Update: updating WordOps with the command wo update appears to have solved the problem. I did not update further with wo stack upgrade and wo maintenance as things are working OK and I don’t want to risk any incompatibilities arising out of the upgrades. …………………………………………………….. This problem started with the WordOps VPS whenever I uploaded
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ERROR 1050 (42S01) at line : Table ‘user’ already exists
I set up a new VPS with WordOps using the guide. However, while inserting the mysql dump into the database, I encountered the error ERROR 1050 (42S01) at line : Table ‘user’ already exists To resolve the issue, I opened the .sql dump file with nano and inserted the following lines at the top. DROP
To run Gsutil with Cron, full path is required
When Gsutil is run manually by the shell, the full path is not required. So, the command gsutil rsync /var/www/BACKUP gs://mybucket is sufficient. However, the cron requires the full path. The path can be located with the command gsutil version -l This yields the output root@server:/var/www# gsutil version -l gsutil version: 5.21 checksum: 74f2cab932617e89e1a88b1b346339f7 (OK)
SendMail: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1]
I followed the procedure to Integrate Amazon SES with Sendmail in Ubuntu as given in the guide. The error log at /var/log/mail.log shows this error: Apr 26 18:57:42 ABC sendmail[21040]: 33QDRMnm021040: to=demo@gmail.com, ct laddr=admin@demo.com (0/0), delay=00:00:20, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=relay, pri=30060, relay=[127.0.0.1] [127.0.0.1], dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection refused by [127.0.0.1] This error was caused by the wrong placement
How To Transfer A Web-Site From One Server To Another Using SSH
Step I: Make A Back-Up Of the Old Site Files (Not Including Database) (i) Find the “root” of your site. The easiest way to do is to create a php file (called phpinfo.php) and upload it to your site containing the following: The contents of the php file should be: // Show all information, defaults
Check Folder/ Directory Size With SSH + Delete Folder/ Directory With SSH
I backup my files by creating a tar folder and transporting it to a remote location. I use the simple but effective technique documented here. Recently, I was shocked to find that the tar file had bloated to several GB in size. I looked in the public_html folder but could not find any suspicious file.
NGINX: Force Pdf Files To Download & Not Open In Browser
The usual code for forcing pdf files to download and not open in the browser is this: location ~* /(.*\.pdf) { types { application/octet-stream .pdf; } default_type application/octet-stream; } Restart the nginx server with the command: service nginx restart It is best if the location directive is placed immediately after the server directive. server {
Your IP has been flagged for potential security violations. Find out more…
When you try to log in to the WordPress installation, you may occasionally get this error message. Your IP has been flagged for potential security violations. Find out more… What the message states is that the IP has been blocked and the user will not be entitled to log into his own wordpress installation. Jetpack
Reliance Jio Prime membership: New plans & how to avail them
Reliance Jio is all set to enroll its customers on its Jio Prime membership plan starting today, which can be availed at Rs 99. The plan is an extension of the company’s ‘Happy New Year’ offer and new as well existing customers can become Jio Prime subscribers before March 31 to enjoy the Prime Jio
vps performance test: Amazon Lightsail vs. Digital Ocean vs. Linode vs. Scaleway vs. Server Mania
VPS performance test: Amazon Lightsail vs. Digital Ocean vs. Linode vs. Scaleway vs. Server Mania Severs tested for performance I have tested the following servers: (i) Amazon_Linux-512MB-Virginia-1 (LIghtsail)512 MB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD Amazon Linux Virginia, Zone B (us-east-1b) (ii) Scaleway (Paris) (BareMetal server)C2S – 4 Dedicated x86 64bit Cores, 8GB memory 50GB