Month: October 2026
“You Will Be My Witnesses” – Bearing Witness in a Digital World
Technology, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms can help us communicate. But they cannot bear witness in our place. A reflection on Acts 1:8 and communication justice.
Bürresheim Castle – A Journey Through History
Bürresheim Castle (Schloss Bürresheim) is located in the Eifel Mountains, northwest of Mayen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle dates back to the 12th century and was first mentioned in 1157. Originally, Bürresheim was two castles in one. There was a Cologne Castle and a Trier Castle because the complex stood directly on the border between the…
How I Updated PHP and Checked My WordPress Server for Intrusions with ChatGPT
After the PHP2Shell security warning, I took my AWS Lightsail instance offline, updated PHP with ChatGPT’s help, checked WordPress for signs of intrusion, and brought my websites back online.
Goodbye, Bitnami: Migrating My WordPress Blog with the Help of ChatGPT
After AWS Lightsail marked my older Bitnami-packaged WordPress image as no longer maintained, I migrated ralpe.eu to a modern server. The entire process unfolded in dialogue with ChatGPT—from moving WordPress and transferring SSL certificates before the static IP switch to configuring renewal and investigating unexpected server outages.
