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Django – Correctly Wiring to AWS CloudFront for Static and Media Files

by Laurence Posted on March 25, 2018

When it comes to “How To Setup a CDN for Django” most people suggest the following “half way” setup that can lead to stale cache problems and slowness in the admin. Configure Django to upload media and static files to … Continue reading →

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DBAs are Out of Style and Now There’s a Hole In Your Database

by Laurence Posted on July 5, 2017

The concept of a DBA – database administrator, has practically gone out of style as a full time job. DBA work, if it is being done, is handled by someone or something else, perhaps in a more vanilla way that … Continue reading →

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How to set the Expires and Cache-Control headers for all objects in an AWS S3 bucket with a PHP script

by Laurence Posted on July 18, 2012

As of the current AWS API, setting the Expires and Cache Control headers for all objects in an AWS S3 bucket requires a script. It is possible to do it one file at a time through the AWS control panel, … Continue reading →

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