Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Marius Bogdan Lixandru is a highly experienced content creator from Romania with a background in biology, chemistry and computer programming. He loves writing technical guides that are accessible for non-technical people. Born in 1984, he has always expressed interest in technology. Beyond technology and biology, he has a passion for agriculture, the science and beauty of which have encouraged him to start his own vegetable garden and plant dozens of fruit-bearing trees with fragrant and succulent, sweet and sour fruits. When he’s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, he’s likely enjoying a refreshing slice of juicy, honey-sweet watermelon, sluggishly lying on the grass in his orchard, sitting in the shade under the trees he himself has planted. Torpid summer days accompanied by cicada sounds and greeted by his smiling wife and happy, tail-wagging presence of his two mioritic shepherd dogs are some of the simpler pleasures in life that help him recharge his batteries to take on the latest tech challenges. Support My Work and Feel free to contact me.

Synology: WordPress PHP Update Required

13 July 202012 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you’ve recently opened your Synology WordPress dashboard, you may have seen a new banner that warns you about a required PHP update. The message is as follows: WordPress has detected that your site is running on an outdated version of PHP. What is PHP and how does it affect my site? PHP is the … Read more about Synology: WordPress PHP Update Required

Connection to synology.me has been lost since

12 September 201911 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Have you ever received a notification from your Synology saying “Connection to .synology.me has been lost since 2019-08-13 19:51:42 GMT +03:00”? Please check the network connection of your DiskStation, and make sure DDNS service is enabled. You will not only receive an email, but also a notification in your DSM log center section. I received … Read more about Connection to synology.me has been lost since

Synology Mapped Drives Keep Disconnecting

8 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Issues with disconnected drives are a common theme with Synology, as reported by users online, regardless of which operating system is being used. There are fixes for these issues, but I’d like to propose another approach which uses a completely different protocol and achieves a superior result, in my opinion. This solution should work for … Read more about Synology Mapped Drives Keep Disconnecting

How To Find Your Internal Router IP Address

7 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

IPconfig is a command line tool that displays information about your network connection. It also provides tools for troubleshooting some connection issues. To run this tool, click Start on Windows 10 then type “cmd”. This will open a command prompt. If you type “ipconfig” and hit enter, you’ll probably see something like this: Connection-specific DNS … Read more about How To Find Your Internal Router IP Address

Synology PHP 7.3 Settings and Extensions for Joomla

3 November 20204 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you have Joomla installed on your Synology, surely you have wondered which of the php extensions you need to activate for it to work. Below is a short guide that explains what you need to activate. First of all, open the application called Web Station. Once opened, go to PHP settings and then EDIT. … Read more about Synology PHP 7.3 Settings and Extensions for Joomla

How to Disable Synology Monthly Drive Health Report

27 December 20191 September 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Do you want to be notified of drive issues, but not receive a monthly “email” report that says no issues were detected? Are you wondering how to turn off the monthly Disk Health report emails? Follow this simple guide to disable monthly emails about the “optimal” health status of your disks, while you keep receiving … Read more about How to Disable Synology Monthly Drive Health Report