Articles by Till Brehm
About Till Brehm
Over 20 years of experience as a software developer and Linux system administrator. Till Brehm is the founder and lead developer of the ISPConfig hosting control panel software (since 2000) and he founded HowtoForge in 2005 as a place to share Linux knowledge with other Linux enthusiasts.
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How to install Apache, PHP 7.3 and MySQL on CentOS 7.6
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, centos, linux, mysql, php, server, web server • Comments: 22This tutorial shows how to install an Apache web server on a CentOS 7 server with PHP (mod_php with PHP 5.4, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3) and MySQL support. This setup is often referred to as LAMP which stands for Linux - Apache - MySQL - PHP.
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How to Install a Debian 10 (Buster) Minimal Server
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: debian, linux • Comments: 30This tutorial shows how to install a Debian 10 (Buster) minimal server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of this guide is to provide a minimal setup that can be used as the basis for our other Debian 10 tutorials here at howtoforge.com.
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The Perfect Server CentOS 7.6 with Apache, PHP 7.2, Postfix, Dovecot, Pure-FTPD, BIND and ISPConfig 3.1
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: antivirus, apache, bind, centos, control panels, dns, email, ftp, ispconfig, linux, mysql, php, postfix, web server • Comments: 62This tutorial shows how to install ISPConfig 3.1 on a CentOS 7.6 (64Bit) server. ISPConfig 3 is a web hosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more.
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How to install PHP 7.1, 7.2 and 5.6 as PHP-FPM & FastCGI for ISPConfig 3 on Debian 9
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: apache, control panels, debian, ispconfig, linux, nginx, php, web server •
Comments: 114 This tutorial shows how to build PHP 7.1, PHP 7.2, and PHP 5.6 as PHP-FPM and FastCGI version on Debian 9 (Stretch) that uses the ISPConfig 3 Hosting Control Panel.
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How to Install Nextcloud 15 on Debian 9
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: debian, linux, server, storage, ubuntu • Comments: 15NextCloud is a free, open source and an alternative to another open source file hosting solution OwnCloud. NextCloud eliminates your need of using third party cloud hosting software like Dropbox for storing your documents. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install and configure NextCloud on Debian 9 and secure it with a free Let's encrypt SSL certificate.
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The Perfect Server - Debian 9 (Stretch) with Apache, BIND, Dovecot, PureFTPD and ISPConfig 3.1
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, control panels, debian, ispconfig, web server • Comments: 271This tutorial shows how to prepare a Debian 9 server (with Apache2, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3.1. The web hosting control panel ISPConfig 3 allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.
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The Perfect Server - Debian 9 (Nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3.1)
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: control panels, debian, ispconfig, nginx, web server •
Comments: 37 This tutorial shows how to prepare a Debian 9 (Stretch) server (with Nginx, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig, and how to install ISPConfig 3.1. ISPConfig 3 is a web hosting control panel.
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Setting up an NFS Server and Client on Debian 9 (Stretch)
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: apache, debian, web server • Comments: 4This guide explains how to set up an NFS server and an NFS client on Debian 9 (Stretch). NFS stands for Network File System; through NFS, a client can access (read, write) a remote share on an NFS server as if it was on the local hard disk. In this Tutorial I will show you two different NFS exports, the export of a client directory that stores files as user nobody / nogroup without preserving filesystem permissions and a export of the /var/www directory which preserves permissions and ownerships of files, as required on a hosting server setup.
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Where's the ISPConfig configuration file?
Author: Till Brehm •
Tags: ispconfig •
Comments: 0 This short FAQ article shows where the ISPConfig 3 and ISPConfig 2 configuration files are located.
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How to Install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Minimal Server
Author: Till Brehm • Tags: linux, server, ubuntu • Comments: 19This tutorial shows the installation of an Ubuntu 18.04 minimal server in detail with many screenshots. The purpose of the guide is to show the basic installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS that can be used as basis for our other Ubuntu tutorials here at howtoforge like our perfect server guides.
