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Install LAMP Stack on CentOS 6

Install LAMP Stack on CentOS 6

LAMP stack is an open source solution for building dynamic web sites and web applications. The acronym LAMP is derived from the software used which includes, Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

In this guide we will install a LAMP Server on CentOS 6. Note: you will need root privileges.


Step 1 – Install Apache

Setting ...

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Install PostgreSQL 9.4 on Centos 6.x with PgAdmin3

Install PostgreSQL 9.4 on Centos 6.x with PgAdmin3

Introduction

PostgreSQL is an Open Source, High Perfomance, object-relational database system (ORDBMS). It is feature rich, with many more functionalities than other systems such as MySQL.

There is a great in-depth article available here, which explains the many benefits of using PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL-9.4 has just been released, and in this tutorial we will install ...

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How to install php-mcrypt on CentOS 6

How to install php-mcrypt on CentOS 6

After installing tools like phpMyAdmin on CentOS 6, you see the following warning:

The mcrypt extension is missing. Please check your PHP configuration

Here's a quick guide to fix it.

You will need EPEL repo to install php-mcrypt:

yum -y install http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm

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Need to change your hostname on CentOS 6? Here’s how!

 Need to change your hostname on CentOS 6? Here’s how!

So, sometimes when you are creating your system you may enter the hostname wrong, or perhaps you want to change a system’s hostname temporarily. Either way, the way to do this is rather simple.

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CentOS 6 VMware Tools Install the Easy Way

CentOS 6 VMware Tools Install the Easy Way

Initiate the VMware tools install on your CentOS 6.2 VM.

Open a SSH session to your VM and copy/paste this:

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