SFTP is a secure alternative to FTP. Authentication is done via SSH and a secure tunnel is established for the entire file transfer session. In this article I look at how to restrict a user’s access to SFTP only and to a specific directory on the server.
Setup CNAME and MX records at Namecheap
Namecheap offers free DNS hosting for all its customers. Here’s how you use it to setup MX records and CNAME records for your domain name.
Generating Secure Passwords in Linux
Here’s a bunch of different ways you can generate secure passwords in Linux using the command line:
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Linux Screen Quick Start Guide
Screen is a great tool for running multiple shell instances using a single SSH connection or virtual console. Here’s a quick start guide to screen.
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Cleaning Up WordPress Themes
By default WordPress adds all sorts of code between the opening and closing head tags of a WordPress theme. Most themes also display notes below a comment form and solicit the commenter’s website address. You may want to get rid of all that so here’s how you do it.
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