Install htop on centos 6.4
Htop on centos When it comes to monitoring the cpu and ram usage on your linux machine, htop is the best tool to use. It is an ncurses based commandline too that does not require any gui like desktop,...
View ArticleCommand to check centOS version
If you are running a centos server for example then you might need to check the version number and kernel version. This is important to know if you are running the latest version or not and what...
View ArticleOpen http port ( 80 ) in iptables on CentOS
Iptables firewall I was recently setting up a web server on centos with nginx and php. The installation of nginx was fine, but the http port of the system was not accessible from outside. This is...
View ArticleInstall Nginx + Php FPM + APC on CentOS 6.4
LEMP server A lemp server runs Nginx web server along with Php and Mysql or MariaDB on a Linux system. Nginx is increasing becoming popular because of its lightweight structure and ability to handle...
View ArticleInstall MariaDB on CentOS 6.4
MariaDB MariaDB is the community developed fork of Mysql and is a great alternative to it. Its free and open source and is developed by the original developers of mysql. MariaDB is much superior to...
View ArticleHow to setup EPEL repository on CentOS 5/6
What is EPEL repository EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) is a project from the Fedora group that maintains a repository of software packages that are not already present on RHEL/CentOS. The...
View ArticleHow to setup Remi repository on CentOS 5/6 and Fedora 18/19/20
Remi repository The Remi (Les RPM de Remi) repository provides the latest version of various software packages related to php and mysql for redhat based linux distros like centos, fedora and RHEL. It...
View ArticleCentOS 6.5 desktop installation guide with screenshots
CentOS 6.5 released Following with the release of RHEL 6.5, CentOS 6.5 has arrived on 1st Dec and its time to play with it. For those who want to update their existing 6.4 systems to 6.5 simply use the...
View ArticleHow to configure vsftpd to use SSL/TLS (FTPS) on CentOS/Ubuntu
Securing FTP Vsftpd is a widely used ftp server, and if you are setting it up on your server for transferring files, then be aware of the security issues that come along. The ftp protocol has weak...
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