High Memory Usage in SQL – How to avoid it?
Database,When your system is short of memory, MySQL will be killed by the system itself since it can use a lot of memory. This also causes MySQL servers to face high server load. Usually when MySQL is killed, we get the message “mysqld invoked oom-killer”. In such cases it is always advisable to restart the…
Read more4 best practices to follow to keep your customers happy
Outsource technical support,outsourced customer support,outsourced web hosting support,Keeping your customers happy is the key to this competitive technology-savvy world that we live in. One negative review /comment /opinion on social media about customer service can spread like a forest fire and break your reputation. Mindsets & rules for thinking can dependably guide you to the correct decision, every time towards the customer.…
Read moreHow to use layered security to safeguard your server?
HTTP/WebServer,Well most of us in today’s scenario talk about “defense in depth” or “layered security”. Though they are used interchangeably, they are very separate from each other. Nowadays, building just one level of security to safeguard your server could have devastating consequences down the line. While attackers may easily penetrate the first level of defense,…
Read moreE-mail Authentication
Linux General,Introduction: We all send Email on our day to day life, We send mails from our Email client (Outlook, Thunderbird ) or from a Web interface (From browser), the mails gets transferred to the recipient. The question is, how secure is our message transfer. What is happening at the background. How the messages that we…
Read moreAPACHE PHP-FPM MOD_FASTCGI
Linux General,Here is a guide to install Apache with PHP-FPM(PHP-FastCGI Process Manager) and mod_fastcgi Apache PHP-FPM is an alternative implementation of PHP-FastCGI. In PHP-FPM the PHP process runs as a standalone without the need of web server. It listens for incoming requests on either a TCP or a Unix socket. The web server we use(apache in…
Read moreFind open ports on the Linux server using a script
Linux General,Find open ports on the Linux server using a script Create a .sh file with below script and set execute permission for the scrip file. #vi portscan.sh #!/bin/bash #The port numbers PORT1=21 #ftp PORT2=22 #ssh PORT3=25 #smtp PORT4=53 #dns PORT5=80 #http PORT6=110 #POP3 PORT7=143 #IMAP PORT8=443 #https PORT9=1433 #MSSQL PORT10=3306 #MYSQL PORT11=3389 #Microsoft-RDP PORT12=5432 #PostgreSQL…
Read moreRouting protocol commands list
Network,CCNA Routing Protocol Commands IP ROUTING #sh ip route // To view IP routing tables created on a Cisco router. Static Routing Routers are manually configured for networks that are not directly connected, to be able to route to all networks via the next-hop interface. Syntax: (config)#ip route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.20.2 (config)#no ip route 192.168.30.0…
Read moreGeneral Switch commands
Network,Switch Commands Initial configuration of Switch1 with ip 172.16.10.16 >en #config t (config)#enable password cisco (config)#enable secret cisco (config)#hostname India-switch1 (config)#ip address 172.16.10.16 255.255.255.0 (config)#ip default-gateway 172.16.10.1 (config)#int f0/1 (config-if)#description Finance (config-if)#int f0/26 (config-if)#description Trunk (config-if)#exit (config)# Initial Configuration of 2950 Switch with ip 172.16.10.17 255.255.255.0 >en #config t (config)#hostame India-switch2 (config)#enable password cisco (config)#enable…
Read moreGeneral Router Commands
Network,Router Modes: Router> User mode Router# Privilege mode Router(config)# Configuration mode Router(config-if)# Interface configuration mode Router(config-subif) Sub Interface configuration mode Router(config-line)# Line mode Router(config-router)# Router configuration mode Global configuration mode in detail: Router> Can see Router config, but cannot change any settings Router# Can see Router config and move to config make changes Router#conf t…
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