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VPS options, benefits and features

12/04/2018

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server, and it refers to a hosting environment which replicates the features and characteristics of a dedicated server. The VPS hosting environment is shared with other users, but each user receives a separate portion of the environment. This allows businesses and individuals to host files on the internet, without having […]

DNS Reverse DNS

How to set up Reverse DNS

06/04/2018

As the name implies, Reverse DNS is the inverse of normal (forward) DNS. DNS (Domain Name Service) translates a human readable URL or domain name into an IP address for the computer to read. Reverse DNS is useful when you have an IP address and need to find the domain name. A Reverse DNS query […]

Blog Database Linux Web Tutorials

Installing Apache/MySQL/PHP on Linux (LAMP Stack) (Abridged Guide)

27/03/2018

LAMP Server To develop PHP web apps, you need to set up Apache, MySQL and PHP, in a LAMP Stack (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) environment. You can either install the individual components i.e Apache, MySQL and PHP or you can install a BUNDLE package which includes all the software needed in a single installer package. There are various […]

Blog Linux Software Web Tutorials

HowTo: Use Linux Screen command

27/03/2018

A bit about Linux Screen Linux Screen lets you do amazing things. Using Screen, you can use multiple shell windows from a single SSH session. Linux Screen enables you to keep a shell active even through network disruptions. You can disconnect and re-connect to shell sessions from multiple locations and run a long-running process without […]

Cloud Linux Software Technology

Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux

25/03/2018

How to Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Ubuntu and CentOS Sometimes you get that one process that just eats up all your resources. In my case, it’s Google-Chrome. I had to find a way to deal with it without resorting to yet another plugin. In this article, I will discuss how to control […]

Software

Free Software and Service Alternatives

24/03/2018

Free software has been around long enough so that much of the really important programs have been tried and tested pretty well. These publicly verified alternatives often provide the same or even better functionality than the originals at a fraction of the price or even for free. Here are a few well-tested alternatives. Dropbox Alternatives […]

VPS options, benefits and features

How to set up Reverse DNS

Installing Apache/MySQL/PHP on Linux (LAMP Stack) (Abridged Guide)

HowTo: Use Linux Screen command

Limit CPU Usage of a Process in Linux

Free Software and Service Alternatives

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