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Another 64-bit Headache Installing Apache on CentOS 5.3

admin — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:14:41 +0000

We planned to upgrade an existing 64-bit CentOS 5 server this weekend. The upgrade caused a bit of a headache that is worth documenting for future reference. Getting CentOS 5 Upgraded to CentOS 5.3 This went like a breeze as all we did is run: nohup yum –y upgrade & and in the background the CentOS upgrade [...]

Setting up a PHP Filter for a Directory Alias

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:00:40 +0000

Creating a PHP filter for a directory alias or location

Writing a Custom Apache Log File Using a PHP Script in Real Time

kabir — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:39:18 +0000

How to Write a Custom Apache Log File Using a PHP Script in Real Time

Using Awk to do Quick and Dirty Analysis of Apache Logs

kabir — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 07:37:51 +0000

How to use Awk to do Quick and Dirty Analysis of Apache Logs

Disabling Weak SSL v2 Support in Apache Server

kabir — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:15:35 +0000

How to disable SSL v2 support in Apache and upgrade to SSL v3 for better SSL security.

Running Web Sites Under Multiple User Accounts with mod_itk

kabir — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:56:59 +0000

How to run Apache using different Linux user accounts for each virtual host

Speeding Up Your Web Site Using mod_deflate Module for Apache

kabir — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:50:45 +0000

Problem Statement If your Web site serve a lot of textual data vs. image or video, you might be able to take advantage of mod_deflate and speed up your Web site without changing any PHP code or MySQL database schema. OK, sure it works for non-PHP/MySQL sites too. But hey, we are biased as we do [...]

Making Volunerability Scanners Happy with Your Apache Server

kabir — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:20:47 +0000

How to make PCI DSS volunerability scanners happy with your Apache Server

Restrict Downloading of Files by Extension

kabir — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:52:36 +0000

How to stop Apache from letting visitors browse or download of files with specific extensions.

Avoiding .htaccess is a Good Thing for Apache Performance

kabir — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:32:37 +0000

Why you should avoid .htaccess file for your Apache Web server.