Author: Babar Zahoor

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Graylog2 Installation & Configuration for Log Management on CentOS /RHEL 6.x with MongoDB

Graylog2 is for data analysis Field-tested open source data analytics system used and trusted all around the world. Search your logs, create charts, send reports and be alerted when something happens. All running on the existing JVM in your datacenter. Features

Nagios Installation on Production server via Source code compilation

We have CentOS Linux Operating System as a Server OS [root@nagiosprod nagios]# yum install httpd php gcc glibc glibc-common gd gd-devel [root@nagiosprod nagios]# yum install httpd php gcc glibc glibc-common gd gd-devel openssl-devel wget perl make [root@nagiosprod nagios]# /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 310 nagios [root@nagiosprod nagios]# /usr/sbin/useradd -g 310 -u 310 -c “Nagios” -d /home/nagios nagios [root@nagiosprod nagios]# passwd…
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Highly Available Linux Cluster for (LAMP) Apache, MySQL, PHP using DRBD and HeartBeat on CentOS / RedHat / Fedora

          Disclaimer: The following steps are performed on Virtual machines and tested successfully. It is advised to test first on raw / virtual machines and then in production environment. We will setup for Apache Webserver and MySQL on High Availability Cluster (2 Nodes). Test Scenario:

Fedora 20 i686 Live AntiVirus Spin from WBITT Team!

The main purpose of Fedora 20 i686 Live AntiVirus Spin is of-course to clean your Windows infected virus infected Windows computers. Use this spin to boot your system in a clean state, remove the virus infected files, and get back to what you wanted to do with your Windows computer. Download the ISO from the download section of…
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Installation & configuration of ModSecurity on APACHE

Mod Security is a web based firewall (WAF) designed for apache (though there is a version available for IIS too). It is widely used and highly effective. But there is a learning curve in using modsec. You can start exploring by installing ModSec on your system. INSTALLATION USING YUM To install modsec from YUM you…
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Installing MantisBT – A Bug Tracking System

By: Muhammad Farrukh Siddique ======================================= MantisBT version: 1.2.17 CentOS version: 6.2 Apache version: 2.2.15 PHP version: 5.3.3 MySQL version: 5.1.73 ======================================= ————————————– Disable SELinux and configure iptables accordingly. to disable SELinux open file # vim /etc/sysconfig/selinux change the enforcing status to disables, as below: SELINUX=disabled save and quit

Internet Governance can help develop a new social contract in Pakistan: AIS

Internet Governance can help develop a new social contract in Pakistan: AIS *Calls for a responsible, transparent, inclusive national ICT policy *ICT can spur economic growth and raise country’s GDP   Islamabad; May 10, 2014: Emergence of new mobile and Internet technologies like 3G or 4G might not transform anything in itself but its responsible,…
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YOUTUBE CACHING USING SQUID IN TRANSPARENT MODE

YouTUBE Caching using Squid as a Transparent Proxy server Umair Junaid In this tutorial we will be creating a youtube caching server using squid and apache server We will be using squid proxy server and apache php web server to redirect and store youtubevideos. We will need Server Machine with two NIC’s

Transparent Squid Cache Proxy Server Configuration in 5 easy steps on CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Core / Scientific Linux

Configure Transparent Squid cache proxy in 5 Easy Steps on CentOS RHEL Fedora Scientific Linux    Step 1 [root@squid-server ~]#vim /etc/sysctl.conf # Controls IP packet forwarding net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 #### If it is 0 make it 1 for packet forwarding #### wq! [root@squid-server ~]#sysctl -p