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I have a strange situation regarding a Windows PC which is showing limited internet transfer speeds for no apparent reason. If I am performing the same test on Linux box then I am getting good speed. Upon intense…
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One can find out BIOS version under for Linux Box using the dmidecode command which is a great tool to analyse BIOS data. Dmidecode command helps you to find out the BIOS version without rebooting the server…
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Enable or disable Remote Desktop connections to your Windows machine using Command Prompt or PowerShell. Run the required command from shell with Administrative privileges. To enable RDP: reg add…
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I was working on a migration of servers and for that I was manually setting up the Window Title for each server in putty but the changes last only till I press Enter on keyboard. It’s often gets difficult to memorize…
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List all cPanel users having Wildcard Remote Mysql Access Remote MySQL option in cPanel allows other webservers to access the MySQL database on your server remotely. Remote MySQL option can be very handy, if you want to…
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Base class package Cpanel::Easy::Utils::CloudLinux is empty While executing EasyApache on one of my servers, I was getting the error “Base class package “ Cpanel ::Easy::Utils::CloudLinux” is empty” and I tried…
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How to find the External IP if it is Natted If you are behind a NAT and want to find the real / external IP from the server then execute one of the below command from the server: [code]root@server[#] curl -s…
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If you are looking to Encrypt your MySQL database dump for security reasons then you can use the crypt tool to encrypt your dump.sql file. Follow the below simple steps to achieve the database dump encryption and…
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Xcache can be enabled in cPanel by using Easy Apache. Log into your cPanel server After you log in, search for " EasyApache " in the left column and click on the link Select "Previously Saved Config" and click on "start…
Read Article![[HOW TO] Upgrade MySQL 5.5 to 5.6](/blog/uploads/2016/04/Upgrade-MySQL-5.5-to-5.6.jpg)
NOTE: Upgrade can be performed by using the instructions below at your own risk: For Ubuntu 12.0.8 and 14.04, Debian 7: Ubuntu 14.04 is shipped with MySQL 5.5 by default. Create a full server backup and server snapshot…
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