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LAMP Stack for Humans – now available on Amazon

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Lampstack-SoftcoverMy book LAMP Stack for Humans is now available on Amazon, as Paperback and for Kindle Devices!

In this 284 page guide I’ll walk you through the process of turning an old laptop into an always-on server. You can use it to run web applications in the comfort of your own home or office – no “cloud” required.

Together we will configure the entire server: you will learn how to install CentOS, Apache, PHP and MySQL (or MariaDB) and WordPress. I will show you how you can reach your server from other computers on the network and how to create regular backups.

Perfect for the Linux newbie and those who want to get started with web applications without spending money “in the cloud” (in my opinion THE WORST expression for describing remote computers).

If you’re an avid reader of this site and have always wished that some instructions would be presented in a more cohesive form rather than in snippets, then LAMP Stack for Humans is perfect for you.

Grab your free sample today, or read the entire book for free via Kindle Unlimited!

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How to edit your network connection settings from the command line in CentOS 7

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CentOS 7 has a very funky text-based user interface that allows editing several important network connection settings. It’s called nmtui. Type the command without any parameters to get started: nmtui Now use this handy interface: Your system may require a full restart for all settings to take affect. https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/sec-Networking_Config_Using_nmtui.html

How to move the vhosts directory in Plesk

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The default directory for all web files in Plesk on Linux is /var/www/vhosts. Usually this works well, but if you’d like to use another partition instead, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can! Parallels (or Odin as we call them now) have written a handy script which moves the content and patches the relevant … Read more

How to show file extensions in Windows

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There are several ways to make the Windows Explorer show full file extensions. The most consistent method I like to use is the following: Windows 7 and 8 click Start to find a Search Box type Folder Options and select it click the View Tab find the option “hide extensions for known file types” untick … Read more

How to show hidden files in the Mac Finder

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Hidden files start with a . on UNIX like systems and OS X is one of them. While we can show hidden files in a Ternimal session by using something like ls -a, it’s not so easy to convince the Finder to show such files. If ever you need to see them, execute the following … Read more

Parallels Cloud Services changes into Odin

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Parallels have announced this week that they’ve changed their name to brand cloud services from Parallels to Odin. This blog post has more details: http://blog.odin.com/serviceprovider/2015/3/24/weve-changed-our-name-parallels-service-provider-business-is-now-odin#.VRVXAVz-_68= While I dislike change for the sake of change, I believe that it makes a lot of sense in this case. I have been working with Parallels products since 2008, … Read more