We will learn how to install Samba as our network storage server. Samba is a collection of open source applications that implement Server Message Block (SMB) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocols on Unix systems. If your server is using any firewall system, make… Read More
We will learn how to add new users to the MySQL database server. MySQL provides very flexible and granular user management options. Follow these steps to add users to MySQL database server and assign access rights: Step 1 : Open the MySQL shell with the… Read More
We will learn how to install and configure the MySQL database on an Ubuntu server. Follow these steps to install the MySQL 8.0 Step 1 : MySQL 8.0 is included in the default Ubuntu repository for 20.04. You can list each of the available MySQL… Read More
We will learn how to install and set up Nginx as a web server. We will also install PHP to be able to serve dynamic content. We need to install PHP_FPM (FastCGI Process Manager), as Nginx doesn’t support the native execution of PHP scripts. Follow… Read More
We will learn how to install PHP and set it to work alongside the Apache web server. Step 1 : PHP 7.4 is included in the default Ubuntu repository for 20.04. You can list each of the available PHP 7.4 packages with the following command:… Read More
Apache is a modularized web server that can be extended by dynamically loading extra modules as and when required. This provides the flexibility to run a bare minimum web server or a fully featured box with modules to support compression, SSL, redirects, language modules, and… Read More
SSH, also known as Secure Socket Shell or Secure Shell, is a cryptographic protocol that helps to encrypt communication in unsecured networks where an SSHD is the daemon program for SSH. Together they provide secure communication between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. Step… Read More
DHCP is a service used to automatically assign network configuration to client systems. DHCP can be used as a handy tool when you have a large pool of systems that needs to be configured for network settings. Plus, when you need to change the network… Read More
