Scan server with Chkrootkit
A rootkit is a hidden type of software. Usually it allows you to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from conventional detection methods or a...
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Restoring the root user’s password in Linux
Stuff happens in life, and root passwords get lost. So what do you do when you need into the system and the password is gone? The actual question: how do you...
Enabling geodata support in Apache, or building mod_geoip from source
While working on a WHM server I ran into the following problem installing mod_geoip:
Mysql-Proxy: Error while loading shared libraries
If you’re reading this note, chances are you followed some random mysql-proxy install guide.
Configure Apache for Python 3.4 on CentOS 6.5
To install the latest version of Python 3.4 on CentOS 6.5, you can use the previous article.
Installing pecl on CentOS 6.5
PECL is a repository of PHP extensions. It gives you access to a catalog of all known extensions, plus tools for downloading and installing PHP extensions.
Installing PostgreSQL 9.4 on Centos 6.5
A note on how to install PostgreSQL 9.4 on Centos 6.5.
Installing the latest version of Python on Centos 6.5
The latest version of Python as of today is 3.4.2. To install the latest python version, first install the required packages:
Fixing MODX Revolution Errors on php v.5.4.13
While deploying MODX Revolution on a server with php v.5.4.13 I ran into a broken admin panel and search.
Meet Django
Django is a web framework written in Python, that provides a basic set of components for building a site. This article is about exactly that. I’ll cover sett...
Simple and lightweight tabs with jQuery
A Habr user called Lzhedmitriy was not happy with the horizontal text tabs he found on the internet. As a result a simple jQuery plugin that does what he nee...
Bash: Counting Occurrences of a Character in a String
To count the number of occurrences of a character (letter, digit, symbol) in a string in a bash script, you can use grep and wc:
How to Get/Change the Plesk Admin Password from the Command Line
When you’re using the Plesk panel, admin and root are different users, and their passwords can differ. So you might have ssh access to the server as root and...
Certificate verification error in Lftp
Today I encountered the following message while working normally with lftp: ls: Fatal error: Certificate verification: Not trusted
Doing match calculations in BASH with bc
bc is a tool that allows to do inline calculations in bash cli. Eventually bc can’t be used for complicated calculations.