How to Install Squid on CentOS 6.3
Squid is a popular open-source proxy server that is widely used to improve network performance by caching frequently used web pages. It also helps to increase security and privacy by…
How to Install and Configure Iptables Firewall on CentOS 6.3
This post covers the steps to install and configure iptables on linux CentOS 6.3 server. Iptables is a packet filtering firewall package in linux. It used to set up, maintain,…
How to Add Webtatic Repository on CentOS 6.3
This post covers the steps on how to setup additional yum repository using Webtatic. Webtatic yum repository is a repository containing updated web-related packages for CentOS and Redhat Enterprise Linux…
How to Add Remi Yum Repository on CentOS 6.3
This post cover the steps to install remi repository on linux CentOS 6.3 server. There are several 3rd party repositories for CentOS 6 server. One of the popular one is…
How to Install and Configure Bind 9 DNS on CentOS 6.3
This post covers the steps on how to install Bind DNS server on CentOS 6.3. Bind is the most popular software and the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS)…
How to Install nslookup on CentOS 6.3
nslookup is a command-line tool used to query DNS servers and obtain domain-related information, such as IP addresses, mail servers, and other records. It is a helpful utility for network…
How to Check Swap Space/Memory/Size on Linux VPS Server
In Linux, swap space plays a pivotal role as a backup to physical memory, providing an overflow area. This is crucial for two primary reasons. Firstly, when the system demands…
How to Fix “crond: unrecognized service” on Linux CentOS 6.3
I have a CentOS 6.3 which was without cron package installed. When I tried running crond service it says “unrecognized service”. Besides, when try to edit the crontab, it getting…
How to Install and Configure Awstats on CentOS 6.3
AWStats is short for Advanced Web Statistics it’s an powerful open source tool that generates advanced websites statistics, graphically and provides you with detailed statistics regarding visitors to your web…
How to Setup phpMyAdmin on CentOS 6.3 using EPEL Repository
In web hosting, managing databases effectively is a crucial skill. One of the most popular tools for this task is phpMyAdmin, a free software tool written in PHP designed to…
How to Install Clam Antivirus on CentOS 6.3
ClamAV is an open source (GPL) antivirus engine designed for detecting Trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats. It provides a high performance mutli-threaded scanning daemon, command line utilities for…
How to Configure RPMforge Repository on CentOS 6.3
RPMforge repository is a collaboration of Dag, Dries, and other packagers. The default RPMforge repository does not replace any CentOS base packages. This post covers the steps to configure RPMforge…