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ProFTPd: Enabling/Disabling TLS Based On User Or Group
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, security •
Comments: 5 ProFTPd: Enabling/Disabling TLS Based On User Or Group FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. While this is a good thing, not all FTP clients support TLS. This article explains how to enable or disable TLS in ProFTPd based on the FTP user or group.
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Using PHP5-FPM With Apache2 On Fedora 17
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, php, fedora, web server •
Comments: 0 Using PHP5-FPM With Apache2 On Fedora 17 This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 17 server with PHP5 (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites.
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Using mod_spdy With Apache2 On Fedora 17
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, fedora, web server •
Comments: 1 Using mod_spdy With Apache2 On Fedora 17 SPDY (pronounced "SPeeDY") is a new networking protocol whose goal is to speed up the web. It is Google's alternative to the HTTP protocol and a candidate for HTTP/2.0. SPDY augments HTTP with several speed-related features such as stream multiplexing and header compression. To use SPDY, you need a web server and a browser (like Google Chrome and upcoming versions of Firefox) that both support SPDY. mod_spdy is an open-source Apache module that adds support for the SPDY protocol to the Apache HTTPD server. This tutorial explains how to use mod_spdy with Apache2 on Fedora 17.
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Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 12.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: cherokee, ubuntu, web server •
Comments: 2 Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 12.04 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 an Ubuntu 12.04 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.
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Setting Up vsftpd + TLS On Debian Squeeze
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, ftp, security •
Comments: 0 Setting Up vsftpd + TLS On Debian Squeeze FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article explains how to set up vsftpd with TLS on a Debian Squeeze server.
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Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: centos, virtualization, xen •
Comments: 11 Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) (Paravirtualization & Hardware Virtualization) This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen (version 4.1.2) on a CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) system. Xen lets you create guest operating systems (*nix operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD), so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0). Using Xen you can separate your applications into different virtual machines that are totally independent from each other, but still use the same hardware.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 17 (LAMP)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, fedora, web server •
Comments: 8 Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 17 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 17 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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Distributed Replicated Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS 3.2.x On Ubuntu 12.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: high-availability, storage, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 Distributed Replicated Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS 3.2.x On Ubuntu 12.04 This tutorial shows how to combine four single storage servers (running Ubuntu 12.04) to a distributed replicated storage with GlusterFS. Nodes 1 and 2 (replication1) as well as 3 and 4 (replication2) will mirror each other, and replication1 and replication2 will be combined to one larger storage server (distribution). Basically, this is RAID10 over network. If you lose one server from replication1 and one from replication2, the distributed volume continues to work. The client system (Ubuntu 12.04 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
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Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Fedora 17
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: fedora, nginx, web server •
Comments: 1 Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Fedora 17 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 17 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support.
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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Fedora 17 x86_64)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: antivirus, email, fedora, postfix •
Comments: 0 Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Fedora 17 x86_64) 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, 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. Passwords are stored in encrypted form in the database. 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.
