by Richard W | Sep 18, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Few weeks ago we showed you how to install ProFTPD in Ubuntu 14.04 and also said that by design, the FTP protocol is inherently insecure. If you have to implement FTP on your servers, you should opt for a secure FTP or SFTP. This brief tutorial is going to show you...
by Richard W | Sep 17, 2014 | How-To/Tips
Yesterday we wrote about installing VirtualBox in CentOS 7 and managing it with phpVirtualBox tool on a headless CentOS 7 server. That tutorial was well received so we decided to write a similar one for Ubuntu 14.04. If you want to reference the similar for CentOS 7,...
by Richard W | Sep 16, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s a tutorial that shows you how to install VirtualBox in CentOS 7 server and manage it via phpVirtualBox tool. With this setup you’ll be able to manage VirtualBox guest machines remotely via a web browser. This setup is also known as VirtualBox...
by Richard W | Sep 15, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Web
Lighttpd is a web server that’s fast, flexible and built with security good practices. It’s designed for high performance environments and websites with very high traffic. Lighttpd allows you to run these powerful web applications with limited footprint...
by Richard W | Sep 15, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install Nginx stable and mainline versions in Ubuntu as well as CentOS. If you’re reading this post, then you probably know a thing or two about Nginx web server so I won’t spend much time defining it or go...
by Richard W | Sep 14, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux
When you are a webmaster managing online servers, there some things you usually do when setting up a new server. Things like setting the root password, configuring the hostname of the server and many others. One area that’s very important is configuring the...
by Richard W | Sep 12, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Web
Here’s another post about how we’re improving our site. Since we got hit by Google Panda in the winter of 2012, we’ve been tweaking, optimizing and enhancing this blog just to speed things up and to provide better experience for our readers. Since...
by Richard W | Sep 11, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Web
Few days ago we showed you how to install Magento eCommerce software in CentOS 7 and well as in Ubuntu 14.04. In those posts, we said Magento was a great software for anyone who wants to host and manage an eCommerce shop online. Magento allows anyone to easily sell...
by Richard W | Sep 10, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Recently we showed you how to install ProFTPD in CentOS 7 and we said that although FTP is inherently insecure when implemented in its standard form, it’s still a great tool to manage a website or blog online. Using basic FTP technology isn’t recommended...
by Richard W | Sep 8, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Few days ago I showed you how we installed Memcached in CentOS7 to help improve our website performance. We have consistently been trying to find ways to speed up our site load time by implementing various techniques like caching, and only installing necessary...
