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Kill stuck Windows service using sc queryex and taskkill
Windows Services can sometimes have a nasty habit of getting stuck in the stopping or starting state. Some believe that at this point there is no alternative but to reboot the server to clear the problem. However, the following trick usually will work. The first step is to right click and select Properties on the … Read more
Horde fails with large attachments
Is you Horde email failing due to file size attachments? Check the php.ini file in horde: Now edit the file: [root@server ~]# nano /etc/psa-webmail/horde/horde/php.ini upload_max_filesize = 5M Change to required value upload_max_filesize = 128M Save and exit and restart horde SERVICE HORDE RESTART Now check the php config file – php.ini for max_uploads and max_post … Read more
Add Private Name Servers to Plesk Domain
To Create and Register Your Domain Hosts in Parallels Plesk Panel Log in to Parallels Plesk Panel as an administrator. Go to the Websites & Domains tab, and then click DNS Settings. For the row with the Record Type of NS, click your domain name, change the following, and then click OK: Record type — … Read more
Testing Using Curl
Curl can be helpful in testing many things including web sites. See if curl is installed Using ssh: This will tell you if the system has curl installed. But you need to have libcurl, and the curl PHP extension to be able to use curl in PHP. To see if it’s enabled, simply do: in … Read more
Find All The Files Owned By a Particular User / Group
Find file owned by a group Use the following syntax:find directory-location -group {group-name} -name {file-name} Where, directory-location : Locate the file in this directory path. -group {group-name} : Find the file belongs to group-name. -name {file-name} : The file name or a search pattern In this example, locate or find all files belongs to a … Read more
Change OpenSSH Port CentOS
Want to change the ssh port for ssh? Here is a good tutorial. (Note: If you are making these changes – ssh to the server and keep the terminal open as you make the changes. Test with a new terminal. This way if something is amiss – you are not locked out.) Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config, enter: … Read more
Apache Compromise
Your server is running very slow. Top looks Okay. Loads are not insane. Ram is high, but not out of bounds. sar shows high i/o wait times. Swap usage is not an issue. MySql process show hundreds of sleeping processes. Restarting MySql or Apache clears them, but then they start right back up. WHAT? This … Read more
Verisign SSL Certificates
Verisign SSL Certificates You have generated a certificate request (CSR and private key) using plesk. You would like to know how to complete the certificate request process. The Verisign digital certificate can be downloaded in the X.509 format as three files. The three files are designated as: 1) End Entity Certificate 2) First Intermediate Certificate … Read more
Migrate MySQL from Slaved Drive
Migrate MySQL from Slaved Drive 1. Mount the slave drive. We’ll assume you mounted it at /media/slave Find the drive: sdb is the drive – the slaved drive after the reinstall Check to see if it is ext3 or ext4 Mount according to ext3 or ext4 Add to fstab 2. Edit the MySQL config file … Read more