Patching Apache’s Suexec Module
Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Apache, Linux | 1 Comment »Apache's suexec module is useful for running CGI and SSI scripts as a defined user. However all scripts must be located under the compiled in docroot and the uid/gid of the user running the script must match the script's uid/gid. ...
Virtual Web Site Hosting
Sunday, November 4th, 2007 Posted in Apache, Linux | 1 Comment »A common practice is to use one apache server to host websites for multiple domain names. Apache supports virtual servers out of the box making this easy to setup. This tutorial is based on Fedora Core 5, but should apply ...
vsFTPd Connection Banner
Saturday, October 14th, 2006 Posted in Linux | No Comments »Sending a banner is a good way to let system users know what the expectations are. Configuring the banner for vsFTPd is an easy process involving two files. The file containing the banner must have the same name as the ...
Reverse Proxy Apache 2
Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted in Apache, Linux | No Comments »There is a good amount of information on setting up a reverse proxy with apache. One of the better articles I came across was on Apache Week. The downfall to these articles is that most reference ProxyHTMLURLMap, part of the ...
Setting up SSL with Apache 2
Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted in Apache, Linux | No Comments »I'm going to assume you have a working install of Apache 2. I've based this off Fedora Core 5, however it should apply to most distros. Lets get started installing the ssl module.
Finding Files Containing Text
Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted in Linux | No Comments »When making modifications to configuration files I like to tag each line with my initials. This way I can keep track of and be able to reverse the changes if needed. The issue becomes remembering all the files that I ...
Keeping Your VMware Linux Guest’s Clock Accurate
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006 Posted in Linux, VMware | 2 Comments »As the price of rack space goes up and fast hardware goes down more and more companies are moving towards virtual servers. VMware is a popular choice, especially with their free VMware Server application. Due to the hardware being virtualized ...