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)This is the server-side companion to the client-facing guide How to Fix the Webmail Error 'Invalid Request. No Data...

How to Create RAID Arrays for a Private ISPConfig Mail ServerOverview This guide shows you how to create software RAID arrays with mdadm for a self-managed ISPConfig mail server,...

Apache

How to Create a User-Friendly URL Using htaccessA long, folder-heavy web address such as example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html is hard to remember, awkward to share,...

How to Create User-Friendly URLs Using .htaccessA user-friendly URL (sometimes called a clean, pretty, or search-engine-friendly URL) is a short, readable web...

How to Redirect a Page or Website Using .htaccessWhen a page moves or a whole site changes address, a redirect sends visitors (and search engines) straight to the new...

How to Redirect a Page to Another Page or Website Using .htaccessWhen a page on your website moves or is retired, sending visitors and search engines to the replacement URL is far...

File Management

How to Reduce the Number of Inodes Your Account UsesAn inode is a filesystem record that stores the metadata for a single file or folder. In practical terms, your inode...

How to Set File and Directory Permissions Recursively in LinuxIncorrect permissions on your directories or files will often cause unexpected behaviour, and can leave your site...

FileZilla Client

How to Connect to Your FTP Account Using FileZillaFileZilla is a free, open source FTP client that lets you move files between your computer and your Noiz hosting...

How to Create or Delete a Directory Using FileZillaDirectories, also called folders, are how you organise a website on the server. You might want an images folder for...

How to Download Files and Directories to Your Computer via FileZillaDownloading is how you pull a copy of your website files off the server and onto your own computer, whether you want...

How to Install FileZilla on macOSFileZilla Client is a free, open source file transfer program that speaks FTP, FTPS (FTP over TLS) and SFTP (SSH file...

How to Install FileZilla on WindowsFileZilla Client is a free, open source file transfer program for Windows that speaks FTP, FTPS (FTP over TLS) and...

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 LinuxThis guide shows you how to work with compressed archives from a Linux shell prompt: extracting .tar, .tar.gz (also...

How to Find the UUID of a Disk or Partition on LinuxThis guide shows you how to find the UUID of a disk or partition on a Linux server, and, just as importantly, why you...

PHP

Fix PHP Error: Allowed Memory Size of X Bytes ExhaustedWhen a PHP script tries to use more memory than PHP is allowed to give it, the script stops with a fatal error like...

PHP Error: Allowed Memory Size of X Bytes ExhaustedA PHP script stops dead and the page goes blank or shows a fatal error like this: Fatal error: Allowed memory size of...