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I would like to reduce the load on my MariaDB/MySQL/PostgreSQL server using memcached. How do I install and configure memcached server on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS?Introduction : Memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching server. It is free and open source software intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by mitigating database…
Getting locked out of your WordPress admin dashboard can inspire all kinds of panic. Few WordPress issues are more frustrating than finding you do not have access to your dashboard – your beloved digital domain of power. It is much like the feeling you get when you arrive home after a long day and discover…
How do I find out my public IP address on the Linux and OS X Unix command line to use with my own bash shell script without using third party web site? Is there command-line option which will show my dynamic IP address on a Ubuntu or Fedora Linux?There are many ways to find out…
How do I setup a firewall with UFW (uncomplicated firewall) on an Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS server to restrict traffic on my personal Ubuntu web-server that hosts my cat’s blog? How do I set up a firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?Introduction : UFW is an acronym for an uncomplicated firewall. Securing a network…
How do I use the grep command with regular expressions on a Linux and Unix-like operating systems? How do I use grep and regular expressions to search for text/ words in Linux?Linux comes with GNU grep, which supports extended regular expressions. GNU grep is the default on all Linux systems. The grep command is used…
You’ve probably heard about how the new WordPress Gutenberg editor brings block-based editing to WordPress. And while blocks have been much of the focus, there’s also another change going on behind the scenes that casual users might not notice – the Gutenberg editor is built on React, not PHP. That change, along with other shifts…
Figma is becoming very well known as a UI design tool, but on top of its excellent performance in this arena, it is also becoming a favorite for its robust vector design tools and SVG capabilities. In our new short course, Using Figma for SVG Design, you’ll learn how to use Figma for vector editing…
How do I switch from a ksh shell to bash on Linux or Unix system? How to change shells on Unix-like system?A shell is nothing but a command that provides a text-only user interface (also known as “command line interface”) for Linux, MacOS, and Unix-like operating systems. Bash shell read commands such as ls, date…
How do I install and enable Cockpit that makes GNU/Linux and RHEL 8 for web management purpose? How do I see and manage my RHEL 8 based server in a web browser and perform system tasks with a mouse?Introduction: The Cockpit is a free and open source web-based server management tool. By default, Cockpit comes…
I am a new sysadmin and RHEL 8 user. My system is configured to use DHCP. How can I switch from DHCP to a static IP address on RHEL 8 system? How do I setup a static TCP/IP address on my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 server using command line option?Introduction: Network scripts deprecated in…
This is guide with screenshots, howto install Fedora 29 (F29) Server using Fedora Netinstall image. This same Fedora Netinstall method work for desktop installation too. Desktop is possible select Software Selection step. 1. Before Fedora 29 Installation 1.1 Download Fedora 29 Netinstall Image Download Fedora 29 here. Select Fedora 29 Netinstall image. On this guide…
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Starting a new website is always exciting: you’ve chosen a topic, found the right name, and started building it on WordPress.com. Now you may be asking yourself, “What’s next?” Well, when you create a site on the WordPress for Android or WordPress for iOS mobile apps, the answer just became a lot easier with the…
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Both Linux and Unix provides various shell out of the box. One can find bash (Bourne Again shell), ksh (Korn shell), csh (C shell)/tcsh (TC shell), sh (Bourne shell) and more installed by default. However, how do you check which shell am I using? What is the best way to find out what shell I…
I am new to Linux shell scripting. I am using a CentOS 7 Linux and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server in the cloud. How do I check if a process is running or not on Linux? How do I determine whether a process is running or not in a shell script running on an Ubuntu server?Introduction:…
I have image.qcow2 file. How do I install the qcow2 image provided in the qcow2 format? How do I create Linux KVM VM from provided image (say image.qcow2) file?Introduction: qcow is nothing but a disk file format used by QEMU. qcow is an acronym for QEMU Copy On Write. There are two versions of the…
You probably love how easy WordPress multisite makes it to manage a network of sites. However, what you might not love is how WordPress multisite handles all of those sites by default. With the default functionality, WordPress multisite lets you create additional network sites as either subdomains (site1.network.com) or subfolders (network.com/site1). Now, that’s fine for…