gentlecalm
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Access site without domain name via IP address on server with multiple virtualhosts
I have a single Digital Ocean droplet with 5 websites hosted on it via virtualhost. Everything works fine. Their domain names point to each one individually. Using Ubuntu 14.04 and Apache. I want to add a sixth "test"... -
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Should DNS be configured with DO or with the Domain Registrar?
My domains are registered with Hover. It looks like I can configure my DNS details at Hover (with nameserver being DO). And almost the exact same config options show up in DNS settings for DO. So, should I be configur... -
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How to set up a Mail Server that uses GMail as the backend, on Ubuntu/Apache with Multiple Domains on Virtual Hosts
I have multiple domains set up on multiple virtual hosts (Ubuntu 14 with Apache). I want to create a simple email send and receive system that uses GMail accounts as POP3 mailboxes. I don't need WebMail, or Spam filte... -
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The logic of Disabling Root Login
So my droplet was hacked twice. And the third version is up. Fingers crossed. The mistake I made in the first two was that I had root + password login enabled. I've learned since that there are brute-force bots out th... -
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Disable Root -- what will happen when I sudo from the non-root-user?
Apparently, when using sudo one is not asked for the root password but for the non-root-user password. So I guess my qu… -
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Disable Root -- what will happen when I sudo from the non-root-user?
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 on my server. Good security practice recommends disabling root. I've created a non-root-user with a non-root-user's-password in the sudo group. So far so good. Here's my question. Usually, when... -
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Moving website in local XAMPP stack in a Mac... to Ubuntu 14.04 droplet
Nevermind my last comment – I was able to resolve it. For some reason my javascript file javascript/example.js wasn’t able to be r… -
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Moving website in local XAMPP stack in a Mac... to Ubuntu 14.04 droplet
Hi there. Serious issue I hope you could give me some advice on. I deleted the default virtualhost in “sites-available”. And cre… -
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Migrate Wordpress from localhost to virtual host on DigitalOcean
Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, the first link you offered has no text in it. -
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Migrate Wordpress from localhost to virtual host on DigitalOcean
Hi there. I have a Wordpress site with a MySQL database on XAMPP on Mac OS X. I need to migrate it to my droplet on DigitalOcean. I already have a live domain (URL) on my DigitalOcean droplet. So I'll need to set-up ... -
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Moving website in local XAMPP stack in a Mac... to Ubuntu 14.04 droplet
@ryanpq – An update: everything in your first comment worked fine. Thank you very much. I’ve asked about setting up multiple do… -
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Moving website in local XAMPP stack in a Mac... to Ubuntu 14.04 droplet
Thank you. Appreciate the quick answer. A clarification please: — if I eventually plan to host multiple domains (small sta… -
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Moving website in local XAMPP stack in a Mac... to Ubuntu 14.04 droplet
I have a website that I developed on a Mac using XAMPP (a cross-platform LAMP stack). The website uses the following technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and PHP. And I have a domain name I bought via Hover.com...