Editing the Sudoers file on Ubuntu and CentOS

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Servers, Support, Tutorial 15 August 2017
Introduction Privilege separation is one of the fundamental security paradigms implemented in Linux and Unix-like operating systems. Regular users operate with limited privileges in order to reduce the scope of their influence to their own…
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How To Configure SSH Key-Based Authentication on a Linux Server

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, Servers, Support, Tutorial 15 August 2017
Introduction SSH, or secure shell, is an encrypted protocol used to administer and communicate with servers. When working with a Linux server, chances are, you will spend most of your time in a terminal session…
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How to reset your MySQL or MariaDB root password

James Ensor CentOS, Tutorial 3 August 2017
Forgotten your MySQL or MariaDB root password? Don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world. You can reset your MySQL or MariaDB root passwords, provided you have access to the server and a sudo-enabled…
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The EU General Data Protection Regulation

James Ensor 5wire 3 August 2017
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming in to force on 25th May 2018. So, what should we know? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was approved by the EU Parliament on…
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London Colocation from £40 per month!

James Ensor 5wire 19 January 2017
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How To Add Swap on CentOS 7

James Ensor CentOS, PHP, Tutorial 18 January 2017
Enable SWAP on your CentOS 7 Server One of the best ways to make your server more responsive and guard against out-of-memory errors or applications crashing is to add SWAP space. SWAP is an area…
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Affordable Colocation in Central London

James Ensor 5wire, Blog 18 January 2017
With two awesome data centres in the heart of Central London, 5wire Networks are pleased to offer affordable colocation without the huge overheads. We currently have availability in Telecity Meridan Gate. [small_space] Affordable Colocation [small_space]…
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How to install and configure PHP Zend Opcache

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, cpanel, PHP, Tutorial 18 January 2017
What is Opcache you ask? Opcache is a PHP extensions that will help to improve server & applications performance. There are many popular opcode caches like eaccelerator, xcache, apc, etc.  Opcache is recommended in almost all…
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Which Control Panel is for you? cPanel, Plesk and More

James Ensor 5wire, Blog, cpanel, Tutorial 15 January 2017
Those that require Web Hosting often look for the most easy method for managing their servers using a Control Panel. As we all know, the easiest way is with a simple graphical user interface to…
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How to Install cPanel on your Virtual Server – CentOS 6, CentOS 7

James Ensor 5wire, CentOS, cpanel, Tutorial 14 January 2017
cPanel is a the most popular application that enables users to administer servers using a GUI interface instead of traditional command line. cPanel is straight forward to install, but sometimes can take a couple of…
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