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IonCube loader is on of the most used PHP encoding solutions. There are times you want to protect or license your code, or even run an already encoded script from a third party developer on your applications.
IonCube provides two distinct tools. The Encoder that allows you to encode your code into bytecode and the Loader, which handles execution of such encoded files. The Encoder is a a paid service and you can find more information on IonCube's Encoder website.
Please keep in mind that PHP 7.x ...
It is common that when developing projects you do not need to have your dev environments active on off-working hours (e.g. during night). Although dev environments usually do not use lots of resources, it is an extra benefit to have those environments stoping and starting automatically at your preferred hours, so you do not have to do it manually.
There is a new Add-on solution on Jelastic marketplace called "Env Start/Stop Scheduler". Just click on the installation icon and set your...
In this article, we would like to share specifics of Java memory management and elasticity inside containers that are not evident at the first sight. Below you’ll find a list of the issues to be aware of and important updates in the upcoming JDK releases, as well as existing workarounds for the core pain points. We collected the top 5 most interesting and useful tips to improve resource usage efficiency for Java applications.
Java Heap Memory Limit in Docker
Currently, the community is ...
We are excited to announce a launch of new Jelastic product version named Fifth Element with support of Docker Community Edition and Managed Docker Containers within cloud platform.
“Docker is a true cross-platform ‘glue’. The tight integration with Docker native solutions reduce the deployment barriers for developers and opens up new business opportunities for hosting providers by redefining economic at scale in hybrid and multi-cloud environments,” said Ruslan Synytsky, CEO and co-founder of ...
Environment Groups are designed to categorize environments within your Jelastic dashboard. This functionality is intended to facilitate administration of multiple created and shared environments, allowing to get a clear-cut view at your project components and landscape.
The grouping is implemented through creating user-defined tags and attaching them to the appropriate environments. Through simple clicking on the required tag, you can quickly filter your environments by one or ...
Replication enables you to easily maintain multiple copies of MySQL data. It is achieved through the master container data being automatically copied to one or more slave databases.
Having your data stored within multiple database containers can be very helpful for improving performance, running backup services, analyzing information and alleviating system failures.
There can be highlighted the following use cases for MySQL replication implementation:
Scale-out solutions – improving ...
Auto-Scalable Payara Micro Cluster for Java EE Microservices
21 February 2017
Payara Micro is a minimalistic application server based on GlassFish 4.1 and with Java EE 7 support. Having just 70 MB footprint, this server is provisioned with Hazelcast for automatic clustering, Payara JCache as a key-value store, benefits on the embedded Java API and simple management by allowing to run .war packages directly from command line. Payara Micro is optimized for microservices and modern container-based infrastructure. It can be easily run inside the cloud, ...
Elastic VPS in the Cloud: CentOS, Ubuntu and Windows
09 February 2017
Reinforced security, trustworthy hosting resources, and expanded flexibility are chief points for developers to choose Virtual Private Servers (VPS) when launching and maintaining a functional website. Today we are going to explore 3 types of elastic VPS hosting available in Jelastic Cloud, as well as find out which type of Virtual Private Server will meet your specific requirements.
Just to recall what is Virtual Private Server (VPS) – an individual virtual machine, which runs ...
Why ISVs and Enterprises Install Jelastic Private Cloud PaaS for Internal Development?
07 February 2017
Recently we’ve highlighted the reasons why Jelastic Public Cloud is chosen by developers worldwide. And today, based on the feedback of our Private Cloud customers, we’d like to summarize what exactly attracts ISVs and enterprises in our platform and what benefits persuade them to install Jelastic PaaS on premise for their internal needs.
Full Control of Application Delivery
One of the main reasons to choose a private cloud is the possibility to control all the processes ...
Free Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates in Jelastic: Out-of-Box Integration with the Most Popular Software Stacks
01 February 2017
One of the key issues we should deal with while hosting production applications is to ensure its security. The very basic and commonly used approach for secure data exchange is encrypting the application traffic with HTTPS protocol.
Beside that, starting from January 1th, 2017 one of the most popular browsers – Google Chrome – have started marking all web-pages, that request specifying password or credit card details and aren’t secured with SSL, as non-secure. Such novelty makes the encryption ...
Build a Joomla! Powered Website Inside the Cloud
19 January 2017
Joomla! CMS (content management system) is a highly popular open-source software, intended for building websites and powerful online applications. It provides extensible and easy-to-use ecosystem, that enables to empower applications of all shapes and sizes. Since Joomla is a free CMS, it delivers the most demanded and frequently used functionality by default. However, there exist thousands of both free and commercial extensions to satisfy any specialized needs.
With a minimal ...
Today we announced a launch of our new product version named Jelastic Yoda 4.9.5. The release is targeted on polishing of the already available features and fixing the bugs reported by customers.
“During the previous year we launched eight releases adding new functionality to the Jelastic platform. So that was important to deeply review the feedback of customers and the performance results of the delivered features. As a result, we start this year with incremental enhancements that improve ...