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Forced Ads On ISPConfig With Debian Etch

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:36:33 +0200

Forced Ads On ISPConfig With Debian Etch

This howto forces ads on every single site that you have and cannot be deleted by users from the .htaccess - it does not even use .htaccess.

Twitter Clients For Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:13:27 +0200

Twitter Clients For Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

In this article I will show how to install and use two clients for the popular microblogging platform Twitter on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. The first one is Twitux, the second Twitter client is gtwitter. Both clients have similar features, so it is up to you which one you want to install.

How To Block Porn Pictures And Images With SafeSquid Proxy Server

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:40:33 +0200

How To Block Porn Pictures And Images With SafeSquid Proxy Server

Administrators can use various methods to block access to websites that are pornographic in nature, like URL Filter, URL Blacklist, Keyword Filter, etc. But many porn sites allow users to register their email IDs on their website and deliver the latest images and pictures to their personal emails. So if a user is allowed access to his personal mail, he can enjoy himself without having to access any porn site. Such images are also regularly displayed as ads and banners on other web pages, that might not be pornographic in nature. Pornographic Image Filter can analyze an image in real-time, and identify the ones that are pornographic in nature. It analyzes the graphical content like skin tone, contour, etc. to identify a pornographic image. It is a commercially distributed add-on plug-in and can be used with SafeSquid to block pornographic images. Although it is about 85%-90% accurate, it acts as a good deterrent.

Install Ubuntu With Software RAID 10

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:06:47 +0200

Install Ubuntu With Software RAID 10

The Ubuntu Live CD installer doesn't support software RAID, and the server and alternate CDs only allow you to do RAID levels 0, 1, and 5. Raid 10 is the fastest RAID level that also has good redundancy too. So I was disappointed that Ubuntu didn't have it as a option for my new file server. I didn't want shell out lots of money for a RAID controller, especially since benchmarks show little performance benefit using a Hardware controller configured for RAID 10 in a file server.

Creating Advanced MySQL-Based Virtual Hosts On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:10:58 +0200

Creating Advanced MySQL-Based Virtual Hosts On Lighttpd (Debian Etch)

This guide explains how you can create advanced virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch that are stored in a MySQL database. The method described here does not use the lighttpd mod_mysql_vhost module, and unlike mod_mysql_vhost (which allows you to store only the hostname and document root of a vhost in a database), this method allows to store individual configuration directives for each vhost in the MySQL database.

Setting Up A FreeRadius Based AAA Server With MySQL & Management With Daloradius

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:48:20 +0200

Setting Up A FreeRadius Based AAA Server With MySQL & Management With Daloradius

This tutorial explains how you can set up a FreeRadius (1.1.7) server with Wifi authentication and accounting in conjunction with MySQL & web management with Daloradius on Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS). This howto should work for a newbie. Production deployment is also possible with minor tweaking. But as usual I do not guarantee anything & take no responsibilities if something goes wrong.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 9

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:42:56 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Fedora 9

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Fedora 9 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.

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Debian Etch

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:40:11 +0200

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Debian Etch

This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-itk on a Debian Etch server. apache2-mpm-itk is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server. mpm-itk allows you to run each of your vhost under a separate UID and GID - in short, the scripts and configuration files for one vhost no longer have to be readable for all the other vhosts. mpm-itk works with mod_php because mpm-itk is based on the traditional prefork MPM, which means it's non-threaded. This means you don't need to use suExec or suPHP anymore to run a website's PHP scripts as a separate user.

QuickStart, The Swiss Army Knife For Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:28:26 +0200

QuickStart, The Swiss Army Knife For Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

In this article I will show how to install and use QuickStart on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. QuickStart is like a Swiss army knife, it allows you to do various things on your Ubuntu desktop: creating and restoring backups, running scheduled backups, backing up configuration files, installing some common applications, installing DVD codecs, deleting unnecessary files, etc.

How To Install Django On Mandriva 2008.1 (Apache2/mod_python)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:28:44 +0200

How To Install Django On Mandriva 2008.1 (Apache2/mod_python)

This tutorial explains how to install Django on a Mandriva 2008.1 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.

VNStat On FreeBSD 7 With A PHP GUI

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:04:37 +0200

VNStat On FreeBSD 7 With A PHP GUI

I installed VNStat and the PHP GUI to be able to view basic information regarding incoming and outgoing traffic per interface. I am using FreeBSD 7 with PHP4, as I had problems setting the GUI up with PHP5.

Installing The PHP WebDAV Extension On Debian Etch

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:23:09 +0200

Installing The PHP WebDAV Extension On Debian Etch

This article shows how you can install the PHP WebDAV extension for PHP5 on a Debian Etch system. The PHP WebDAV extension allows easy access to remote resources through the DAV protocol from PHP scripts.

Installing And Using OpenVZ On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:52:44 +0200

Installing And Using OpenVZ On Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server

In this HowTo I will describe how to prepare an Ubuntu 8.04 LTS server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project. OpenVZ is the open-source branch of Virtuozzo, a commercial virtualization solution used by many providers that offer virtual servers. The OpenVZ kernel patch is licensed under the GPL license, and the user-level tools are under the QPL license.

How To Remotely Install Debian Over A RH Based Distro

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:25:55 +0200

How To Remotely Install Debian Over A RH Based Distro

Ocassionally, servers need to be retasked for various reasons. It has always been a challenge when the server has a distribution other than what I need. I do not want to drive to the data center to swap CDs around, so I decided to see if there was a way to remotely install the machine. I found some notes by Erik Jacobsen and used them to come up with an up-to-date how-to.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Etch

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:37:16 +0200

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Debian Etch

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Debian Etch 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.