Monthly Archive: January 2012

Reset WordPress admin password using database:  1. Find the database name in “wp-config.php” for the corresponding WP domain. 2. cd /var/lib/mysql 3. Take backup   mysqldump databasename > databasename.sql 4. Enter into MySQL prompt.   mysql...

 Art of Port Scanning  — namp We can find custom SSH port number using  nmap: command:  nmap -P0 -T4 -sV -p- “IP address”            -PO[protocol list]:  IP Protocol Ping           -T: Set timing template (higher...

Simple difference b/w Sub domain, Parked, and Add-On domain. Sub domain * Lets say your domain is mysite.com. * You install a Message Board and put in in a directory called mysite.com/board/. * You...

Modules install with Apache to avoid DDOS attacks: To mitigate DDoS attacks, you can install : Mod_securityMod_dosevasiveMod_limitipconnDoS-Deflate ***************1) “Mod_security” : “Mod_security” is a module which helps us to protect our server from exploits that...

Few steps to be taken when you feel that the server is under DDOS attack: Step 1: Check the load using the command “w”. Step 2: Check which service is utilizing maximum CPU by...

How to find the bandwidth utilized by individual users via SSH? 1)Create a new file with following code.2) chmod +x bandwidth3) Then execute the file with 2 parameters viz. month and year. vi bandwidth...

The centos 6 normally comes with php 5.3. You can do the following procedures do downgrade the php version to 5.2. 1. Take the copy of the previous installed rpm to any one of...

How to check if the server is hacked or not? These are the simple steps to check if your server got hacked or free from hack. security – Check your server is hacked or...

How to install Zend module via RPM? These are the steps to install zend module via RPM. 1) Downloadrpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/i386/epel-release-5-4.noarch.rpmorrpm -Uvh http://rpms.famillecollet.com/enterprise/remi-release-5.rpm2)Install Zend Framework 1.11.3yum –enablerepo=remi install php-ZendFramework3)Install Zend Framework Full setupyum –enablerepo=remi...

How to remove the IP address from cPHulk bruteforce attack via cPanel database? ——— This account is currently locked out because a brute force attempt was detected. Please wait 10 minutes and try again....