Web server can refer to either the hardware (the computer) or the software (the computer application) that helps to deliver content that can be accessed through the Internet.
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If a company is using ubuntu on its servers/dektops, does it have to pay?
a friend of my friend has started a small firm and given me the responsibility to erect all the IT infrastructure required? I'm basically a windows guy that too on the developer side. But recently I ...
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Transmission won't work on port 80
I was trying to use Transmission's Web Interface, and it worked perfectly. I could access it via http://localhost:8080/transmission/web/, I could use my local IP, I could use 127.0.0.1, I could, after ...
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Why rewrite directive causes “301 Moved Permanently” with Nginx?
Below is a much simplified version of what I have in the configuration file of a server run by Nginx 1.2.5, yet it causes 301 Moved Permanently with Location: http://example.com/phpmyadmin/ before ...
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Can we install Xcache 2.0 or 3 on Ubuntu 12.04?
Xcache have already reached the version 3.0. But in Ubuntu 12.04, we still have version 1. How can we install Xcache 2 or 3 in Ubuntu 12.04?
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How to get apache to serve a site via VirtualBox?
This tutorial taught me how to create an Ubuntu Server (12.10, 64-bit) VM in VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host machine, install Apache and have it serve a site from a dummy domain accessible via the host ...
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XAMPP: Deamon is already running, but it's NOT apache
This one is giving me a headache...
I have installed XAMPP for Linux 1.7.7 on Ubuntu 12.10. I haven't installed the latest version because of the new security "feature" which makes XAMPP so secure I ...
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Has Anyone Used ISPconfig 3
I just upgraded to 12.04 and was contemplating on installing ISPconfig3 and was wondering if anyone has used ISPconfig3 and how does it perform. Please and Thank You in advance....
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Best solution for a team home server
I created a home server with Ubuntu 12.04 Server (using an old Netbook with an Atom CPU and 512Mb). The idea is just to be used for a small team (maximum 10 persons) that will have constant access by ...
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Nginx and automatic updates
I'm on Ubuntu 12.04.1 with unattended-upgrades configured for automatic security updates, and I installed Nginx by first adding
deb http://nginx.org/packages/ubuntu/ lucid nginx
deb-src ...
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ubuntu apache2 start, stop, status, restart and reload commands fails
Hi, I am new to Ubuntu and I'm still trying to figure this OS out (for work it's brilliant, better than Windows). Before I wrote this question, I did my research via Google, this website and even in ...
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Unable to SFTP/FTP to my Ubuntu LAMP/WEB Server
earlier today , I installed Ubuntu 12.04 server on my Linode Xen VPS and set up a LAMP and a web server , I can SSH to the server fine , but Unable to SFTP/FTP to it , i've tried the option " Connect ...
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How to setup live ubuntu server?
I have set up my Ubuntu server on VirtualBox and now I want to take it live. I've registered a free domain (My Dot TK domain, for testing purposes before I purchase the real deal) but now it requires ...
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How do I copy files that need root access with scp?
I have an Ubuntu server to which I am connecting using SSH.
I need to upload files from my machine into /var/www/ on the server, the files in /var/www/ are owned by root.
Using PuTTY, after I log ...
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How do I enable SSL in Cherokee without libcherokee-mod-ssl?
I am trying to enable HTTPS support in my Cherokee webserver, but the option to enable it is missing from the "General" tab in the admin web interface. The back-end drop down only contains the "No ...
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mysql does not start or work
Recently I installed LAMP with tasksel.
Then I remember I issued some commands to get into the mysql console - it worked.
Right now I checked - apache and php modules work perfectly.
But as for mysql ...
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ubuntu desktop or server as dedicated server [closed]
I am considering to host my website with Ubuntu as a dedicated server. But what variant of Ubuntu should I choose, Ubuntu desktop or Ubuntu Server edition? Please provide a reason of choosing either.
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Temporary web server?
I am a web developer and sometimes find the need to be able to access my local Apache web server instance on Ubuntu 12.04 from another device such as a phone or tablet in order to test it. ...
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ubuntu hang out with this message :blocked for more than 120 seconds
I'm running a virtualMachine on ESXi -- Ubuntu as a webserver -- (apache2 with nginx as his proxy, php, mysql) and services keeps hanging/freezing causing the whole server to be unresponsive. It's not ...
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Help with web server/port forwarding?
All of a sudden my web server (i.e. my old desktop computer) stopped responding. I thought it might be a DHCP issue, since sometimes it gets a new IP address (I don't think I have a static IP address ...
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Synchronizing 3 servers over IP
I'm setting up a medical server for a hospital that has doctors located in 3 different locations, meaning there would be 3 servers (1 in each location). All 3 servers would just have the following ...
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How would I broadcast a subdomain/virtual name on a local server with people connected to the same network
I have a server connected to the router which has ubuntu 12.04. It is has apache/mysql/php all installed ready to go. the folder structure is like this:
/var/www -- this isnt the root
-/libs
-/logs
...
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Should I enable backports repositories on Ubuntu Server (LAMP)?
Is there any disadvantages/advantages on enabling backports repositories on my new Ubuntu Server (LAMP)? What I should choose?
Cheers
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Can SELinux Affect Apache
Can SELinux, in any way, cause Apache to only store web-site files on one partition?
I'm unable to set up a localhost HTTP server with apache using html files that are on another mounted partition. ...
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Creating a Web Server [closed]
Here's my problem in a nutshell:
I have been given an old computer (Windows 2000 for now) and I need to install an Ubuntu OS (I'm thinking about Ubuntu Server), Moodle and perhaps a website.
After ...
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How to make web-server address into dns?
I'm using apache webserver on ubuntu base o/s. I want to change the web-server hostname to lets says xyz.compnayname.com.uk.
The virtual machine that runs the web-server is stand-alone machine not ...
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How to make an Ubuntu Server system accessible over the Internet?
I just installed ubuntu server 12.04 on my office pc with:
Open SSH
DNS
LAMP
I also have following installed and configured:
webmin
PHPmyadmin
proftp
I have set my IP to static in ...
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How to install updates via command line?
Good day,
When I log into my web server via SSH I see the information:
88 packages can be updated.
80 updates are security updates
I tried apt-get update then apt-get upgrade but each time I log ...
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Apache2 post installation
I use the following command to install Apache server:
sudo apt-get install apache2
The installation process seems to have completed without any problems. When I point my browser to localhost:80, ...
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My user can't upload files to folders owned by www-data
I think I have screwed up my permissions in Ubuntu.
I am using my server to run PHP. I recently ran across a problem where PHP could not create directories in the var/www-directory, so I searched ...
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remote syslog hogging cpu
Currently my Ubuntu server is using 80 %(+/- 10%) of my CPU. The time on the process is 454:26.38. How do I troubleshoot this type of issue?
What could be causing this/how do I fix it?
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Play music from Server
I want to configure Ubuntu Server to play music from the same server, with a couple of points:
It will not do streaming. It will play the music from the server to the speakers connected to it.
It ...
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Laptop sreen looking hazy
I bought my new Laptop last month, Dell Inspiron. It was working properly. But today, when my Dad was working, all of a sudden, the screen got a bit hazy and it's like a bit of translucent white is ...
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Why can't terminal open my .sh file?
I'm trying to run a Minecraft Server with Bukkit in 12.04.
In the .sh file I'm using to start the Server, I wrote java -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar (and then I wrote the location of where the craftbukkit ...
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Allow port 80 into Ubuntu
I'm trying to create a basic web server. I am running Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I have installed LAMP and set up html files, and when I open a browser and navigate to 192.168.1.95 (static internal IP of ...
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What is the best minimal http server?
If I want to serve some static content over http from Ubuntu, with an emphasis on security and efficiency (at low-moderate load), what's the best choice?
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cannot access ubuntu via FTP (port 21)
I have a LAMP server (Ubuntu server version 12.4)
After installing vsftp in order to use FTP service, I still cannot access LAMP server using FTP client by my other PC (using windows 7)
I did some ...
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Add a new ubuntu server machine to a network that has already another ubuntu server.
I have configured an Ubuntu Server 12.04 on my local network which is used as a development machine with some sites that use PHP and Virtualmin is installed.
I have another Server machine that I ...
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Internet Proxy / Usage Monitoring Server
I have a Dell PowerEdge Server and I want to make it into a whole site (location) proxy server so if anyone in the building uses our internet connection, they will have to go through this proxy to get ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 WAN NIC loses connection
I am installing a 12.04 server which has two NICs with a static private and static public IP. For some reason the public IP is accessible for about 10 minutes and then the connection drops. When I log ...
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How do I test virtual hosts in Apache before I buy the domains?
Is it possible to setup an Apache virtual host without a domain name, I just want to use my IP to test my website until I get a domain name.
Examples in Apache documenation only seem to have domain ...
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Recommendation of web server admin control panel (free, open source, deb package)?
I'm looking for:
a safe/secure web admin control panel for a web server
preferably free and open source
in official repositories or at least with regular updates and an easy way to update to newer ...
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How to install icinga on Ubuntu 12.04 & Monitor remote host?
How to install latest icinga & icinga-web on Ubuntu Server 12.04 & How to monitor remote hosts ?
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Why I Can't Run The Script Against Localhost?
I have script which reads from method file :
OPTIONS
and checks whether the OPTIONS is allowed on a particular site. The script is :
#!/bin/bash
#
#
if [ ! $# == 1 ]
then
echo "Usage: $0 [ ...
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Problem downloading Rapidshare file (URL encoding)
I installed Plowshare knowing that it can download rapidshare files from terminal, but if there are any parentheses () or brackets [] in the link then it can't download the link.
Can this problem be ...
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when setting up a webserver on linux , is it a good practice to make a new user and install everything under that user?
I want to set up a webserver and I understand that when using linux its not safe to install things under root. So should I install things like apache and php under a different user? And if i do, will ...
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Port seems to be open, but connection refused
I am trying to open port 3000 on Ubuntu 12.04, cause I have a web server listening there. I'm a bit out of my confort zone here, and spent many hours trying to solve the problem without success.
Port ...
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Setting up my www directory correctly
I'm quite new to Ubuntu and Linux in general.
I need to create a my www directory (in /home) and set the permissions/ownership correctly so that any new files and directories created by myself (via ...
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Where is the directory for your web contents using LAMP?
Okay, I have used XAMPP and Apache on Windows before, but I have never tried it on Ubuntu... On top of that, I am using Ubuntu Server with 12.04 with CLI, no desktop environment or GUI.
I believe ...
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How come no one outside my network can connect to my Owncloud server?
I installed lawn software for internet online for my server, I installed owncloud 4 on it.
I can connect to it using my newwork internet, but no one out side my internet newwork can connect, they say ...
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Empty Apache2 response in Ubuntu 12.04
Like the title says, when I tried to connect to my configured domain, there's no content in response. For example, in Chromium the message says Error 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE). Apache 2.2.22 is ...
