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MySQL/MariaDB
How to import MySQL .SQL dump/backup files to MySQL Server
We’ve recently created a WordPress site and we want to move the database for this site from our production server…
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MySQL/MariaDB
How To Replicate MySQL Databases Using MySQL Replication
A common issue when trying to introduce High Availability is what do to with your database. There are multiple options.…
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MySQL/MariaDB
How To Configure/Set up MySQL Master-Master Replication
MySQL Master-Master replication evolved from the binary MySQL Master-Slave Replication. In a Master and Slave environment, database changes are made…
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MySQL/MariaDB
Reset MySQL Replication Slave – Replica_SQL_Running No
MySQL Replication is a great tool and also a needed tool for high availability. Unfortunately, it’s temperamental, to say the…
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Linux
Set Linux Server date and time using NTP
NTP will keep your server’s time in sync with other servers in your chosen time zone. As standard, all our…
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Linux
How to change the SSH port in Linux Servers
Changing the SSH port of your server is always a good idea to increase security. Every server on the internet…
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Linux
Create a sudo user – How to create a System user
In most of our guides, we use the root user to deploy software. This is because we create a new…
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Virtualization
Managing Linux KVM VPS swap with vm.swappiness
Since Kernel V2.6.x users have been able to utilize VPS SWAP on Linux servers. Vm.swappiness was introduced around the time…
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Linux
How To Partition Additional KVM Hard Drive
If for some reason you need more space in your NVMe VPS, you can opt to have a second hard…
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Linux
How To Reset Ubuntu/Debian Root Password
If you lose your root password then you will also lose access to your server. To get access back you…
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