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Install and configure DNS Server in Windows Server 2008 and 2012

Install DNS Server in Windows Server 2008 and 2012   Launch Server Manager by clicking Start > Administrative Tools > Server Manager. Click Roles and then Add Roles. Select DNS Server from the list and then click Next button. A little introduction to DNS Server and a few useful links for further details as shown in below image. Click Next to move on. Click…

Use command line parameters with Remote Desktop Connection

To start Remote Desktop from the Run dialog box Click the Start button, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Run. In the Open box, type mstsc. Type a space, followed by any additional parameters that you want to use. The following table lists the parameters you can use. Command line syntax for Remote Desktop Connection Syntax mstsc [<connection file>] [/v:<server[:port]>] [/admin]…

What is a shell pipe?

A shell pipe is a way to connect the output of one program to the input of another program without any temporary file. Syntax command1 | command2 command1 | command2 | commandN command1 arg1 | command2 arg1 arg2 get_data_command | verify_data_command | process_data_command | format_data_command > output.data.file get_data_command < input.data.file | verify_data_command | process_data_command | format_data_command >…

Manual WordPress Installation Guide

1.0: Document Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide instructions for the manual extraction and installation of the WordPress publishing and blogging platform. 1.1: What Is WordPress? WordPress is a state of the art platform allowing one to create a blog or website. WordPress is a content management system, or CMS, allowing a…

How to Add more drives to CentOS 5 and 6

Making use of a second drive for extra space? Here’s a quick run-down: 1) Make sure you know which disk is being formatted. First, second, and third drives will be /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, and /dev/sdc respectively. Check this with fdisk -l [03:50:04] [root@virt ~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 34.3 GB, 34359738368 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4177…

How to change the default umask for Apache/Php

Apache/Php umask determines the permissions for the newly created files. On a VPS / Dedicated server you can change the umask to suit your specific needs by editing: /usr/local/apache/bin/envvars There you should add: umask 022 Right after that restart Apache and Apache/Php’s default umask will become 22. If you need a fully managed VDS please…

How to change my document root folder using an .htaccess file?

By default your website is loaded from the public_html folder of your account. The public_htmldirectory is also called web root folder or document root folder. If you’ve created a test website under a sub-folder and you want it to be displayed when you type your domain name, add the following lines to the .htaccess file in the public_html folder: RewriteEngine on RewriteCond…

How to check the number of internal/external links on my website?

Keeping the number of internal links on your front page under 100 is essential for the performance of your site. The number of external links is important for your SEO ranking. You can check both the external and internal links in your pages through a website like the following one: http://tools.seochat.com/tools/page-link-analyzer-seo/ https://ahrefs.com/ Under Linux you…

How to reduce the number of inodes my account uses?

The number of inodes represents the number of files/folders you have on your web hosting account. The more inodes your account uses, the more system resources it consumes. Thus it is wise to keep the number of your inodes(files/folders) as small as possible. Our customers can see the number of inodes they are using from their cPanel > Inodes…