Installing PHP 5 on FreeBSD
A tutorial on installing PHP from the FreeBSD ports for Apache and MySQL. What you need to add to the httpd.conf file and which of the PHP5 ports to choose.
Shell script to restart MySQL server if it not working
Shell script to restart MySQL server if it not working due to ANY causes. When script detects mysql is not running (it basically sends ping request to MySQL) it try to start using /etc/init.d/mysql script; and it sends an email to user indicating the status. This script must be run from Cron Job so that it can [...]
NAS Backup Server Disk Monitoring Shell Script
A shell script to monitor server disk space and send an email alert to admin. This is useful if you are using rented dedicated / vps server and backup data to NAS everyday. This script will monitor disk space and it will send you an email. Make sure you setup your email id, NAS space [...]
Zabbix on FreeBSD
This guide will show you how to get a basic Zabbix server and frontend running on your FreeBSD 8.1 – as always I assume you know basic FreeBSD to use the guide.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a UDP-based network protocol. It is used in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention.
Update DirectAdmin version
DirectAdmin update to version 1.41 Realtime email usage stats (SKINS) [feature] override to allow upper case usernames [feature] SymLinksIfOwnerMatch and reduced AllowOverride [bugfix] Renamed restore not restoring main ftp account [bugfix] commands.deny not being scanned [bugfix]
System Monitoring with MRTG
The Multi Router Traffic Grapher, or just simply MRTG, is free software for monitoring and measuring the traffic load on network links. It allows the user to see traffic load on a network over time in graphical form.
Tuning the Apache MaxClients parameter
One thing that can have a really drastic effect on a large site using Apache, is the value assigned to the MaxClients parameter. This parameter defines how many simultaneous request can be served. Any connection request from browsers that come in after that will be queued.