Server virtualization and consolidation with Innotek VirtualBox
This is a short technical review of the Innotek VirtualBox software showing the pros and cons of server virtualization and consolidation as a whole. In this article I will show you how to install the VirtualBox application and get running, as a proof of concept, an Ubuntu Linux on top of Microsoft Vista...
Minimal FreeBSD Installation
This article shows you how to install one of the most stable OS in a virtual environment using the VMWare virtualization server. This however should not frighten or disappoint you, as the technique is pretty much the same for non-virtual environment. First lets start with the Requirements A computer...
How to Get the Current Page URL
In some cases, you might want to get the current URL of the script that is being executed. I haven’t yet found a convenient one-line function that is built-in into PHP and thus I’ve wrote the following function to do it: /** * Returns the current URL of the script. * Usage: $url = cur_page_url(); ...
Minimal Gentoo Installation
Gentoo OS Installation from Minimal Disk This artlicle will show you how to install Gentoo OS from a minimal installation CD on your computer. Before proceeding, please ensure that you have the following: A computer infront of you. Available connection to internet – you will need to download...
How to create a simple mail list via cPanel
If you send regular emails to a small list of customers/subscribers/friends you can create a very simple mail list via your cPanel if your ISP does not provide this feature by default with your plan. This could be done quite easy. You will need a to create a single email account via your cPanel ->...