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Why Unix Timestamp Is Useful

Overview Unix timestamps are a way or storing a specific date and time. Unix timestamps are a 10 digit number that represents the number of seconds that have passed since midnight Universal...

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List Of Common Ports And Protocols

List Of Common Ports And Protocols Below is a list of common ports and protocols as well as the service it is generally associated with. If you feel there are ports that should be on this list, please...

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Using Curl As A Wget For Mac Replacement

Overview I was trying to download a file on my Mac and realised that there is no wget for Mac. Since I consistently use wget I decided to find a way to get wget for mac. I found a quick way to create...

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Manually Override DNS -Window, Linux and Mac Examples

Overview First off, let me explain what a DNS Entry is in order for us to understand why we would need to override it. Basically a DNS entry is a record or entry that tells us what ip address is of a...

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Why is Apache Restarting Randomly

Overview If your apache seems to restart randomly, it can be confusing and difficult to find the issue. I noticed apache on one of my servers was restarting at what seemed like random times. Why is...

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Logrotate Set File Permissions

Overview If you have ever wondered why your log files randomly change permissions each night. Logrotate could be up to its tricks. Similar to the other article I published on Why is apache randomly...

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MySQL Copy Table From One Database To Another

Overview So you are looking at transferring the data of on MySQL Table into another MySQL Table. Migrating data from database to another database table can be surprisingly easier than you would think....

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Grant Privileges To User in MySQL

Overview If you would like to add a user to MySQL and give them permissions to view on or multiple databases, then continue reading. It is a fairly simple process and can be very powerful in keeping...

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PHP Ping Script Video Tutorial

Webucator, a provider of online and onsite business and technical training, contacted me and asked if they use my php ping script article as a basis for a new training video. The video would be added...

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Successful SU For Nobody By Root?

Successful su for nobody by root? If you are looking through you auth log files you may notice entries saying “session opened for user nobody”. What could this mean and is your server being...

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