Author: WebCentriX

So you’ve setup your web server and now you want a simple backup space to store your backups away from the main server, just in case the worst happens! Plesk uses FTP for off...

After some time you may find your server starts to fill up with backups and other files and this will ultimately bring your server down when you run out of usable space. I use...

Quickly and easily check for or optimise and repair any MySQL database corruption with the following commands. Extended checks on all databases plus auto repair any corrupted mysqlcheck -u root -p –auto-repair -c -e...

A quick search on Google with throw up loads on swap files, if you want to read about what they are and how they work there is a good article over at Ubuntu help...

If you get a /bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory or similar error it’s likely caused by a format incompatibility if you created or edited your shell script in Windows. The ^M is a...

Need to take automated nightly backups of all of the MySQL databases on your server and then move a copy to a separate FTP space? It’s actually a lot simpler than it sounds. First...

It’s pretty simple to remove the Facebook like and promotions from the Plesk panel. rename the file /opt/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini.sample to panel.ini and then amend the file so it appears like: [promos] ; Disable other products promotions enabled =...

I often find myself running through the same setup procedure while getting a server ready for clients. Our hosting platform for clients is Plesk so this is going to be a quick step by step...

Why would you want to use SSH Keys? SSH keys are a more secure way of connecting to your server than by simple password authentication and all but stops a terminal brute force password...