Archives for July 2023

Linux vs Windows Linux is an open-source operating system, whereas Microsoft is a commercial operating system. Linux facilitates the users to have access to the source code of the operating system and authorizes them to make amendments as per their choices. On the other hand, Windows users don’t have such privileges. In terms of speed, […]

Is reverse proxy a load balancer? A reverse proxy is specifically a Level 7 load balancer, dealing exclusively with web requests. A load balancer can operate on Levels 3-7 of the OSI model, handling numerous types of requests on top of web requests, e.g., DNS, SSL, TCP. A reverse proxy can perform additional roles to […]

Reverse proxies can be a powerful tool protecting you against known attacks that are based on manipulating requests directed to your web servers. A reverse proxy can also act as your only visible web server, concealing your backend servers from the internet, and keeping them protected.

A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of web servers and forwards client (e.g. web browser) requests to those web servers. Reverse proxies are typically implemented to help increase security, performance, and reliability.

A reverse proxy acts as an intermediary “hall monitor” for web traffic. It’s a server that sits in front of the web servers that host your site. Instead of pointing your DNS directly to your web host, you would point it to your proxy service, which would then direct your website’s visitors to your web host.

Imagick, also known as ImageMagick, is a free and open-source software suite used for creating, editing, and converting bitmap images. It provides a command-line interface as well as programming interfaces for various programming languages, including PHP, Python, Perl, and more. Imagick supports a wide range of image formats, including popular formats such as JPEG, PNG, […]

A proxy server is a go‑between or intermediary server that forwards requests for content from multiple clients to different servers across the Internet. A reverse proxy server is a type of proxy server that typically sits behind the firewall in a private network and directs client requests to the appropriate backend server. A reverse proxy provides an […]

FLVTools, also known as FLVTool2, is a command-line utility designed to manipulate Flash Video (FLV) files. FLV is a container format used for delivering video content over the internet, particularly in Adobe Flash applications. FLVTools provides several functions for working with FLV files, including: Metadata manipulation: FLV files can contain metadata, such as information about […]

SourceGuardian Loader is a software component used to decrypt and execute PHP files that have been encoded with SourceGuardian, a popular PHP encoder. SourceGuardian is a commercial product that offers a way to protect PHP source code by converting it into a binary format that is difficult to reverse-engineer. When PHP files are encoded with […]

MP4Box, also known as GPAC MP4Box, is a multimedia packaging and manipulation tool. It is a command-line utility that allows users to create, analyze, and modify multimedia files in the MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) container format. MP4Box is a part of the GPAC (Multimedia Framework for Multimedia Packaging) project, an open-source multimedia framework. Here are […]