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How to send emails through Azure Web Apps using Google / Gmail
How to send emails through Azure Web Apps using Google / Gmail Part I – Configuring Google to use...
Date: 02/02/2019
Azure App Service Linux - Adding PHP Extensions
Customers that need to install PHP extensions that are not available on the provided PHP images on...
Date: 01/29/2019
Azure App Service Linux - Update PHP Settings
Azure App Service Linux provides PHP images with preconfigured settings and extensions. If you need...
Date: 01/29/2019
Building Python Functions App that use Native Modules – Custom Docker
Prerequisites To build and test locally, you will need to: Install Python 3.6 Install Docker Install...
Date: 10/31/2018
Restrict access to login for the WordPress running on Azure web app container
For WordPress sites that running on Apache server in Azure web app for containers, here is sample...
Date: 10/12/2018
RewriteRule sample for WordPress in subdirectory
In the case you installed another instance of WordPress in a subdirectory of main WordPress site in...
Date: 10/01/2018
How to change memory_limit on Wordpress Web App for Linux on Azure
Do you need to edit the memory_limit and post_max_size PHP settingson your Linux Web App hosted with...
Date: 09/27/2018
How to set node version for Windows node.js webapp from Azure Portal
Create the Azure WebApp Create new WebApp using Azure portal Set the App name, Resource Group and...
Date: 09/25/2018
Configuring node.js application on Azure App Service with Azure Blob Storage
In this article, we will learn about configuring the node js applications deployed on Azure App...
Date: 08/30/2018
Debugging Node.js applications on Azure App Services Linux/containers
This is the continuation of the earlier post where I had explained how to enable logging for node...
Date: 08/30/2018
Debugging Node.js apps on Azure App Services
A large part of software development involves troubleshooting. Logging is one of the mechanisms that...
Date: 08/03/2018
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services
Configure WordPress Database Connection on Azure App Services For WordPress sites hosted on Azure...
Date: 05/22/2018
Change PHP_INI_SYSTEM configuration settings
PHP_INI_SYSTEM level settings cannot be changed from .user.ini or ini_set function. To make change...
Date: 03/09/2018
Adding SSH support to Asp.Net Core Docker Container created in Visual Studio 2017
When creating a Docker container used in Azure App Service Web App for Containers, a common...
Date: 02/22/2018
Run PHP Webjob on Azure App Service (Windows)
When you deploy a webjob to run PHP program, there are few items to verify and help to understand...
Date: 10/27/2017
Setup SMTP in Drupal 8 on Azure Webapp
Example of setup SMTP in Drupal 8 using O365 SMTP server for the Drupal8 site hosted on Azure...
Date: 10/09/2017
Debugging Java containers
Can you debug Java applications within your container? Yes.How? Check below…1. Modify your...
Date: 09/26/2017
Use JpGraph library with Azure Web App
JpGraph is a graph creating library for PHP5 and PHP7.0. The library is completely written in PHP...
Date: 09/14/2017
Profile Python Applications in Azure App Services
Slow application performance issues tend to be challenging to troubleshoot regardless of the...
Date: 09/01/2017
Running Flask App with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services(Windows)
Flask is a micro web framework written in Python and based on the Werkzeug toolkit and Jinja2...
Date: 09/01/2017
Django app with HttpPlatformHandler in Azure App Services (Windows)
In my previous blog Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git, I have provided detailed...
Date: 09/01/2017
Nodejs App Performance Tweaks - Azure App Services (Windows)
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. Node.js uses an...
Date: 09/01/2017
Enable PHP extensions on Azure Web App on Windows
For the case your web app is hosted on Azure App Service on Windows, if the PHP extensions are not...
Date: 08/21/2017
HTTP to HTTPS redirect for WordPress on Azure Web App on Linux
If you host WordPress site on Azure Web App on Linux running Apache, here are the steps to implement...
Date: 08/04/2017
Migrate WordPress content to Azure blob storage
Azure storage provides solution for applications requiring scalable, durable, and highly available...
Date: 06/21/2017
Redirect HTTP to HTTPS from .htaccess for Azure Web App on Linux on Apache
- To verify the request is sent from HTTP or HTTPS for Web App on Linux: Unlike the...
Date: 06/19/2017
First steps with Bitnami WordPress in Azure VM
If you choose Bitnami WordPress VM from Azure Market, you need to take the following considerations:...
Date: 05/26/2017
Azure App Service Java CICD with Maven
Azure App Service provides integration with Github, Bitbucket, etc however, for Java webapps, it...
Date: 05/09/2017
WordPress Migration: Easy as A-B-C, 1-2-3
Fig 1. WordPress Migration Components There are 3 steps to migrating a WordPress website to Azure...
Date: 04/28/2017
Capture Java VM Traffic using Fiddler
Customer's using the Azure SDK for Java may need to capture network traffic for the REST API...
Date: 04/26/2017
An Example of Setting WordPress Email with Office 365 SMTP
Install "WP Mail SMTP" plugin in WordPress (use this plugin as example) Configure WP Mail SMTP using...
Date: 04/20/2017
Send email on App Service using Office 365 (O365)
For PHP - This is a Proof of Concept to send email using the PHP Mailer library and Office 365. From...
Date: 03/27/2017
Increase Import Max File Size for PHPMyAdmin - Azure App Service
When using PHPMyAdmin via SiteExtension or with MySQL in-app on Azure Web Apps, the maximum upload...
Date: 03/07/2017
How to enable PHP LDAP in Azure Web Apps
PHP LDAP extension is not enabled by default in Azure Web App, you need the following steps: How to...
Date: 03/03/2017
Steps to Enable Xdebug for PHP Profiling
By Yi Wang and Mangesh Sangapu Find the matching version of xdebug extension from...
Date: 01/09/2017
Install ionCube Loader extension for PHP site on Azure App
As required by this extension, ionCube should be the first Zend extension installed before any other...
Date: 12/28/2016
Best Practices for WordPress Security on Azure
This article was put together by Mangesh Sangapu and Yi Wang. Shout-out to Cory Fowler and Sunitha...
Date: 12/26/2016
Running Python Webjob on Azure App Services using non-default python version
You can run programs or scripts in WebJobs in your Azure App Service web app in three ways: on...
Date: 12/09/2016
MySQL In-App Configuration for PHP Content Management Systems
Read more about MySQL In-App here. Content Management Systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla...
Date: 12/09/2016
How to identify/review PHP errors on Azure Web Apps using Log Stream service
If you are getting internal server errors (HTTP error 500) trying to request your PHP...
Date: 09/28/2016
Deploying Django App to Azure App Services using Git and new version of Python
Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic...
Date: 08/25/2016
Meteor 1.4 App on Azure App Services
Meteor is a full-stack JavaScript platform for developing modern web and mobile applications. Meteor...
Date: 08/24/2016
Accessing storage blob using SAS with Java
In order to access your storage blob using SAS with Java, please follow below steps - 1. Configure...
Date: 08/15/2016
Setup Single Sign On with AAD using SimpleSAMLphp
This blog provides step-by-step instruction on how to setup Single Sign On with Azure AD using...
Date: 08/15/2016
Run NPM, Bower, Composer, Gulp & Grunt In Azure App Services During Deployment
Azure Source Control deployment process would involve below steps Moves content to azure web app...
Date: 08/12/2016
Query strings exceed 1,024 characters using OAuth 2.0/AD with Node.js Azure Web Apps
If you are implementing OAuth 2.0 protocol with Active Directory, you need to consider that Access...
Date: 07/25/2016
Using wildfly-swarm on Azure App Service
This blog is for the customers who wants to use wildfly-swarm container which is the reconstitution...
Date: 07/19/2016
WordPress: Redirecting to wrong URL!!
Problem: While trying to browse to https://www.example.com, it keeps redirecting to...
Date: 07/12/2016
Uploading Images to Azure Storage from AngularJS App
Azure Storage is the cloud storage solution for modern applications that rely on durability,...
Date: 06/29/2016
WordPress MultiSite 404 on Admin Dashboard
If you are experiencing a 404 when switching to the dashboard of a given site, verify the web.config...
Date: 06/23/2016