[HowtoForge] Newsletter 02/11/2010

HowtoForge Newsletter 02/11/2010
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New HOWTOs:
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* How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On Ubuntu 9.10
* Installing PHP 5.3, Nginx And PHP-fpm On Ubuntu/Debian
* How To Upgrade Debian Etch To Lenny
* VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless OpenSUSE 11.2 Server
* Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 12
* NTFS Disk Recovery
* Install Multiple Linux Distributions Via PXE (The Easy Way)
* How To Add Two-Factor Authentication To Openvpn AS With The WiKID Strong Authentication Server

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How To Set Up MySQL Database Replication With SSL Encryption On Ubuntu 9.10
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This tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL using an SSL connection for encryption (to make it impossible for hackers to sniff out passwords and data transferred between the master and slave). MySQL replication allows you to have an exact copy of a database from a master server on another server (slave), and all updates to the database on the master server are immediately replicated to the database on the slave server so that both databases are in sync. This is not a backup policy because an accidentally issued DELETE command will also be carried out on the slave; but replication can help protect against hardware failures.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-mysql-database-replication-with-ssl-encryption-on-ubuntu-9.10

Installing PHP 5.3, Nginx And PHP-fpm On Ubuntu/Debian
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Since Apache is most of the time a memory hungy process, people started to look for different ways to host their website. Apache is clearly not the only webserver available. A few good examples are lighttpd and nginx. In this tutorial I will show you how to install it on your Ubuntu server. This tutorial also applies to Debian, though. There is only a very small difference.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-php-5.3-nginx-and-php-fpm-on-ubuntu-debian

How To Upgrade Debian Etch To Lenny
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Debian Etch is soon to be unsupported by the Debian team, therefore all Debian Linux Servers need to be upgraded to Debian Lenny. I work for Netzen (an IT Support company) and have upgraded many Linux servers to Debian Lenny over the past months, so I am providing this guide on how to upgrade Debian Etch to Debian Lenny to the HowtoForge community.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-upgrade-debian-etch-to-lenny

VBoxHeadless - Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 3.1.x On A Headless OpenSUSE 11.2 Server
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This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.1.x on a headless OpenSUSE 11.2 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/vboxheadless-running-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox-3.1-on-a-headless-opensuse-11.2-server

Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 12
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Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a Fedora 12 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-nginx-with-php5-and-mysql-support-on-fedora-12

NTFS Disk Recovery
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Mary, the daughter of a friend is in college: her Windows XP laptop constantly reboots and, we suspect, has a bad hard drive. The system will boot a live CD (Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Desktop), and data on the hard drive can be read. During boot, the live CD identifies disk errors and tries unsuccessfully to repair them.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/ntfs-disk-recovery

Install Multiple Linux Distributions Via PXE (The Easy Way)
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The following script will set up a PXE config on your server, making it possible to install major Linux distributions via netboot.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/install-multiple-linux-distributions-via-pxe-the-easy-way

How To Add Two-Factor Authentication To Openvpn AS With The WiKID Strong Authentication Server
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It's been a while since our last tutorial on how to add two-factor authentication to OpenVPN using the WiKID Strong Authentication System. The people at OpenVPN have been very active lately and it seems like a good time to take a look at what they've done. It's still dead simple to configure, but it is mostly done via the new slick web interface.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-add-two-factor-authentication-to-openvpn-as-with-the-wikid-strong-authentication-server

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