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LDAP Server Administration with GOsa Publish Date: Dec. 2, 2004
Will the administrative console of the future be a web browser? High-quality open source web administration projects are springing up for almost every service imaginable. If you administer an LDAP server (or would like to but don't particularly want to dive into LDIF intricacies), GOsa can help. Alexander Prohorenko explains how to install, configure, and manage the software.
Building a Web Cluster with FreeSBIE Publish Date: Jul. 1, 2004
If your high-availability solution involves lots of cheap, identical machines, perhaps booting from a LiveCD is the right choice. For the BSD crowd, FreeSBIE may be the best LiveCD option. Alexander Prohorenko demonstrates how to build a custom FreeSBIE CD while putting together a cluster of web servers.
Using Shared Memory from PHP Publish Date: May. 13, 2004
At some point, you'll need to communicate with another process. Unix systems support a powerful IPC mechanism called shared memory that you can use to share information between processes. Alexander Prohorenko explains the basic theory and demonstrates how to use it from PHP.
Introduction to JavaServer Faces Publish Date: Apr. 7, 2004
Swing developers enjoy a well-defined set of high-level components for building GUI applications, but what about web applications? JavaServer Faces attempts to bring the same kind of toolkit to the web-app space. Alexander Prohorenko offers an introduction to this new technology.
Cookie Specification Vulnerabilities Publish Date: Apr. 1, 2004
For years, privacy-minded people have distrusted cookies in web browsers. While recent advances have improved privacy concerns, the specification leaves room for easy attacks. Alexander Prohorenko explains the situation and tests several recent browsers. Is it time for a new cookie specification?
A Global Survey of Linux Distributions Publish Date: Feb. 26, 2004
In the English speaking world, a few Linux distributions claim the top spots. What's popular around the globe, though? Alexander Prohorenko explores some of the more popular commercial Linux distributions.
Using JUnit With Eclipse IDE Publish Date: Feb. 4, 2004
Test-driven development principles call for writing the tests before writing any code. Alexander and Olexiy Prohorenko demonstrate how this approach can be used with the JUnit testing tool and the Eclipse IDE.
Using Linux as a Small Business Internet Gateway, Part 2 Publish Date: Dec. 18, 2003
Internet access is vital to many small businesses. Maintaining a reliable and worry-free connection may seem difficult, but several good monitoring tools exist to simplify the lives of administrators. Alexander Prohorenko explains how to serve DNS and monitor a small network.
Using Linux as a Small Business Internet Gateway Publish Date: Nov. 20, 2003
Internet access is vital to many small businesses. Creating a reliable and worry-free connection used to be difficult. With good software such as the Linux kernel, wvdial , Squid, Postfix, and iptables , it's reasonably easy to set up Linux as an Internet gateway. Alexander Prohorenko explains how.
