With ARIN's announcement on September 24th 2015, that their Free Pool of IPv4 addresses has officially been depleted, comes the end of an era. The end of the IPv4 vs IPv6 battles, the end of tip-toeing around the subject of…
In this mini article, I'm going to show you how to install the EPEL and Remi Repositories on CentOS. These repositories contain some useful tools and utilities, which can help improve your life as a Systems Administrator. They also contain updated versions…
In this article, I'll be showing you how to install Apache 2.4, MariaDB 10.1, and PHP 5.6 on CentOS 7.1.1503. This article assumes you are running a fresh installation of CentOS 7.1, and that you have not yet configured any…
Installing Wordpress on CentOS couldn't be easier. We just need to make sure that Apache, MySQL, and PHP are installed and operational, then upload the Wordpress files to the Apache VirtualHost directory. If you need help setting up Apache, MySQL,…
Occasionally, you need to flush the DNS cache on Windows. This article will show you how to do that on Windows 98/NT/2000 and Windows XP, Windows 7 and Vista, Windows 8 and 8.1, and Windows 10. 1. Windows XP and…
This article will show you how to install MariaDB 10 on CentOS 6.7. I will be assuming that you DO NOT already have MySQL installed, and that you are installing MariaDB 10 on a freshly installed, stock CentOS 6.7 installation.…
A number of changes were made in CentOS 7 that are fairly different from previous iterations. This page will attempt to identify and address the differences and how to deal with them. Differences include: Default XFS filesystem (need more…
This article will explain step by step on how to reset the password on your CentOS 7.1 server. This article assumes that you have direct access to your server, via KVM/IPMI, or standing in front of the console directly, plugged…
This article will show you how to install MySQL 5.6 on CentOS 6.7. In writing this how-to, I have assumed that you are running a stock installation of CentOS 6.7, and that you DO NOT already have MySQL installed. 1.…
In this article, I'm going to show you how to upgrade PHP 5.3 to PHP 5.6 on CentOS 6.7. This article assumes you have a stock installation of CentOS, and that you already have PHP 5.3 installed 1. Verify…