Linux Webhosting Solutions: rndc: connect failed: connection refused

After starting named with the command /etc/init.d/named start you get an OK but the named server is not running.  The problem could be that named tries to write to the file /var/run/named.pid . On most Linux/UNIX systems the user named is not allowed to write to that file. Instead the… Continue Reading rndc: connect failed: connection refused

Linux Webhosting Solutions: modfcgid: MaxRequestLen

Issue: Unable to upload files in Joomla, WordPress etc:  $ tail -f /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log |grep domianname.com [Thu Oct 06 12:57:28 2011] [warn] [client 203.197.151.138] mod_fcgid: HTTP request length 131274 (so far) exceeds MaxRequestLen (131072), referer: http://domainname.com/wp-admin/media-new.php?flash=0                               … Continue Reading modfcgid: MaxRequestLen

Introduction The error “PHP Fatal error: Class ‘Memcache’ not found” usually occurs when the Memcache PHP module is missing or not properly compiled in PHP. This issue commonly affects PHP applications that depend on the Memcache extension for caching functionality. In some cases, enabling Memcache through EasyApache may show the… Continue Reading PHP Fatal error: Class Memcache not found in

Introduction Fantastico is a script auto-installer for cPanel that allows users to install popular web applications such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and more with a few clicks. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure: Implementation Step 1: Login via SSH Access the server through SSH as the root user. Step 2: Navigate to… Continue Reading How to install Fantastico on cPanel/WHM

Introduction Apache HTTP Server and PHP are widely used technologies for hosting dynamic websites and web applications. Installing Apache with PHP through source compilation provides greater control over versions, modules, performance optimization, and custom configurations compared to package-based installations. This method is commonly used in environments where administrators require specific… Continue Reading How to install/compile Apache with PHP via source installation

How to install dkim and domainkeys in postfix? DomainKeys works by signing outbound e-mail messages with a cryptographic signature which can be verified by the recipient to determine if the messages originates from an authorized system. DKIM–DomainKeys Identified Mail. DKIM is an extension of DomainKeys. It allows a recipient to… Continue Reading Installing Domainkeys, DKIM in postfix

Introduction Pure-FTPd is a widely used FTP server in cPanel environments for managing file transfers securely and efficiently. However, administrators may occasionally encounter service restart failures caused by configuration conflicts or unsupported authentication settings. One common error is “421 Unknown authentication method: extauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock”, which prevents Pure-FTPd from starting properly. In… Continue Reading Not able to restart Pure-FTPd: 421 Unknown authentication method: extauth:/var/run/ftpd.sock