Articles by Falko Timme
About Falko Timme
Falko Timme is an experienced Linux administrator and founder of Timme Hosting, a leading nginx business hosting company in Germany. He is one of the most active authors on HowtoForge since 2005 and one of the core developers of ISPConfig since 2000. He has also contributed to the O'Reilly book "Linux System Administration".
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Preventing MySQL Injection Attacks With GreenSQL On Debian Etch
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, mysql, security •
Comments: 1 Preventing MySQL Injection Attacks With GreenSQL On Debian Etch GreenSQL (or greensql-fw) is a firewall for MySQL databases that filters SQL injection attacks. It works as a reverse proxy, i.e., it takes the SQL queries, checks them, passes them on to the MySQL database and delivers back the result from the MySQL database. It comes with a web interface (called greensql-console) so that you can manage GreenSQL through a web browser. This guide shows how you can install GreenSQL and its web interface on a Debian Etch server.
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Firewall Management With Gufw On Ubuntu 8.04
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: security, ubuntu • Comments: 1Firewall Management With Gufw On Ubuntu 8.04 Gufw is a graphical frontend for managing an iptables firewall on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. It is based on ufw and enables you to allow or block pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports. This guide shows how you can install and use Gufw on Ubuntu 8.04.
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Installing The Adobe Flash Plugin 10 On A 64bit Ubuntu 8.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 16 Installing The Adobe Flash Plugin 10 On A 64bit Ubuntu 8.04 This tutorial shows how you can install the Adobe Flash plugin 10 on a 64bit Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. Although Adobe does not provide a Flash 10 plugin for x86_64 Linux, this is possible with a little script provided by queleimporta.com.
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Installing The Adobe Flash Plugin 10 On Ubuntu 8.04 (i386)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 17 Installing The Adobe Flash Plugin 10 On Ubuntu 8.04 (i386) This tutorial shows how you can install the Adobe Flash plugin 10 on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. Although this sounds quite trivial, there are a few problems along the way, especially if Flash 9 is already installed.
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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2009.0 i386)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: antivirus, mandriva, postfix •
Comments: 1 Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2009.0 i386) This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses. The resulting Postfix server is capable of SMTP-AUTH and TLS and quota (quota is not built into Postfix by default, I'll show how to patch your Postfix appropriately). Passwords are stored in encrypted form in the database (most documents I found were dealing with plain text passwords which is a security risk). In addition to that, this tutorial covers the installation of Amavisd, SpamAssassin and ClamAV so that emails will be scanned for spam and viruses. I will also show how to install SquirrelMail as a webmail interface so that users can read and send emails and change their passwords.
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Installing Xbox Media Center (XBMC) On Fedora 9 (i386)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, fedora •
Comments: 11 Installing Xbox Media Center (XBMC) On Fedora 9 (i386) The Xbox Media Center (XBMC) is a media center application for Linux, Mac, and Windows that allows you to manage/watch/listen to/view your videos, music, and pictures. It has a nice interface, can be controlled from the desktop or a remote control or via its built-in web interface, and it can be extended by custom scripts. This guide shows how you can install XBMC on a Fedora 9 desktop (i386).
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How To Install OpenOffice.org 3.0.0 On Ubuntu 8.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, ubuntu •
Comments: 59 How To Install OpenOffice.org 3.0.0 On Ubuntu 8.04 This guide shows how you can install the new OpenOffice 3.0.0 office suite on your Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. Your current OpenOffice installation will not be removed unless you uninstall it with Synaptic or on the command line, so you can run both versions in parallel if you like.
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Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Images)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, lighttpd • Comments: 11Benchmark: Apache2 vs. Lighttpd (Images) This benchmark shows how Apache2 (version 2.2.3) and lighttpd (version 1.4.13) perform compared to each other when delivering an image file (jpg, about 25KB in size). This benchmark was created with the help of ab (Apache benchmark) on a VMware vm (Debian Etch); if you try this yourself, your numbers might differ (depending on your hardware), but the tendency should be the same.
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2009.0 With GNOME
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, mandriva •
Comments: 2 The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2009.0 With GNOME This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2009.0 desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, lighttpd, php •
Comments: 2 Integrating APC (Alternative PHP Cache) Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (Debian Etch) This guide explains how to integrate APC (Alternative PHP Cache) into PHP5 and lighttpd on a Debian Etch system. APC is a free and open PHP opcode cacher for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code. It's similar to other PHP opcode cachers, such as eAccelerator and XCache.
