[HowtoForge] Newsletter 05/23/2013

HowtoForge Newsletter 05/23/2013
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*** Version 1.4 of the ISPConfig 3 Manual ***
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The next update of the ISPConfig 3 Manual is available in PDF format (version 1.4 for ISPConfig >= 3.0.5; Date: 02/22/2013).

Version 1.4 for ISPConfig >= 3.0.5 (Date: 02/22/2013)
Author: Falko Timme
373 pages

The manual can be downloaded from these two links:

http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig-3/ispconfig-3-manual/
http://www.howtoforge.com/download-the-ispconfig-3-manual


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ISPConfig Monitor App for Android Phones
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With the ISPConfig Monitor App, you can check your server status and find out if all services are running as expected. You can check TCP and UDP ports and ping your servers. In addition to that you can use this app to request details from servers that have ISPConfig installed; these details include everything you know from the Monitor module in the ISPConfig Control Panel (e.g. services, mail and system logs, mail queue, CPU and memory info, disk usage, quota, OS details, RKHunter log, etc.).

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For download and usage instructions, please visit http://www.ispconfig.org/ispconfig-3/ispconfig-monitor-app-for-android/ .


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New HOWTOs:
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* The Perfect Server - Debian Wheezy (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
* Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Wheezy
* Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Squeeze
* How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu
* Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
* Functions In PHP

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The Perfect Server - Debian Wheezy (nginx, BIND, Dovecot, ISPConfig 3)
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This tutorial shows how to prepare a Debian Wheezy server (with nginx, BIND, Dovecot) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache or nginx web server, Postfix mail server, Courier or Dovecot IMAP/POP3 server, MySQL, BIND or MyDNS nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more. This setup covers nginx (instead of Apache), BIND (instead of MyDNS), and Dovecot (instead of Courier).

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-wheezy-nginx-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3




Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Wheezy
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TYPO3's default search extension called "Indexed Search" is fine for small web sites, but if your web site is bigger (> 500 pages), it is getting very slow. Fortunately, you can replace it with a search extension that uses the ultra-fast Apache Solr search server. This tutorial explains how to use Apache Solr with TYPO3 on Debian Wheezy.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/using-solr-with-typo3-on-debian-wheezy




Using Solr With TYPO3 On Debian Squeeze
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TYPO3's default search extension called "Indexed Search" is fine for small web sites, but if your web site is bigger (> 500 pages), it is getting very slow. Fortunately, you can replace it with a search extension that uses the ultra-fast Apache Solr search server. This tutorial explains how to use Apache Solr with TYPO3 on Debian Squeeze.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/using-solr-with-typo3-on-debian-squeeze




How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu
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This document describes how to add WiKID two-factor authentication to Apache 2.x using mod_auth_radius on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. It is recommended that you consider using mutual https authentication for web applications that are worthy of two-factor authentication. Strong mutual authentication means that the targeted website is authenticated to the user in some cryptographically secure manner, thwarting most man-in-the-middle attacks. The use of cryptography is key. While some sites use an image in an attempt to validate a server, it should be noted that any man-in-the-middle could simply replay such an image.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-configure-apache-to-use-radius-for-wikid-two-factor-authentication-on-ubuntu




Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication
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SSH offers a highly secure channel for remote administration of servers. However, if you face an audit for regulatory or business requirements, such as Visa/Mastercard PCI, you need to be aware of some potential authentication related short-comings that may cause headaches in an audit. In this document we are going to demonstrate how to combine two-factor authentication from WiKID on Ubuntu. This document will also serve as the basis for additional tutorials because many services on Linux use PAM for authentication.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/securing-ssh-on-ubuntu-precise-with-wikid-two-factor-authentication




Functions In PHP
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Functions are considered to be a complicated topic in programming and many newbies think it will cost them a hand and a leg to master them. But mark my words and mark them well - functions are your friends and they are one of the easiest and most effective things in programming to learn.

You can find the document here:
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http://www.howtoforge.com/functions-in-php


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