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Free Linux Server Backup Using Dropbox

November 28, 2009 Peter Comments 1 comment

I don’t need to tell you how important data backups are. These days, several online backup services based on cloud computing are available for either free with some limited storage to a affordable monthly fee for unlimited storage. Carbonite, Mozy, Blackblaze, and Dropbox are a few excellent examples. There are advantages and disadvantages of these various services. I use 3 out of the 4 mentioned, depending on the type of data, frequency of changes, , and how often I need…

Apache’s MPM-prefork Leaking Memory

April 10, 2009 Peter Comments 2 comments

I’ve noticed in the last few weeks that my VPS host this site runs on has been running out of guaranteed physical memory. Apache’s mpm-prefork module might be the culprit.

Using Apache’s Rewrite Engine to Redirect to HTTPS Site

March 17, 2009 Peter Comments 0 Comment

So you’ve installed on your Apache web server PHPMyAdmin, Bugzilla, WordPress, or any other sites that prompt the user for authentication info. One thing about asking for authentication info on websites is that you have to be very careful about how the username and password are transmitted between the browser and the server. Without HTTPS, they WILL be transmitted in clear text, open to all prying eyes along the way. After enabling MOD_REWRITE, I added the following to the configuration…

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