How to troubleshoot MySQL connectivity issues
So you have setup a wordpress or drupal site and you need to access MySQL to be able to work on your database. However, you can’t seem to connect to…
Tag: linux
Linux redirected output not showing in file
Recently, when working with Nginx, I wanted to export out the details of my Nginx build so I could see all modules the webserver was compiled with. However, each time…
How to install the latest software updates Ubuntu 13.04
Keeping your software up to date in your Ubuntu 13.04 installation is important for stability and security reasons. It is very painless to do in Ubuntu 13.04 either from using…
Install the coolest Ubuntu terminal software – Guake
If you want to have a really cool and highly customizable terminal installed in your Ubuntu distribution, look no further than Guake! Guake was inspired by the console pop up…
How to Install Pinguy OS 12.04 Step by Step
Pinguy OS is a great Linux distribution that is based on the very popular Ubuntu distro that basically contains anything and everything a user would want in the OS for…
How to hack a forgotten Windows password step by step
We have all been there before either ourselves or we have had a close friend who knows that we are a IT professional or at least knows that we know…
Using IFTOP on Untangle for realtime bandwidth monitoring
Many Linux users may be familiar with the tool IFTOP listens to network traffic on a chosen interface and then displays this information in a handy bar graphical representation which…
Linux Virtual Machine Time Problems
Recently in working with a pair of Linux virtual machines, we ran into a problem with the system time on both boxes. The symptoms of the problem were this –…
Linux Network Connection Not Working Virtual Machine ESXi
Recently, in decommissioning an ESX 3.5 Server host, we ran in to a network problem with a few linux VMs residing on that particular host. Since we were not dealing…