Installing Suhosin by Patching PHP Source
Preparation When you want to install PHP with the Suhosin-Patch you have to first perform some preparation steps. Step 1: Installing the Hardened-PHP Project Signaturekey You should first grab a copy of the Hardened-PHP Project’s Release Signaturekey and import it into your GNU Privacy Guard keychain. (For further information on the usage of gnupg please [...]
Installing Suhosin as PHP Extension in Linux
Unlike the Hardening-Patch for PHP, nearly all of Suhosin´s features are within the extension. Therefore you might want to only install the extension and use a plain unpatched PHP. Depending on the system we might already offer binary packages. You can check our Suhosin Downloads page. In that case you only need to activate the [...]
Secure your Linux Servers
Securing a linux server is a continuous job as new types of exploits are discovered almost everday. Here, we tried to collect a number of quick guides that will help you securing your linux box.However, this guide covers only basic linux server security tips intended for linux learners. I am writing this guide assuming that [...]
Installing and configuring monit to monitor your server(s)
Monit is a utility for managing and monitoring, processes, files, directories and filesystems on a UNIX system. Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations. Pre Install Step: yum install openssl* Step 1: Installing monit from Source cd /usr/local/src wget http://mmonit.com/monit/dist/monit-5.0.3.tar.gz tar -zxvf monit-5.0.3.tar.gz cd monit-5.0.3 ./configure –sysconfdir=/etc/monit/ [...]
Hardening/Securing SSHD (Secure SHell Daemon)
A quick guide on how to secure your sshd. Hope it helps. Step 1: First of all we need to make a regular user, since we are disabling direct root login: adduser admin && passwd admin Step 2: Backup your current sshd_config mv /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak Step 3: Create a new sshd_config file
Billing and automation software ::ClientExec
October 14, 2009 by littlemaster
Filed under cPanel, Plesk
ClientExec ClientExec is a commercial web host billing system which helps to automate client management, support, and billing tasks. ClientExec is developed by NEWEDGE Services, Inc. and is located on the Internet at www.clientexec.com. On the ClientExec website, the application lists a wide range of server integration (panel) modules, gateway integration modules, domain name registrar [...]
DoS Protection via APF, BFD, DDOS and RootKit
Being a web host, your servers are constantly being attacked by hackers by denial-of-service (DoS) and other brute force attacks. There is no foolproof method to stop 100% of all attacks, but there are ways to protect your servers by applying firewall rules, and detecting and banning attacking IPs. This article makes use of the [...]
How to install SSL certificate
Installing your SSL Web Server Certificate in Plesk is very easy. Simply follow the steps. Download the Primary, Intermediate, and Root certificate files from your DigiCert account. Login to the Plesk Control Panel. Select ‘Domains’ from the left hand menu. Click on the domain name that the certificate is for. Click on the ‘Certificates’ menu [...]
Common features of cPanel, Plesk and DotNet Panel web hosting
September 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under cPanel, DotNet Panel, Plesk
cPanel, Plesk and DotNet Panel are the control panels offered by most of the professional web hosting service providers. These control panels provided by the hosting firms, help users to manage different tasks of web hosting. These panels simplifies the tasks for the support staff too, as clients are able to carry out majority of [...]
