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Troubleshooting Common DNS Misconfiguration Errors
Author: olddocks • Tags: dns • Comments: 4Troubleshooting Common DNS Misconfiguration Errors DNS (Domain name system) may not be known to most people who use the Internet but it is the real invisible force driving the Internet without which everyone would be seeing numbers and IPs. The whole meaning of domain names exists today just because of DNS.
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Evolving A Database With MySQL
Author: DonQuichote •
Tags: linux, mysql •
Comments: 0 This tutorial explains how to "grow" your own database definition in a way that is maintainable, by using so-called "recreate" scripts. These scripts can be used to both create a database from scratch and update an existing database.
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Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: ftp, ubuntu •
Comments: 1 This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL 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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How To Install Django On Mandriva 2009.1 (Apache2/mod_python)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, mandriva •
Comments: 0 How To Install Django On Mandriva 2009.1 (Apache2/mod_python) This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Mandriva 2009.1 server. Django is a web framework that allows to develop Python web applications quickly with as much automation as possible. I will use it with Apache2 and mod_python in this guide.
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How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 9.04
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, ubuntu •
Comments: 3 How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 9.04 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.
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How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 11
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: fedora, lighttpd •
Comments: 0 How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 11 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Fedora 11 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.
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Linux Security Notes - AIDE File Integrity
Author: kiranjith • Tags: security, centos • Comments: 3Linux Security Notes - AIDE File Integrity AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Enviornment) is a tool to check the file integrity. It is an opensource substitute for TRIPWIRE. It allows to take snapshots of all the major configuration files, binaries as well as libraries stats. And helps to find which binaries have been changed in case of compromisation of the system.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.1 (LAMP)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, mysql, php, suse •
Comments: 1 Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.1 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an OpenSUSE 11.1 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Fedora 11
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: apache, fedora, mysql, php •
Comments: 1 How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Fedora 11 This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Fedora 11. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.
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Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2009.1 x86_64)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: antivirus, mandriva, postfix •
Comments: 0 Virtual Users And Domains With Postfix, Courier, MySQL And SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2009.1 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 (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses.
