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• How To Install Concrete5 CMS on Debian 9

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: debian, linux, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 04, 2018

  In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and configure Concrete5 on Debian 9 server. Concrete5 is a free and open source Content Management System written in PHP language that can be used for publishing content on the Internet.

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• How to speed up Apache with Varnish HTTP cache on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 03, 2018

  In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure the Varnish HTTP accelerator as a reverse proxy for an Apache web server. Varnish is a proxy server focused on HTTP caching. It's designed as an HTTP accelerator and can act as a reverse proxy for your web server.

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• Linux Commands - Overview and Examples

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 4 • Updated: Jan 03, 2018

  The command line is one of the most powerful features of Linux. There exists a sea of Linux command line tools, allowing you to do almost everything you can think of doing on your Linux PC. However, this usually creates a problem: with so many commands available to use, you don't know where and how to start learning them, especially when you are beginner.

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• Linux uptime Command Explained for Beginners with Examples

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 02, 2018

  If you are a Linux newbie, and have interest in system administration, or you want to become a power user, then you need to have a solid knowledge of the command line. In this article, we will discuss the basics of the uptime command using some easy to understand examples.

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• How to Install OctoberCMS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Jan 01, 2018

  In this tutorial, we will explain how to install and configure OctoberCMS on Ubuntu 16.04 server. OctoberCMS is a free, open source and self hosted content management system written in PHP and based on the Laravel framework.

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• Linux wc Command Explained for Beginners (6 Examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Published: Dec 28, 2017

  While working on the command line, sometimes you may want to access the number of words, byte counts, or even newlines in a file. If you are looking for a tool to do this, you'll be glad to know that in Linux, there exists a command line utility - dubbed wc.

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• How to Setup LibreNMS Monitoring Tool with Nginx on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  Author: Muhammad Arul • Tags: linux, monitoring, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Dec 26, 2017

  In this tutorial, I will show you how to install and configure the open source monitoring tool 'LibreNMS' using Nginx as the web server, MariaDB as the database, and Ubuntu 16.04 server as our main server. LibreNMS is an open source monitoring tool based on PHP/MYSQL/SNMP.

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• Install and Configure Pico CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  Author: Hitesh Jethva • Tags: linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 0 • Published: Dec 25, 2017

  This tutorial will show you how to install and configure Pico CMS on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS server. Pico is a free and an open source Content Management System released under the MIT license. It is a flat-file CMS, so it doesn't require any database and administration backend.

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• Installing Laravel PHP Framework on Ubuntu for Apache

  Author: Navjot Singh • Tags: php, server, ubuntu • Comments: 44 • Updated: Dec 23, 2017

  Laravel is a very popular open source PHP framework aimed at easy development of applications. If you are looking for a new PHP framework to try, you should give Laravel a try. The following guide will allow you to run Laravel on an Ubuntu 16.04 based Apache server.

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• Linux touch command tutorial for beginners (6 examples)

  Author: Himanshu Arora • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1 • Published: Dec 22, 2017

  Sometimes, while working on the command line in Linux, you might want to create a new file. Or, there may be times when the requirement is to change the timestamps of a file. Well, there exists a utility that can you can use in both these scenarios. The tool in question is touch.

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