Jeff Wilson

An experienced Linux veteran with many years of experience. Helping other Linux admins with frequent Linux and business-related blog posts on the RoseHosting blog. Techie by choice. Loving nature and travel. Happily married and father of two lovely children.

How to install Drupal on CentOS/Fedora

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to install Drupal on CentOS/Fedora,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) and is no longer supported. As such, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

See Instead: Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference, it may not be compatible with other CentOS releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install Drupal on AlmaLinux 9.

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How to install Joomla 2.5 in CentOS 6

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to install Joomla 2.5 in CentOS 6,” covers a version of CentOS 6 that reached end of life (EOL) on November 30th, 2020, and is no longer supported. As such, this guide is no longer maintained. Therefore, if you are currently running CentOS 6, we recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support. Our team will upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

As this guide may be helpful as a reference, it may not be compatible with other CentOS releases. Conversely, the following RoseHosting tutorial on how to install Joomla on AlmaLinux may be more helpful.

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How to install and test FFMPEG/FFMPEG-PHP in Debian Squeeze

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Today we will explain how you can install ‘ffmpeg’ and ‘ffmpeg-php’ on a Debian 6 (Squeeze) VPS. The installation instructions apply to any other Debian 6 based box too.

What is FFMPEG?

It is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video files. FFMPEG ships ‘libavcodec‘ which is one of the leading audio/video codec libraries.

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6 Essential WordPress Performance Optimization Tips

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wordpress performance optimizationListed below are a few tips to help you get the most out of your WordPress site:

Use reliable Hosting
It is one of the most significant factors when running a successful WordPress based website. Generally, there are three types of hosting that are available to host your WordPress site: Shared, VPS and Dedicated server hosting. You will get the best possible results in terms of performance and flexibility if you host and maintain your WordPress blog on a VPS Hosting solution.

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Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04

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Status: Deprecated

This article, “Install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04,” covers a version of Ubuntu 12.04 that reached end of life (EOL) on April 28th, 2017, and is no longer supported. Installing ownCloud on this Ubuntu version is thus outdated. For this reason, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server and wondering how to install ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of Ubuntu.

See Instead: Although this guide may still be helpful as a reference for understanding the process of installing ownCloud on Ubuntu 12.04, it may not be compatible with other Ubuntu releases. The following RoseHosting tutorial outlines how to install OwnCloud 7 on Ubuntu 14.04.

In one of our previous blog posts, we had covered how to install ownCloud on a CentOS 6 VPS, today we will see how to install ownCloud on an Ubuntu 12.04 server using an automated bash script.

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Install Squid on Debian 6 ‘Squeeze’

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Status: Deprecated

This article, “Install Squid on Debian 6,” covers a version of Debian 6 that reached end of life in 2016. As it’s no longer supported, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running Debian 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support. We can upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of Debian.

Squid is a high-performance proxy server and web cache daemon that optimizes website operation by caching web pages, allowing them to load more quickly for users. Squid is provided as free, open-source software and can be used under the GNU General Public License (GPL) of the Free Software Foundation.

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How to install ActiveMQ on CentOS

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Status: This OS is no longer supported

This article, “How to install ActiveMQ on CentOS,” covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL) and is no longer supported. As such, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting RoseHosting’s fully managed support to upgrade or migrate to a supported version of AlmaLinux.

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How to check data integrity using md5sum under GNU/Linux

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Data Integrity PreviewIn this article, we will describe how you can check the integrity of your data using the md5sum utility under the GNU/Linux operating system.

What is md5sum?

md5sum is a tool generally used to check data integrity. It calculates and verifies 128-bit MD5 hashes, so you could know if a particular file is a valid one or a corrupt one.

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