Upgrading Nextcloud on Fedora: A Journey from PHP Errors to Success

Step 1: Identifying the Issue

I recently upgraded my Nextcloud instance on a Fedora server and faced several challenges, from compatibility issues with PHP 8.2 to database schema errors. Here’s how I navigated through the process.

Initially, I encountered an error stating my Nextcloud version was incompatible with PHP 8.2. To address this, I decided to upgrade Nextcloud instead of downgrading PHP.

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How to Change SSH Standard Port on Fedora with SELinux Enforced

When working with linux remotely, SSH is the most important tool you have. SSH enables you to access your server remotely and securely.

But SSH is not perfect in its default installation, and there so many ways to enhance the security of SSH on your system, so you minimize the risk of someone getting unauthorized access to your box.

One of these ways is changing SSH from the standard port (Port 22) to any other non-standard port.

Here, I will change the SSH port from 22 to 22002, as an example.

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