Server Administration

For self-managing server owners: Linux basics, web servers, PHP, file management and shell access.

18 guides in this section.

Diagnosing Webmail 'Invalid Request' Session Errors on the Server (Roundcube/Plesk)Trace Roundcube invalid request errors on a Plesk server with read-only checks of logs, the session table and...

How to Create RAID Arrays for a Private ISPConfig Mail ServerBuild a software RAID array with mdadm for ISPConfig mail storage, then format, tune and mount it at /var/vmail so it...

How to Disable Recursion in BIND to Stop an Open DNS ResolverTurn off recursion and cache access on a BIND server that hosts your domains, so it stops acting as an open DNS...

Apache

How to Create User-Friendly URLs Using .htaccessWrite .htaccess rewrite rules for clean URLs, from a single short address to dropping .html extensions and routing...

How to Redirect a Page to Another Page or Website Using .htaccessSet up 301 redirects in .htaccess for a page, a directory or a whole site, avoid prefix-matching surprises and...

File Management

How to Reduce the Number of Inodes Your Account UsesFind which folders use the most inodes in your hosting account and cut the count safely by clearing old backups,...

How to Set File and Directory Permissions Recursively in LinuxReset directories to 755 and files to 644 recursively with FileZilla or find over SSH, and learn why the Plesk File...

FileZilla Client

How to Connect to Your FTP Account Using FileZillaConnect FileZilla to your Noiz hosting account securely with SFTP or explicit FTP over TLS in the Site Manager, and...

How to Create or Delete a Directory Using FileZillaCreate and delete folders on your hosting account with FileZilla, name them safely for a case-sensitive Linux server,...

How to Download Files and Directories to Your Computer via FileZillaDownload files and folders from your hosting account with FileZilla, include hidden files like .htaccess, and...

How to Install FileZilla on macOSInstall the free FileZilla Client on a Mac from the official site, move it into Applications, and get past the...

How to Install FileZilla on WindowsInstall the free FileZilla Client on Windows from the official download page, decline the bundled software offers in...

How to Upload the Index File to Your Website via FileZillaOnce FileZilla is connected to your Noiz hosting account, uploading is a matter of dragging files from your computer...

Linux Basics

How to Extract and Create tar, tar.gz, and tar.bz2 Archives on LinuxExtract, list and create .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz and .zip archives over SSH, and understand what each tar...

How to Find the UUID of a Disk or Partition on LinuxFind a disk or partition UUID on a Linux server with lsblk, blkid or /dev/disk/by-uuid, and use it in /etc/fstab so...

PHP

How to Check and Update the ionCube Loader on a Linux ServerFind every PHP version that loads the ionCube Loader, update it from the official package without breaking encoded...

How to Find Which PHP Version and Pool a Website Is Really UsingIdentify the PHP version, SAPI and pool that actually serve a website, when socket names and directory names point at...

PHP Error: Allowed Memory Size of X Bytes ExhaustedRead the PHP Allowed memory size exhausted message, raise memory_limit in the right place, including WordPress and...