MySQL: Search and Replace
There are a number of times when I have had to change one string to another in a MySQL table. In the past I would do a MySQL dump, edit […]
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Setup OpenVPN on FreeBSD 12.1
This acticle will go through the install and configuration to use FreeBSD as your OpenVPN server and how to create the client config files.
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Adding a Second Drive
This article documents how to add a second drive to your FreeBSD system and format it as UFS. If you have a system that allows hot-plugging (like the Dell line
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Stop PHP files from executing.
If you are a maintainer of a websiter or CMS, don’t always trust the built in security. If the user can upload images or stories to the web site then
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What SSL protocols is a site using.
Wondering what SSL encryption and protocols a site is using. Cipherscan is free and work well. You can find it here: Cipherscan
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Port or Package Installation Date
There are a number of times that I need to find out when a port or package was last upgraded or installed. This comes in very handy every time I
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Upgrading all ports via portupgrade.
portupgradeis a tool that allows you to upgrade ports on your FreeBSD system. It has its faults, and it doesn’t always work (see below), but its about as close as
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DHCP and resolv.conf
DHCP on FreeBSD updates your DNS information in /etc/resolv.conf. This works great for workstation and other systems that only have one interface but what about systems that are connected to
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Samba Errors and ZFS
I have been working on cleaning up a lot of errors that I am seeing on my samba install. It appears that ZFS needs all the extended ACL support installed
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FreeBSD ZFS mirror/raidz
This how-to documents how to setup ZFS and install FreeBSD 9.1 into it. ZFS is a great modern file system (invented by SUN Microsystems) to use under FreeBSD. It is
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