09Jan 2009 by Asim Zeeshan 2 Comments

Intall Apache, MySQL and PHP on Ubuntu 8.10

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WARNING: Please use this method to install Apache, PHP and MySQL because its more suitable for most of your needs and has options to auto-upgrade your installation. The following method is obsolete and not recommended. After trying to install Apache, MySQL and PHP on Ubuntu 8.10 via several methods listed over the web. I opted for xampp package for linux. It is as easy as ABC Download the xampp linux package from their official website (I have selected NCHC, Taiwan as the mirror to download this package, you may try another) Extract the files Chmod the files to have nobody ownership Configure xampp security Start xampp with this command Stop xampp Restart xampp Login to ftp using the username nobody and the password that you have set up in the…
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08Jan 2009 by Asim Zeeshan 2 Comments

How to Install Webmin in Ubuntu

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From the little help that I can get over the internet, I found out that you need to install the following packages to prepare the system for Webmin installation. Run the following command over SSH or Ubuntu Desktop's terminal window (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal). (Learn how to configure SSH on Ubuntu 8.10 if you want to have a remote access to your Ubuntu box). Download the latest version of Webmin by running the following command (visit webmin download section for newer versions) Downloading Webmin After the package has been downloaded, run the following command to install it You should now be able to login to Webmin at the URL https://localhost:10000/ using root or any other user with sudo access.
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