The first thing on your mind when setting up a new Linux server (dedicated or VPS) is how you can increase security. One of the best tools in your bag of tricks should be the CSF (ConfigServer) LFD (Login Failure Daemon) firewall. Continue Reading…
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If you’re anything like me, you prefer to do things via command line (CLI) rather than relying on a GUI to do most things in Linux. You also realize that while some of us don’t like to use control panels (plesk, cpanel, webmin, etc..), they are necessary when providing a shared hosting environment for your clients.
There are a couple of ways that I lock it down.. I won’t get into specifics because I don’t want you (or you!) trying to find it, but I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen an old phpMyAdmin install just sitting on someone’s server waiting for someone to type in the correct login and password and screw up your day. Continue Reading…
