Plesk Panel 11 Linux introduces Nginx

I still have a few Plesk servers running Apache because I have been too lazy to move all my sites. I am so into Nginx now I was thinking about setting aside a day to get this done. So yesterday when logging into my Plesk on one of the servers the update showed a new version, 11.09 pre-release. I read the notes on it and the first thing that caught my eye was Nginx is now part of Plesk. WOW I said could it be true a Pure Nginx install for Plesk? Well no its only used as a Proxy for Apache but the claim is less memory and CPU usage with more concurrent connections, just what I would expect from Nginx.

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Mount How do I get to the data on my server?

Run the following commands to mount the drive(s): (this example applies to the dedicated servers): Warning!Older servers still using IDE drivers or those without software RAID must use /dev/hda2 instead of /dev/md2. Virtual servers and dedicated servers without software RAID but with SATD drives must use /dev/sda3 or/dev/hda3 (/dev/sda2 or /dev/hda2 with older installations). Continue reading “Mount How do I get to the data on my server?”

Connecting to a Remote Host using SSH in Mac OS X

What is SSH? What is SFTP?

SSH (Secure Shell Protocol) is a secure replacement  for telnet.  Like telnet, SSH can be used to connect to a remote host computer using an account name and password.  The advantages of SSH over telnet are: Continue reading “Connecting to a Remote Host using SSH in Mac OS X”