How to setup Varnish Cache Server on Ubuntu

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 »

Pope: Internet is a ‘gift from God’ for dialogue

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

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

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!

Problem Updating WordPress, Themes and Plugins

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 »

How to remove a child domain that no longer exists

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 »

The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration.

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 »

How To Install Exchange 2013 On Windows Server 2012 Step by Step

This guide provides basic steps for installing the necessary Windows Server 2012 operating system prerequisites for the Microsoft Exchange 2013 Mailbox and Client Access server roles on a single Windows 2012 Server. This guide comes with comprehensive functional components that are required to deploy Exchange 2013 and based on practical design principles that have been… Read More »

The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration.

After logging in 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: gs2# apt-get install php5-mcrypt gs2# ln -s /etc/php5/conf.d/mcrypt.ini /etc/php5/mods-available/mcrypt.ini gs2# php5enmod mcrypt gs2# service nginx reload gs2# service… Read More »

How to Configure DNS Forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure DNS Forwarders in Windows Server 2012 R2 To configure a DNS server to use forwarders using the Windows Server 2012 R2 1.Open DNS Manager. 2.In the console tree, click the applicable DNS server. 3.On the Action menu, click Properties. 4.On the Forwarders tab, under DNS domain, click a domain name. 5.Under Selected… Read More »