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• Caching With Apache's mod_cache On Debian Lenny

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, debian, web server • Comments: 1

  Caching With Apache's mod_cache On Debian Lenny This article explains how you can cache your web site contents with Apache's mod_cache on Debian Lenny. If you have a high-traffic dynamic web site that generates lots of database queries on each request, you can decrease the server load dramatically by caching your content for a few minutes or more (that depends on how often you update your content).

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• How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.2 To 11.3 (Desktop & Server)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: suse • Comments: 5

  How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.2 To 11.3 (Desktop & Server) This guide shows how you can upgrade your OpenSUSE 11.2 desktop and server installations to OpenSUSE 11.3.

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• LDAP User Authentication On CentOS 5.x

  Author: basilkurian • Tags: centos • Comments: 4

  LDAP User Authentication On CentOS 5.x This tutorial explains how you can set up LDAP user authentication on a CentOS 5.x system.

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• Fedora 13 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: fedora, samba, storage • Comments: 2

  Fedora 13 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Fedora 13 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

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• Clean djbDNS DNS Server On CentOS - dnscache And tinydns - A To Z

  Author: shayne.alone • Tags: centos, djbdns, dns • Comments: 7

  Clean djbDNS DNS Server On CentOS - dnscache And tinydns - A To Z What is djbDNS? And why do we use djbDNS? There is a new point of view to serve the dns service - each of the dns server functionalities is a separate service, like authority, cache, forward and so on. The other difference is the daemon-tools which will rapidly restart services to prevent zombies.

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• Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.3 (LAMP)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: apache, suse, web server • Comments: 7

  Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.3 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an OpenSUSE 11.3 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

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• Simple Patch Tools

  Author: Everweb • Tags: programming, shell • Comments: 1

  Simple Patch Tools Creating: When all you want to do is build a patch file that contains only the changes you've made today. Installing: I typically want to take a backup of the files that are going to be overwritten so that I can quickly undo the patch if necessary.

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• Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 13

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: fedora, lighttpd, web server • Comments: 0

  Installing Lighttpd With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 13 Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on a Fedora 13 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

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• Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (OpenSUSE 11.2)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: lighttpd, php, suse • Comments: 1

  Integrating eAccelerator Into PHP5 And Lighttpd (OpenSUSE 11.2) This guide explains how to integrate eAccelerator into PHP5 and lighttpd on an OpenSUSE 11.2 system. From the eAccelerator project page: "eAccelerator is a free open-source PHP accelerator, optimizer, and dynamic content cache. It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in their compiled state, so that the overhead of compiling is almost completely eliminated. It also optimizes scripts to speed up their execution. eAccelerator typically reduces server load and increases the speed of your PHP code by 1-10 times."

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• The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.3 (GNOME)

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: desktop, suse • Comments: 2

  The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.3 (GNOME) This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.3 desktop 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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