Introduction The error “rndc: connect failed: connection refused” is commonly encountered when managing a BIND DNS server. In most cases, the issue occurs because the named service is not running properly or is unable to create its PID file due to incorrect configuration or permission issues. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure… Continue Reading How to Fix “rndc: connect failed: connection refused” in BIND DNS Server

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

This guide will explain how to set up a site over https.1. Get the required software ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For an SSL encrypted web server you will need a few things. Depending on your install you may or may not have OpenSSL and mod_ssl, Apache’s interface to OpenSSL. Use yum to install… Continue Reading Setting up an SSL website in CentOS/Ubuntu if there is no control panel