FreeBSD

Installation

Production

Software

These are used by or need tweaking when using FreeBSD:

FreeBSD System Software

Native Apps
Ports Management

make.conf

WITHOUT_X11=yes

Misc.

Use BATCH mode
make -DBATCH install
upgrade source code installs

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/blogsection/14/524/

You can with portupgrade to get latest PHP version and PHP modules from Ports and then rebuild them with the following command: 

portupgrade -fpb php5\*

If you do not have portupgrade then you must first install it from ports: 

cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
make install clean; rehash
count apache connections

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/753/524/

monitor traffic in realtime

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/739/524/

benchmark webserver with siege

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/727/524/

look for vulns in ports

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/676/524/

update freebsd ports

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/675/524/

clear states in pf firewall

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/611/524/

apache22 ssl

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/606/506/

network troubleshooting for lan

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/576/506/

coming to freebsd from linux

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/516/506/

secure your server

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/view/34/50/

Stop logging 'arp moved' messages
echo net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0 >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0