What is DDoS attacks (DDoS attack) In computing, a denial-of-service attack or distributed denial-of-service attack is an attempt to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users. How to protect yourself from DDoS: There are many Operating System level solutions to protect against application and transport-layer DDoS attacks, like SYN cookies, Hardware… Read More »
What is MySQLAdmin? mysqladmin is a client for performing administrative operations. You can use it to check the server’s configuration and current status, to create and drop databases, and more. Howto? gen@en-01# mysqladmin -u sibanda -p create sibdb Enter password: It is recommended that If you create a new database it’s good to create user… Read More »
About Webmin: Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more. Webmin removes the need to manually edit Unix configuration files like /etc/passwd, and lets you manage a system from the console or remotely. Preparing your system… Read More »
What is Varnish Cache Server? Varnish Cache is a web accelerator, sometimes referred to as a HTTP accelerator or a reverse HTTP proxy, that will significantly enhance your web performance and web content delivery. Varnish Cache speeds up a website by storing a copy of the page served by the web server the first time… Read More »
The Internet is a “gift from God” that facilitates communication, Pope Francis said in a statement. I fully agree with Pope (ngiyavumelana naye uPope Francis) His Holiness Pope Francis fully understands that internet has become a part of every day life and offers a variety of benefits to everyone who is willing to use it.… Read More »
mysqldump: Got errno 28 on write ERROR: mysqldump command did not succeed. You are backing up your MYSQL database using mysqldump command line tool and you encounter the above error message. In my case I was outputting my mysql backup database file to an external usb drive. The issue here was that my external usb… Read More »
How to backup MySQL Database in command line enemy@en-01:/mnt/usbstick# mysqldump -u enemy -p sibanda > sibanda.sql Enter password: ******* enemy@en-01:/mnt/usbstick# ls -l sibanda.sql -rwxr-xr-x 1 enemy enemy 499973 2014-01-24 20:13 sibanda.sql There you have it!
You are trying to Update WordPress CMS, Themes and Plugins to the latest Version on Ubuntu Web Server, and you encounter error messages similar to the following: To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember your credentials, you should contact your… Read More »
Here are the steps to remove a child domain that no longer exists. RDP – onto PDC Run – cmd at command prompt type – adsiedit.msc and then press <enter> Expand Domain – click on cn=system On the right pane, right click on the child domain you want to remove and delete Still in ADSIEdit.msc… Read More »
After logging on to phpmyadmin, I ecountered the following error message at the foot of the page: The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration. Solution that worked for me was to action the following: en-01# apt-get install php5-mcrypt en-01# ln -s /etc/php5/conf.d/mcrypt.ini /etc/php5/mods-available/mcrypt.ini en-01# php5enmod mcrypt en-01# service nginx reload en-01# service… Read More »