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The Linux Filesystem Overview

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In the Linux operating system, all filesystems are contained within one directory hierarchy. The root directory (/) is the top level directory, and all its subdirectories make up the directory hierarchy. This differs to other operating systems such as Microsoft … Continue reading

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Ubuntu Server: Pointing Apache’s default /var/www Folder to a Different Folder

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If you build a Zend Framework website then you will know that it is customary practice to move most of the work out of the publicly accessible web folder and then simple feed back the results to this folder so that the visitors can see a page off your site. So all projects always contain a /public folder which technically should be the root of your Apache webserver.
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Ubuntu: Change or Reset the MySQL Root Password

If of course you are anything like me, you instantly forget this password and a month down the line when you come back to do some more tinkering, you’ll quickly realize that you need to change the damn password – and this is one way you could go about doing it! Continue reading

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