Jenkins setup Git Tutorial (also when not working for Github or BitBucket on Ubuntu)
Jenkins SSH Key sudo su jenkins ssh-keygen -t rsa (pressing return when prompted for a pass phrase) cd ~/.ssh cat id_rsa.pub Git and Jenkin If you get a git clone issues when building (The authenticity of host ‘bitbucket.org) try the following…
Ubuntu VirtualBox with Static IP on Windows Host
Bridge Adapter Go to the virtualbox settings and change the network type to be bridge adapter. Then boot the box. Edit the interface sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces You will find a line saying something like iface eth0 inet dhcp. Replace this…
WordPress Plugin For The EU Cookie Law
Below an email I wrote to someone asking about the cookie law and whether there are any WordPress Plugin to solve the issue. Hi Alistair, The cookie law is much more complicated than a simple plugin as there are many…
How to connect to Ubuntu from Mac via SSH Keys
The following instructions explains how to connect to an Ubuntu server through a mac terminal/console using ssh keys. It does not turn off the ability to login with a password (see step 7) and you cannot do this with root,…
How to disable root on Ubuntu
Warning: The following instructions worked for me however may brick your server. Please find a professional network admin to play around with a live/production server. If something bad happens I am not to blame, you have been warned! 1. Login…
Sendmail on Ubuntu
Install Sendmail on Ubuntu I also need my php applications to be able to send our email using the mail function. Therefore I need to install sendmail and enable it in my php.ini file. Install Sendmail apt-get install sendmail Check…
Changing Plesk Fast CGI to Apache PHP with ZF
So recently I’ve had to change the php mode from Fast CGI to Apache Module in plesk due to the http authenticate functions in php not working. This caused my Zend Framework website to produce a 500 error, in my…
Share Folders on Unbuntu VBox with Windows
These instructions assure you are using Windows as your host and Ubuntu as the client machine. I am using vbox 4 and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I had loads of issues getting this to work with other tutorials and forum posts….
How to Install InstantSSL on Plesk
To install an Comodo InstantSSL on plesk you need to do two steps, 1. create a csr then upload it, 2. install the certificate comodo send to you (this is the bit that Comodo’s documentation is crap). Create a CSR…
Install APC on Ubuntu with PHP 5.3
Installing the APC with PHP5.3 is straightforward (when you know how): 1. Install the required packages: sudo apt-get install php-pear php5-dev apache2-threaded-dev 2. Install APC: sudo pecl install apc-3.1.4 3. Create file /etc/php5/conf.d/apc.ini with the following content: extension=apc.so 4. Restart…
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