phpMyAdmin is a web based interface to MySQL which is written using PHP for Administration of databases. Visual interface provided is intuitive and it saves time for the developers. (ver 3.1.1 is the recommended version as of this writing which runs on PHP 5/MySQL 5)
Step 1: First we need to check MySQL is installed by issuing the following command
[root@user Desktop]# which mysql
If you get …
/usr/bin/mysql
then, it is an indication that MySQL is installed in your machine. (more…)
Apache web server referred to as simply Apache is a public-domain open source Web server developed by open community of developers. The application is designed to run on a wide variety of operating systems like Unix, FreeBSD, Linux, Mac OS X, OS/2. Visit http://www.apache.org for more details.
In your terminal, issue the following command (by default, httpd is installed). This will install apache if it was not installed. (more…)
GZIP compression is used for compressing the content of the web pages by the server before the content (text & images) get passed to the browser. The browser takes this input and decompresses the content before delivering it to site users.
Compressing the content of the pages makes the page size small which in turn will have a positive & significant impact on the page loading. There is a misconception that the larger bandwidth availability or lesser file size is what is needed for faster page loading, which is not. (more…)
Part 2 - Making OpenVPN work as a Client
When we want to connect to Office network from an external location or from home, then we need to setup our Linux box to establish communication with the server at the office via a secured link over the internet. In this part, I will list down the steps needed to establish a client communication. (more…)
Following are some of the points that gives an edge to Linux
* Available FREE of Cost
* Reduced Hardware cost
* Available in many flavors
* Large community of online supporters
* Millions of web applications hosted on it
* Considered secure compared to other OS’s
* Faster & Better performance
Part 1 - VPN Intro, Setting up the Linux CentOS 5 (RedHat/Fedora) environment
VPN – Short Intro
VPN is an acronymn for Virtual Private Networks which facilitates extending of networks beyond horizons shortening the gap between remote offices with the head office. It is a private network over internet which is a public medium providing a “virtual” office environment. (more…)
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