Articles by howtoforge
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Linux Basics: How to Download Files on the Shell With Wget
Author: howtoforge • Tags: linux, shell • Comments: 1
Wget is a popular and easy to use command line tool that is primarily used for non-interactive downloading files from the web. wget helps users to download huge chunks of data, multiple files and to do recursive downloads. It supports the download protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and, FTPS). The following article explains the basic wget command syntax and shows examples for popular use cases of wget.
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Upgrading from Debian 6 Squeeze with ISPConfig and courier/postfix to Debian 7 Wheezy
Author: howtoforge • Tags: debian, ispconfig • Comments: 5
This howto describes the upgrade procedure of an ISPConfig server with Courier pop3/imap from Debian 6 to Debian 7 in detail.
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How to install ProFTPD with TLS on CentOS 7.2
Author: howtoforge • Tags: centos, ftp • Comments: 2
This tutorial describes the installation and configuration of ProFTPD on a CentOS 7.2 Server. ProFTPD is an FTP daemon for Unix and Linux operating systems and distributed under the GNU Public License (GPL).
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FTP server with PureFTPd, MariaDB and Virtual Users (incl. Quota and Bandwidth Management) on CentOS 7.2
Author: howtoforge • Tags: centos, ftp, linux • Comments: 5
This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MariaDB (MySQL compatible) 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.
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Install Apache, PHP And MySQL On CentOS 7 (LAMP)
Author: howtoforge • Tags: apache, centos, linux, mysql, php, server, web server • Comments: 63
This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a CentOS 7.0 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support. LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP.
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How to install Wordpress 4.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 LAMP
Author: howtoforge • Tags: apache, linux, ubuntu, web server • Comments: 20
This document describes how to install and configure Wordpress 4.5 on Ubuntu 16.04. WordPress started in 2003 with a single bit of code to enhance the typography of everyday writing and with fewer users than you can count on your fingers and toes. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. This tutorial explains the process of installing Wordpress 4.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 in the form of a simple-to-follow guide.
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Linux Basics - Static IP and Network Configuration on Debian Linux
Author: howtoforge • Tags: debian, linux • Comments: 8
Linux Basics - Static IP and Network Configuration in Debian Linux This guide explains how to configure static IP address, dns configuration and hostname on debian based Linux distributions on the shell. It will be same in server & desktop. 1 Preliminary Note Suppose you are working in a data center or company and your boss puts a dumb debian server setup and you need to configure it in the running environment. Yes it is little painstaking, but not very tough task. In my case I have a dumb debian server which was installed by someone in his networking environment and I want to make it functional in my static IP environment. Suppose I have a vacant IP 192.168.0.100 and I will implement it in my environment. My IP details are as follows:
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How to build nginx with Google PageSpeed module on Debian 8 (Jessie)
Author: howtoforge • Tags: debian, nginx, web server • Comments: 7
This tutorial explains how to build nginx with the latest version of the Google PageSpeed (nginx_pagespeed) module on Debian Jessie. The PageSpeed module applies web performance best practices to pages, and associated assets (CSS, JavaScript, images) and therefore speeds up your web site and reduces load times.
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How To Install Nginx With PHP And MySQL (LEMP Stack) On CentOS 7
Author: howtoforge • Tags: centos, linux, mysql, nginx, php, web server • Comments: 2
How To Install Nginx With PHP And MySQL (LEMP Stack) On CentOS 7 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 CentOS 6.5 server with PHP support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL (Mariadb) support.
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OwnCloud 7 installation and configuration on Debian 7 (Wheezy)
Author: howtoforge • Tags: apache, debian, linux, storage, web server • Comments: 1
Installation and configuration of ownCloud 7 on Debian 7 (Wheezy) This document describes how to install and configure ownCloud 7 on Debian Wheezy. I will also describes how to connect to the ownCloud Server's data from Ubuntu 14.04 desktop and Windows 7. OwnCloud provides access to your data through a web interface or WebDAV while providing a platform to easily view, sync and share across devices—all under your control. ownCloud’s open architecture is extensible via a simple but powerful API for applications and plugins and works with any storage.