Installing Nginx, MySQL and PHP (LEMP) on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This brief tutorial shows students and new users how to install Nginx, MySQL and PHP (LEMP) on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10 servers or VPS. LEMP is an acronym for Linux, Nginx (aka engine-x), MySQL and PHP. LEMP, a stack of opensource applications that powered many of the PHP-based websites and web applications online today. LEMP and [...]
Backup MySQL Databases with AutoMySQLBackup on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
AutoMySQLBackup is a free opensource tool that automatically backs-up all the databases hosted on a MySQL server at varying intervals. It’s a great tool that may come in handy in a time of trouble. Not only can it backup MySQL databases automatically, it also comes with many features like email notifications, incremental [...]
Installing LAMP on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users steps to install LAMP on Ubuntu server 17.04 / 17.10. LAMP is an acronym for Linux, Apache2, MySQL and PHP. It’s a combination of open software that are typically used to host and run dynamic websites and web applications. After installing LAMP, you should be [...]
Install and Password Protect phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 17.04 / 17.10
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to easily install phpMyAdmin and password protect its logon page. By default when you install phpMyAdmin it will allow anyone to sign on using the root account created from anywhere. If you want to add additional protection, create a separate layer of [...]
Running Ubuntu 17.10 VMware Guest Machines
There has been a lot of talk about upcoming Ubuntu switching back to GNOME Desktop so I decided to download and install the daily build of Ubuntu 17.10. Ubuntu 17.10 is next in line to be released this year. One thing that’s obvious in 17.10 is the re-introduction of GNOME Desktop. You won’t find Ubuntu Unity in [...]
Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Ubuntu 17.04 Servers
VirtualBox Guest Additions software allows for better integration between the guest machines and the host computer. When you install VirtualBox guest machine, the first thing you’ll want to do is install its Guest Additions software. This post is going to show students and new users how to install the guest tools on [...]
Import VMware Workstation Guest Machines to VirtualBox
This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to easily import existing VMware Workstation guest machines to VirtualBox. There no need to convert the .vmdk disk first before importing. If you have guest operation systems already created for your VMware Workstation, there no need to create a new ones for VirtualBox. All [...]
Install Apache2 and Disable Directory Listing on Ubuntu
Apache2 is the most popular webservers in used today. Majority of the websites and web apps that are in operation are most likely running Apache2 web server. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install Apache2 on Ubuntu 17.04 and how to disable directory listing or indexing to prevent exposing sensitive directories. [...]