AppService - Cloud Business & Technology

Free SSL Certificate for your Azure App Service

19. June 2021 by Yannic Graber

As is generally known, all services on the Internet must be encrypted. The SSL certificates of your trusted provider serve this purpose. Such certificates are often not inexpensive and / or associated with recurring administrative effort due to their renewal. However, Microsoft offers a free SSL Certificate for your Azure App Service. In this article, I go into more detail about the advantages and disadvantages. In addition, you can find a HowTo video on how to get a free App Service Certificate yourself or read about it directly at Microsoft Docs.

App Service PHP-Version Update

8. April 2021 by Yannic Graber

Von Zeit zu Zeit benötigt jede Webseite ein Update. Sei das inhaltlich, oder das System im Hintergrund. Beispielsweise solltest du, wenn immer möglich die aktuelle PHP-Version verwenden. In diesem Blogpost zeige ich auf, wie du ein App Service PHP-Version Update auf Azure ganz einfach und schnell durchführen kannst, per GUI oder CLI.

Restore Azure App Service MySQL In-App Database

16. March 2021 by Yannic Graber

The Azure App Service offers the possibility to have backups created automatically by Azure. This backup also includes the MySQL in-app database, which is often used for a simple WordPress site. But when testing the restore, the surprise that WordPress needs to be reinstalled. This is because the database is not restored during the restore, only the backed up file structure. But more about that later. The following tutorial shows how you can test what problem occurs and how restoring the Azure App Service MySQL in-app database works anyway.