Introduction Nginx comes with a nifty module that allows us to allow or deny access to directories served by the webserver. The module is named ngx_http_access_module to allow or deny access to IP address. The syntax can look as follows:…
Introduction With the latest Java updates the security settings has been set at a higher level by default and there are many websites that now experience problems with some older Java applets that no longer works. This is a common…
I’ve written guides on how to backup to both Dropbox.com and Box.com and now got the request via Twitter to write how to do the same thing with copy.com. Since I didn’t have a copy.com account I had to create…
The easiest way, not saying it is the best, to copy files in windows is by using Windows Explorer. You can mount your VPS disk in Windows using the SMB/CIFS protocol, in this guide I will demonstrate this by installing…
Being a Windows user I am always wondering why Windows uses so much diskspace. One of the resasons are that Windows always saves older copies of system files after an update. After each Windows Update more and more of your…
In second place in the 2013/2014 Teach something, Win something contest we find Maarten Kossen, administrator of LowendBox.com. His guide on creating a Nagios plugin in PHP is a follow up on a series of Nagios tutorials Maarten wrote on…
3rd place in the Teach something, Win something contest goes to Mark Mearns for his SQUID installation script. Mark took 3rd place because of the simplicity he created with this script which will make a great addition in the script…
When installing and running multiple WordPress blogs it is easy to forget the password for one of the accounts used. You are using different login names and passwords for each account now are you? This has happened to me more…
It is time to write a guide for Windows users on how to tunnel your traffic without the need to install any software on your local computer. Say that you are stuck behind a firewall that filters your traffic or…
When you have sensitive data that you need to transmit but want to make it easy to encrypt and decrypt it, use some standard tools to get the job done! When sending sensitive material across the globe, be it via…
