Restarting Apache Web Server from the command line macOS or Linux
To restart, start or stop Apache web server from the command line interface using either Linux or macOS, use the commands below, these commands should be executed as the root user otherwise prefix them with ‘sudo‘
Read MoreUpgrade MySQL Database from 5.5 to 5.6 on macOS 10.8 Mountain Lion
MySQL version 5.6.14 is available for download for OSX, a double click and install is available named Mac OS X ver. 10.7 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive. (Don’t worry about the 10.7 naming, Works fine in OSX 10.9 and OSX 10.8) Stop the MySQL Server sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop Download and Launch the DMG There is no upgrade…
Read MoreHow to see all records in a DNS domain from a nameserver using dig and a zone transfer
If a nameserver has not been secured to restrict zone transfers you can request one to see all the records in a particular domain zone by using Dig – So to find a nameserver for a particular domain: dig domain.com ns Then to find if you can get all the records use the namesever of…
Read MoreCan’t download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X
An installation error occurs sometimes for when upgrading from OS X Snow Leopard to OS X Lion “Can’t download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X” – Check your network configuration as the install needs to pull down software over the internet. But the network configuration is OK.! Check that Software Update can…
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