Latest articles from alphadevx.com News feed containing all of the details on the latest articles published on alphadevx.com. Latest articles from alphadevx.com Generated by the Alpha Framework Installing the Opera web browser on FedoraA quick guide on how to install the Opera web browser on Fedora using yum.000000003892013-05-20T14:33:11+01:00 Adding a read-only MySQL userInstructions on how to set up and test a read-only account in MySQL.000000003882013-03-06T15:07:23+00:00 Changing the maximum item size allowed by MemcacheDetails on how to change the maximum item size allowed by Memcache, which only allows 1MB items by default.000000003872013-02-21T14:14:29+00:00 Setting up a secure SSL sub-domain on Apache2A detailed tutorial on how to set up a sub-domain on Apache2 that is served up on a secure SSL connection on port 443 using a self-signed certificate.000000003862013-02-19T11:20:49+00:00 Rotating Nginx log files via CronA tutorial on how you can set up a simple Cron job to run a bash script that will rotate and compress Nginx log files for you automatically each day.000000003852013-02-15T10:50:53+00:00 Suppressing Cron Job Email NotificationsDetailed instructions on how to suppress email notifications from Linux Cron jobs.000000003842013-02-14T10:10:38+00:00 Disabling the TRACE method in Apache2In this tutorial, I will show you how to check for TRACE support on your Apache2 server using curl, and then switch it off if it is enabled.000000003832013-02-13T14:52:28+00:00 Adding a composite unique key to an existing MySQL tableTutorial explaining how to add a composite unique key to an existing MySQL table, after firstly checking for existing violations.000000003822013-01-16T15:54:46+00:00 Conducting a security audit with NiktoA detailed tutorial on how to install Nikto and use it to conduct a security audit of a web server.000000003812013-01-05T20:04:46+00:00 Conducting a passive security audit with RatproxyA tutorial on how to install the Ratproxy server and configure it as a proxy for Firefox to conduct passive security audits.000000003802012-12-27T22:34:07+00:00 Review of the Seiz Urbanpack U01A detailed review of the Urbanpack U01 backpack from Seiz.000000003792012-12-21T15:31:20+00:00 Alpha Framework 1.2.1 ReleasedAn overview of the features of the new 1.2.1 release of Alpha Framework.000000003782012-12-21T14:52:52+00:00 Alpha Framework 1.2.0 ReleasedAn overview of the features of the new 1.2.0 release of Alpha Framework.000000003772012-11-15T22:06:46+00:00 Most meetings are actually briefingsThis article explores the difference between a meeting and a briefing, and why most meetings in organiztions are in fact a briefing.000000003762012-10-13T16:42:25+01:00 Working with ticketing systemsA detailed overview of ticketing systems, along with some suggested best practises on how we might make best use of them on our projects.000000003752012-09-26T22:52:22+01:00 Running Solr queries and updates via curlIn this tutorial, we will look at examples of running Solr REST API calls via curl from the command line.000000003742012-09-21T16:22:18+01:00 Developing off the Alpha trunkIn this tutorial, I will show you how to set up a local Subversion repository with an external link to the central Alpha Framework trunk.000000003732012-09-15T15:32:17+01:00 Fixing slow performance of sending mail from PHP via SendmailOn some servers the Sendmail program can be quite slow at sending emails due to hostname resolution. In this article, we will explore one possible solution.000000003722012-09-13T14:56:11+01:00 Sending attachments from the Linux command line using mailAn example of how to use the mail command in Linux to send file attachments.000000003712012-09-12T12:48:07+01:00 Running a network trace on the command line using tcpflowDetailed intructions on how to run a network trace on the Linux command line using the tcpflow tool.000000003702012-09-04T14:33:28+01:00