shell script to auto restart apache httpd when it goes down / dead

by Siru // September 22, 2015 // No Comments

Being a Linux and Cloud Engineer I happen to work on building many servers which should be reliable, and I come across few customers who just want the server to be build and least work in managing them. So, I... Continue reading →

Fixing wordpress file permissions upload file could not be moved & wordpress asking for FTP login

by Siru // August 20, 2015 // 1 Comment

Hello, Many of the wordpress developers/ system admin beginners would have come up to this issue where you will be annoyed with permission issues as mentioned below or you will be prompted to enter FTP logins whenever you upload... Continue reading →

deny access to .bash_profile .bashrc .bash_history apache

by Siru // October 7, 2014 // No Comments

Hello all, You would have come across a situation where you had pointed the website to user’s home directory, where the user’s default files like .bash_profile .bashrc .bash_logout and .bash_history will be accessible from browser, which is a security drawback.... Continue reading →

Apache ssl passphrase automatic

by Siru // September 28, 2014 // No Comments

Hello all, hope you are having tough time remembering the pass phrase that you created for apache ssl creation. Well, not anymore. We can disable pass phrase prompt on every apache restart by regenerating the key file without... Continue reading →

suphp plesk alternative mod_ruid2 wordpress upload permission issue

by Siru // November 23, 2012 // No Comments

So, you finally came here finding an alternative solution for your Plesk server for wordpress and other CMS for uploading files via web server. I will help you solving the issues, the alternatives for suphp are mpm-itk and mod_ruid2,... Continue reading →

Apache source recompile with mpm-itk module

by Siru // December 26, 2011 // No Comments

Hi, If you want to run apache virtual host with its own user and group privileges. This module will make apache to access web contents with webcontent’s owner privileges. To do that you need mpm-itk module. If you... Continue reading →

Invalid command ‘header’ perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included

by Siru // November 15, 2011 // No Comments

Hi, If you are getting the following error in your apache logs then you should probably load “mod_headers.so” to your apache server. Invalid command 'Header', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration Fix ==... Continue reading →

AddType application x-httpd-php .html not working

by Siru // October 31, 2011 // No Comments

Hi, If you are trying to execute php coding with html page. You will be directed to add the following line to your .htaccess file. AddType application x-httpd-php .html .htm But this sometime won’t work it will simple ask... Continue reading →

Run Apache virtual host with its own user and group ID’s

by Siru // August 23, 2011 // No Comments

If you want to run apache virtual host with its own user and group privileges. This module will make apache to access web contents with webcontent’s owner privileges. To do that you need mpm-itk module. You can download mpm-itk module from http://repo.webtatic.com/yum/centos/5/x86_64 ... Continue reading →

Apache server tokens

by Siru // February 25, 2011 // 7 Comments

Hi, Apache token is one of the options for securing your web server. Let me explain you the options here. Apache token is generally found in apache main configuration file httpd.conf if it is not present never mind, you can... Continue reading →

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