Category: Sysadmin
What your choice of Linux distribution says about you
Many Linux newbies — or wanna-be newbies — get hung up over the choice of their initial distribution. We here at NewsForge have put a lot of thought into this, and have decided to share …
Changing the DATE and TIME on your LINUX server
The set of instructions below worked quickly and easily for your Linux Server You must be logged on as “root” to make this change: Login to Linux box as root and enter root’s password: [me@myserver] …
Server Security Considerations
>Server security is as important as network security because servers often hold a great deal of an organization’s vital information. If a server is compromised, all of its contents may become available for the cracker …
Beginners Guides: Linux Part 1: Getting Familiar
Getting started with Linux can seem complex, but we will walk you through the first steps. Installation not required
Linux Web Hosting FAQ
Our Frequently Asked Questions on Linux gives you insight on what you can expect when choosing a Unix or Linux platform to host your site. Also included is a comparison of Unix vs. Windows Web …
Detect and Clean a hacked cPanel server with this T0rnkit Tutorial
This tutorial is for system admins and will run you through how to Detect and Clean a hacked cPanel server with T0rnkit
PEAR Primer
PEAR stands for ‘PHP Extension and Application Repository’ and has been slowly building itself over the last few years. There are classes for logging, compression, XML, and on and on. The most popular one is …
How to change your server signature
Disguising your server signature is always a good idea as you wont reveal the operating system to potential script kiddies and hackers.
PHP/MySQL Tutorial
By Graeme Merral : Open source has brought a lot more than Linux to the computing world. It has also given us PHP and MySQL. According to Graeme, PHP and MySQL are the world’s best …
Shell Commands
Simple Shell commands for Informational purposes
Simple Shell Commands
Simple Shell commands for filesystem
How To Install RKHunter
RKHunter also known as RootKit Hunter is a scanning tool to ensure you for about 99.9% that you don’t have any rootkits, backdoors, and local exploits but running tests and e-mailing you results.