I have a server where there are two RAID1 disks where the second disk is mounted on /mnt/data, having the MySQL database there would be great as it then would have a whole disk all by itself without having to share with other processes that read and write to the same disk. I/O is often the bottleneck and now we make sure it gets as good as it can be with the hardware we have.... Read More

So, I already have a VeriSign main certificate and intermediate certificate for Videoslots.com. This certificate has already been installed in Apache and works OK.... Read More

After a lot of hair pulling and swearing I just managed to open up a new port (8090) on a Ubuntu server for the first time. The IPTables HowTo is a good document but below I have condensed the pertinent information you need if you just want to open up a port.... Read More

I’m working in a “subset” of the financial industry (to use a euphemism). Since I’m somewhat of a digital nomad I’m sometimes in places that are blocked from using various services, services that I need to access in order to test various things I’m implementing.... Read More