Install php-soap

On CentOS: If you get this error: Checking the repos, I had to enable the atomic repo /etc/yum.repos.d/atomic.repo Then the installtion would work with the update: Verify: Now restart apache

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is an opt-in browser security mechanism that lets web site owners declare “Encrypted Communications Only”. Strict-Transport-Security HTTP header instructs browsers to only communicate with the domain over SSL/TLS for a set period of time (the max-age). HSTS only goes into effect after a browser receives a valid header from the … Read more

Find Mysql Connection script

Recently, I had to find a connection script for mysql as the clients programmer had gone away. I knew the database username and here is the grep command that found it. * Where database username is the actulay database username in the plesk database

Change root password WHM

To change the root password for your Dedicated Server: Log into WHM. Click the Server Configuration icon on the home screen. From the Server Configuration menu, click Change Root Password. In the New Password field, enter the desired new password. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the new password.

Add HTML Signature to Outlook

Before you begin installing the signature, you will need to see the hidden files and file extensions. Go to your File Explorer (Windows key + E) Select your hard drive (C:/ for most users) Click on the Organize drop-down box Click on the Folder and Search options tab In the folder options, select the View … Read more

Mysql Remote access on plesk

edit /etc/my.cnf to show the following… Where, * bind-address : local IP address to bind to. If you wish mysql listen on all IPs, don’t use this option. * skip-networking : Don’t listen for TCP/IP connections at all. All interaction with mysqld must be made via Unix sockets. This option is highly recommended for systems … Read more

InnoDB registration as a STORAGE ENGINE failed

nano /var/lib/mysql/server.com.err There are two solutions to this particular problem: 1. Restore the my.cnf file to its original state, with an innodb_log_file_size equal to the actual size of the existing InnoDB log files. 2. Rename or move both the ./ib_logfile0 and ./ib_logfile1 files, and then start the MySQL server. The ./ib_logfile0 and ./ib_logfile1 files are … Read more

Windows Hyper V licensing

Can I run a Windows 2008 R@ server and a VM? MS just updated their Usage rights and they are allowing 1 Physical OS + 1 VM with Standard R2. Here is the link to their official site for VM licensing. http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/virtualization.aspx