Introduction A CSR (Certificate Signing Request) is a block of encoded text given to a Certificate Authority when applying for an SSL Certificate. It contains the public key that will be included in the certificate. When generating the CSR, a private key is usually created at the same time, forming a key pair. Prerequisites Domain
Introduction Magic Quotes was a feature in older PHP versions that automatically escaped special characters like quotes in incoming data to protect against SQL injection. However, it often caused more problems than it solved, leading to its deprecation in PHP 5.3.0 and complete removal in PHP 5.4.0. Modern PHP development encourages manual handling of data
Introduction This is a guide to help you on whitelist/blacklist an IP in your server by using CSF. Before that, a little bit of introduction on CSF. ConfigServer and Firewall (CSF) is a free firewall software that can be installed to provide better security in your server. There are UI integration for control panel such
Introduction This article is intended for system administrators or technical users who need to manually set the date and time on a Linux server. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to use the date command to change the system’s clock. This is useful when automatic time synchronization is disabled, or the server’s time needs
Introduction This guide is intended for Linux system administrators and users who need to generate an RSA key pair using OpenSSL for secure authentication or encryption purposes. RSA key pairs are commonly used in SSH key-based authentication, secure file transfers, and establishing encrypted connections. This article will demonstrate how to generate both the private and
Warning: CentOS 7 reached its end-of-life (EOL) on June 30, 2024. This means it no longer receives security updates or support from the developers. It is strongly recommended to upgrade to a supported operating system version, such as CentOS Stream 9 or an alternative Linux distribution, to maintain security and stability. Introduction cPanel is an
Important Note: CentOS 7 has reached its end-of-life (EOL) as of June 30, 2024. It is recommended to upgrade to a supported version, such as CentOS Stream 9 or an alternative Linux distribution, to ensure continued security updates and support. Introduction The purpose of this article is to show a way to use bash
Important Note: To use Fail2Ban, administrators who upgrade from Plesk 11.5 must obtain a new license key for Plesk 12 from Odin or their vendor. Introduction IP address banning (Fail2Ban) is an automated way to protect your server from brute force attacks. Fail2Ban uses regular expressions to monitor log files for patterns corresponding to authentication
Introduction AI-BOLIT is a popular tool that helps you detect vulnerabilities and malicious files on your website. This guide walks you through the steps to download, install, and run the AI-BOLIT scanner on your web server. Prerequisites SSH access to your server Root or sudo privileges Step 1: Accessing Your Server To begin,
Introduction This guide provides instructions on how to retrieve the MySQL da_admin username and password in DirectAdmin. The da_admin user is a special MySQL administrative user created by DirectAdmin during installation. This account has full access to all MySQL databases, and it is crucial to have the credentials in case you need to manage or