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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:16 +0100

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11 (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

Fedora 11 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:49:47 +0200

Fedora 11 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Fedora 11 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 11

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:38:34 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 11

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Fedora 11 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

SquirrelMail Configuration Easy Steps (SquirrelMail + Sendmail + Apache On RedHat/CentOS/Fedora)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:39:36 +0200

SquirrelMail Configuration Easy Steps (SquirrelMail + Sendmail + Apache On RedHat/CentOS/Fedora)

This tutorial explains how you can install and configure SquirrelMail on a RedHat/CentOS/Fedora based mail server which uses Sendmail and Apache.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Fedora 11

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:18:09 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Fedora 11

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on a Fedora 11 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.

How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Fedora 11

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:38:20 +0200

How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Fedora 11

This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Fedora 11. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:40:19 +0200

Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

How To Install Internet Explorer 6/7 On Fedora 10/11

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:40:15 +0200

How To Install Internet Explorer 6/7 On Fedora 10/11

This document describes how to install the Internet Explorer (IE) 6 or 7 or both on Fedora 10 or 11 using IEs4Linux package. Some Web developers and designers (and rarely users) need to view their pages on IE for testing purpose (and see how CSS / JavaScript behaves).

Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:25:31 +0200

Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Cherokee is a very fast, flexible and easy to configure Web Server. It supports the widespread technologies nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, CGI, TLS and SSL encrypted connections, virtual hosts, authentication, on the fly encoding, load balancing, Apache compatible log files, and much more. This tutorial shows how you can install Cherokee on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Fedora 11

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:08:59 +0200

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Fedora 11

This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota and upload/download bandwidth limits with this setup. Passwords will be stored encrypted as MD5 strings in the database.

Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:40:58 +0200

Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11

Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.0 On A Headless Fedora 11 Server

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:53:13 +0200

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.0 On A Headless Fedora 11 Server

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.0 (released on June 30, 2009) on a headless Fedora 11 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.

Installing VirtualBox 3.0 On A Fedora 11 Desktop

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:59:38 +0200

Installing VirtualBox 3.0 On A Fedora 11 Desktop

This tutorial shows how you can install Sun VirtualBox 3.0 (released on June 30, 2009) on a Fedora 11 desktop. With VirtualBox you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux and Windows under a host operating system. There are two ways of installing VirtualBox: from precompiled binaries that are available for some distributions and come under the PUEL license, and from the sources that are released under the GPL. This article will show how to set up VirtualBox 3.0 from the precompiled binaries.

OpenERP Server Installation On Fedora 11

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:33:42 +0200

OpenERP Server Installation On Fedora 11

This article will show you how to set up OpenERP on Fedora 11. Open ERP (formerly named Tiny ERP) is the leader open-source ERP/CRM system written mostly in Python and initiated in Belgium. It offers a three-tier web architecture, ease of use and flexibility.

Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 11 GNOME Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:27:11 +0200

Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 11 GNOME Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)

This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 11 GNOME desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8100 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.