General – Page 8 – How To Check Version

How to check the HTTP Protocol version?

There have been several versions of the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) protocol since its inception. The most notable versions include:

How to check WordPress version – the ultimate guide

There are 3 scenarios here:

First one: WordPress is yours. You have full control and you are hosting it.
Second: You manage WordPress. You have limited control over WordPress’s own control panel.
Third scenario: No special access. You are a simple user and want to check the WordPress version from the public side.

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What´s the difference between VPS and Dedicated Server

Think of a Virtual Private Server as a go-between a virtual hosting/shared account and a dedicated server.

‘Virtual’ means that it is not real. Basically, it is still a shared hosting account but unlike a normal shared hosting account, each VPS has its own dedicated slice of the CPU, RAM, and disk space. So basically, what you do will not affect the other VPS on the machine. You can reboot your VPS anytime you want and you will have root access.

HTTP vs HTTPS, What’s the difference

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) is a secured communication protocol between a web browser and a web server. You can say it is a secured HTTP (think of ‘S’ in HTTPS as secured) protocol. It encrypts any communication that a user sends to a web server and decrypts at the server-side. Similarly, it encrypts any communication that a web server sends to a web browser and decrypts at the browser side. That way HTTPS protocol provides a secured sub-layer under HTTP.

So the conclusion is that HTTPS is more secure, why do websites use HTTP anyway?

How to check the HTML version of any website

To check the HTML version of a website or web application you can simply check the source code of the site (normally CTR+U ) and look at the Doctype on top of any other code.

You should see something similar to this but you will be interested in the first line only. This looks like an HTML5 Doctype declaration.

How to check what PHP version I am running

If you are a Linux command line lover you can run this and see what version of PHP you are running:

php -i

php -i

or you can alternatively run this to get strictly the version number

How to check the Ubuntu version and 32/64 bit OS

To check your Ubuntu system version using the command line you will have to open the terminal (you can use this shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+T) and enter the command lsb_release -a