Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL Musings
July 28, 2010 | In: Apache, Linux, PHP
Recently I was working on a script on a fresh virtual server. The script was pulled from a production server and was being actively used. When I try to run it on the test server, it was mysteriously not working, Apache access_log shows 500 HTTP response...
December 31, 2009 | In: Books, General
I was never really a big fan of reading. Sure I have got a stack of books just right beside me, with mostly reference technical books, I have to admit I never finished reading any of them. When the opportunity of grabbing a paperback copy of...
November 8, 2009 | In: FTP, Networking, Server Security, Windows
Source MSFTPSVC Event ID 8: FTP Server could not create a client worker Thread for user at host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The connection to this user is terminated the data is the error. (No error Code) Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the host attempting to...
October 28, 2009 | In: Linux, Networking, Virtualization, Windows
We would usually just setup a NAT based VM appliance for any new requirement. Most of the time, access is limited to ones desktops. When the need arise for a shared Linux VM on our local Windows 2003 server, the inexperienced may find it trouble setting...
October 26, 2009 | In: Application Security, Certifications, Server Security
It has not been long that I've become involved on many a client requests to make their servers PCI compliant. More often than not they would just pass onto us at least a 30 page report of what's needed to be done to become "PCI Compliant". This would...
July 2, 2008 | In: Linux, Networking, Windows
When Windows XP SP3 was officially out I eagerly installed without a problem, so I guess MS did something right this time. However a couple of months later, I needed the Remote Desktop client for work and there, MS blew up again or may I say as...