effective configuration, not a generic snippet.</description></item>
<item><title>PHP-FPM Tuning for Nginx: Pools and Worker Limits</title><link>https://lemp.io/php-fpm-tuning-nginx/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/php-fpm-tuning-nginx/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>PHP-FPM tuning starts with measurements, not a copied pm.max_children value.</description></item>
<item><title>Nginx 502 Bad Gateway with PHP-FPM: 6 Causes and Fixes</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-502-bad-gateway-php-fpm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-502-bad-gateway-php-fpm/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A 502 Bad Gateway on Nginx with PHP-FPM means Nginx received the request but got no valid response from PHP-FPM.</description></item>
<item><title>UFW Firewall Setup for Nginx on Ubuntu: 5 Essential Rules</title><link>https://lemp.io/ufw-firewall-nginx-ubuntu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/ufw-firewall-nginx-ubuntu/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>To set up a UFW firewall for Nginx on Ubuntu, run five commands: sudo ufw default deny incoming, sudo ufw default allow outgoing, sudo ufw allow OpenSSH,…</description></item>
<item><title>How to Install WordPress on a LEMP Stack (Ubuntu 24.04)</title><link>https://lemp.io/install-wordpress-lemp-ubuntu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/install-wordpress-lemp-ubuntu/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>To install WordPress on a LEMP stack, install the PHP extensions WordPress needs (mysql, curl, gd, mbstring, xml, zip), create a dedicated MySQL database…</description></item>
<item><title>How to Install a LEMP Stack on Ubuntu 24.04 (Step by Step)</title><link>https://lemp.io/install-lemp-stack-ubuntu-24-04/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/install-lemp-stack-ubuntu-24-04/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>To install a LEMP stack on Ubuntu 24.04, run sudo apt update, then install each component from the default repositories: sudo apt install nginx, sudo apt…</description></item>
<item><title>How to Secure Nginx with Let&#39;s Encrypt (Certbot Tutorial)</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-lets-encrypt-certbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-lets-encrypt-certbot/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>To secure Nginx with Let&#39;s Encrypt, install Certbot (sudo snap install --classic certbot on Ubuntu), then run sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com.</description></item>
<item><title>Nginx Server Blocks: Host Multiple Sites on One Server</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-server-blocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-server-blocks/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Nginx server blocks are configuration sections — each a server { } block — that let one Nginx instance host multiple websites on a single server.</description></item>
<item><title>Nginx vs Apache: Performance, Config, and When to Use Each</title><link>https://lemp.io/nginx-vs-apache/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://lemp.io/nginx-vs-apache/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Nginx and Apache are both mature, production-grade web servers; the core difference is architecture.</description></item>
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