How to Create or Remove SWAP File in Centos 7

Swap refers to disk space used when the RAM is full. Inactive pages in RAM are pushed to swap to free up some RAM space for current processes to use….

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How to Disable MySQL Strict Mode on Centos 7

Strict Mode in MySQL controls how MySQL handles invalid or missing values in statements such as INSERT and UPDATE. If strict mode is not in effect, MySQL inserts adjusted values…

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Understanding the Linux Inode

An inode in Linux is a file structure that holds data about a file. In Linux, everything is treated as a file. This includes directories and devices such as keyboard,…

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Configuring date and time in RHEL 7/Centos 7

Knowing how to manage time via the command line is a useful skill to acquire. To best understand time, we need to understand the two types of clocks specified in…

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How to configure static IP addresses in CentOS 6

CentOS 6 minimal by default does not come with the network pre-configured. In this guide, we will be showing you how to set a static IP address in CentOS 6…

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How to create a Web server using Nginx on Centos 7

In our project, the web server will be running on Nginx. Of course Apache is another great web server, but here, I’ll use Nginx v1.12.2. If you’d like the Apache…

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How to add a user to Sudoers in CentOS

Sudo is a command line program that allows an ordinary user to execute commands that require superuser privileges. Running your system as a non-root user is good practice for a…

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How to remove MySQL from your CentOS system

When doing an installation of a specific version of MySQL on your CentOS machine, you may get errors caused by the previous MySQL that had been installed earlier; probably a…

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How to create a Database Server using MariaDB on Centos 7

In our project, the database server will run on MariaDB Prerequisites A VPS with Centos 7 installed Root access to the VPS What do we want? We intend to setup…

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How to create a Web server using Apache on Centos 7

In our project, the web server will be running on Apache. Of course Nginx is another great web server, but here, I’ll use Apache v2.4. If you’d like the Nginx…

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