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Installing And Configuring OpenLDAP On Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
Author: Miguel •
Tags: ubuntu •
Comments: 14 Installing And Configuring OpenLDAP On Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex With Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, the way OpenLDAP is used and configured has changed. In Intrepid, OpenLDAP is no longer configured via the slapd.conf file, but via the slapd.d directory that contains ldif files to configure OpenLDAP.
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How To Back Up MySQL Databases With mylvmbackup On Ubuntu 8.10
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: backup, mysql, ubuntu •
Comments: 2 How To Back Up MySQL Databases With mylvmbackup On Ubuntu 8.10 mylvmbackup is a Perl script for quickly creating MySQL backups. It uses LVM's snapshot feature to do so. To perform a backup, mylvmbackup obtains a read lock on all tables and flushes all server caches to disk, creates a snapshot of the volume containing the MySQL data directory, and unlocks the tables again. This article shows how to use it on an Ubuntu 8.10 server.
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Learning C/C++ Step-By-Step
Author: ganesh35 • Tags: c-programming • Comments: 34Learning C/C++ Step-By-Step Many people are really interested in learning and implementing C/C++ programs on their favorite platforms like DOS/Windows or Linux. If you are the one looking for a step-by-step guide to get started, this tutorial is for you. Let me know your comments on my tiny attempt to serve the community.
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Using memcached With Your vBulletin Forum To Reduce Server Load (Debian Etch)
Author: Falko Timme • Tags: php • Comments: 2Using memcached With Your vBulletin Forum To Reduce Server Load (Debian Etch) In this article I will explain how you can reduce server load by using memcached together with your vBulletin forum software (I'm assuming you are running vBulletin on Apache2 with mod_php5). memcached is a daemon that can store objects in the system's memory (e.g. results of database queries) which can speed up your web site tremendously. You can use memcached over a network (i.e., install your web application on one server and memcached on another server), but usually you install both on one server to avoid the networking overhead.
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Quick And Easy Setup For DomainKeys Using Ubuntu, Postfix And Dkim-Filter
Author: johnwilson1969 •
Tags: postfix, ubuntu •
Comments: 11 Quick And Easy Setup For DomainKeys Using Ubuntu, Postfix And Dkim-Filter This is a quick tutorial for setting up DomainKeys on Ubuntu (I used 6.06LTS - but should work the same on others) using dkim-filter with Postfix so emails from your domain will not constantly end up in Yahoo's spam filter.
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Setting Up A High-Availability Load Balancer With HAProxy/Wackamole/Spread On Debian Etch
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian, high-availability •
Comments: 0 Setting Up A High-Availability Load Balancer (With Failover and Session Support) With HAProxy/Wackamole/Spread On Debian Etch This article explains how to set up a two-node load balancer in an active/passive configuration with HAProxy, Wackamole, and Spread on Debian Etch. The load balancer sits between the user and two (or more) backend Apache web servers that hold the same content. Not only does the load balancer distribute the requests to the two backend Apache servers, it also checks the health of the backend servers. If one of them is down, all requests will automatically be redirected to the remaining backend server. In addition to that, the two load balancer nodes monitor each other using Wackamole and Spread, and if the master fails, the slave becomes the master, which means the users will not notice any disruption of the service. HAProxy is session-aware, which means you can use it with any web application that makes use of sessions (such as forums, shopping carts, etc.).
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How To Configure Apt Sources.List - For Complete Newbies
Author: NUNZ • Tags: ubuntu • Comments: 5How To Configure Apt Sources.List - For Complete Newbies So you were playing with your Apt sources.list and somehow ruined it. No matter how hard you try you cannot get it back. Every time you try to install a package you get error messages. Now what? Don't despair ... I've been there and found an easy answer: The Aptitude Source-O-Matic: http://www.ubuntu-nl.org/source-o-matic/
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How To Set Up A Caching Reverse Proxy With Squid 2.6 On Debian Etch
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: debian •
Comments: 1 How To Set Up A Caching Reverse Proxy With Squid 2.6 On Debian Etch This article explains how you can set up a caching reverse proxy with Squid 2.6 in front of your web server on Debian Etch. 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 Install Hamachi On Fedora 9
Author: webtechy • Tags: fedora, networking • Comments: 4How To Install Hamachi On Fedora 9 This tutorial explains how to install Hamachi on a Fedora 9 server. Hamachi is a VPN service that easily sets up in 10 minutes, and enables secure remote access to your business network, anywhere there's an Internet connection. It works with your existing firewall, and requires no additional configuration. Hamachi is the first networking application to deliver an unprecedented level of direct peer-to-peer connectivity. It is simple, secure, and cost-effective.
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The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.1 (GNOME)
Author: Falko Timme •
Tags: desktop, suse •
Comments: 25 The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11.1 (GNOME) This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 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.
