linux

Which files/directories of the Xenforo installation should be "owned" by the web server (i.e., "www-data" on an Ubuntu server?) Or, is it safe to have all files owned by the web server? The reason I'm asking is that I would prefer to have the permissions set to 755 or something less...

Out of the operating systems I've used Windows, Ubuntu and MacOS I've always preferred MacOS even if I'm paying a premium for their hardware in comparison for alternatives. I'm toying with the idea of moving to Windows considering the cost difference especially with the price hike with the 2018...

Which receive kernel updates less frequently? I login to my Ubuntu VPS every other week and notice it asks to be rebooted, does CentOS receive as many kernel updates as Ubuntu?

I currently host a phpbb3.1x forum on my Linux server config with very restrictive permissions - I saw in the install notes where it says to set to 2 directories to 0777 - this is world writable and HIGHLY INSECURE. Is this actually required or is it just a line in the documentation to prevent...

From http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/endless-progress-indicator-when-replying-to-a-topic.1990155/#post-23951233 Tested beyond XenForo at MacRumors Forums: the staleness of content from XenForo Community is evident with Firefox in safe mode. Summary observations, from test results...