System Administration Ubuntu 18.04 Initial Server Setup Ubuntu 18.04 Initial Server Setup for both Beginners and Advanced Users Introduction After installing Ubuntu 18.04 server, there are some steps you should take as part of the initial setup. These steps will increase the server security and give better user experience of your server. The aim of this article is to help you get […] Written by Clemence Ayekple April 4, 2019April 4, 2019
System Administration How to harden Ubuntu 16.04 Server security Ubuntu 16.04 Server Security In this article, we will discuss some server security configurations that are best to protect Ubuntu 16.04 server environment. Secure shared memory First, open the configuration file for editing using the command below: sudo nano /etc/fstab Next, add the following line of code to the bottom of the configuration file: tmpfs […] Written by Clemence Ayekple September 3, 2018September 3, 2018
Technology Upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server Introduction: Upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server can be upgraded to the new Ubuntu release 18.04 Bionic Beaver with the steps provided in this post. Those who will like to try the new Ubuntu 18.04 LTS can also use this post to upgrade their Ubuntu version to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS development release. […] Written by Clemence Ayekple July 25, 2018July 25, 2018
Database Troubleshooting How to Reset MySql Root password on MacOS 10.13 You might have had a situation where you forgot your MySQL root password. How will you solve such a problem in MacOS High Sierra. Here are some few steps to solving that issue that is resetting mysql root password. Step 1: Stop MySQL service You can do that by simply going to preference pane and click […] Written by Clemence Ayekple June 26, 2018July 10, 2018
System Administration How to Set or Change System Hostname in Linux If you’ve worked as a system admin for any length of time, you’ve probably run into a situation where you have to change the hostnames on your server to match some corporate naming convention, but you can’t have downtime either. So the question is how do you change the hostname without rebooting the server? Luckily, for […] Written by Clemence Ayekple May 15, 2018September 24, 2018
System Administration How To Set Up mod_rewrite for Apache on Ubuntu Introduction In this tutorial, we learn how to use mod_rewrite module to manage URL rewrites using Apache2. The module allows us to rewrite URLs in a fashionable, that is converting URLs to human-readable paths. Just think of the last time you visited a blog site to read an article, looking for that particular article to […] Written by Clemence Ayekple May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Troubleshooting How to fix Apache – “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName” Error on Ubuntu “Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName“. I get this error upon restarting Apache Server on a server running Ubuntu 16.04. This occurs because the ServerName is not set. sudo systemctl restart apache2 AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1. Set the […] Written by Clemence Ayekple April 16, 2018September 23, 2018
Troubleshooting Reset MySQL root password via command line – mysql 5.7 The MySQL root password allows the root user to have full access to the MySQL database. You must have (Linux) root administrator access to the server to reset MySQL root password. Use the following steps to reset a MySQL root password by using the command line interface. Stop The MySQL Service (Ubuntu And Debian) Run […] Written by Allan Philip Barku November 13, 2016August 5, 2018
