Optimize apache

Home »Service Configuration »Apache Configuration »Global Configuration Other options: –addition of memcache –recompiling Apache to run as PreFork opposed to MPM Worker Event Check for Prefork or Worker Links: http://kb.sp.parallels.com/en/113007 http://codebucket.co.in/apache-prefork-or-worker/ –Reduced some of the limits in the apache config. Many things that should be in the hundreds were set in the thousands. –KeepAlive on … Read more

NAS Trash folder

Error: Trash folder not accessable. mounted the NAS (10.168.x.x) to Z: on (69.xx.xx.xxx). Enabled “Show Hidden Files” on the NAS.

Block IP with iptables

Block Incoming Request From IP 1.2.3.4 The following command will drop any packet coming from the IP address 1.2.3.4: Finally, the last thing we need to do is save our rules so that next time we reboot our computer our rules are automatically reloaded: Check to see if it is added: Other good info to … Read more

Plesk Mail – warning: connect to Milter service

Plesk Mail not working. Loogs show: The Postfix config ‘/etc/postfix/main.cf’ contains entries with extra commas: smtpd_milters = ,, inet:127.0.0.1:12768 became smtpd_milters = inet:127.0.0.1:12768 Then restart postfix, Other sources: http://kb.sp.parallels.com/en/121170 http://kb.sp.parallels.com/en/116748

WHM Setup Options

Email Settings Auto Discovery Enable: This will allow email clients to automatically locate and configure themselves based on the server’s configurations. No, thank you: This will prevent the auto setup features on email clients from automatically locating and configuring themselves. Email Archiving Enable: This will allow users to configure the retention period for incoming, outgoing … Read more

Smartctl on Linux

SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) allows you to see the status or overall health of a hard drive. This information is instumental in providing warning signs of problems with a hard drive. All Linux distributions provide the smartmontools package, which contain the smartctl program used to display SMART information from attached drives. This package … Read more

Plesk install Fails on Windows

The update of Parallels Panel has failed: “Syntax error in file panel.inf3: Error parsing Element” Cause The issue is temporary and caused by network connectivity issue to one of the autoinstaller mirrors. Resolution As a workaround use another autoinstaller mirror, add the following IP addresses for autoinstall-win.pp.parallels.com to the hosts file: 93.184.221.133 US, Kansas 68.232.34.73 … Read more