What is DNS?

What is DNS?

We will explain to you What is DNS? and how does it work? You’ve probably noticed how DNS is mentioned all over the Internet. Every website uses it and every website owner should know more about DNS because without it your website will not be visible to the Internet users. Understanding how DNS works is crucial so that is why in this article we will cover the DNS basics and we’ll explain what exactly happens when you type a domain, for example rosehosting.com in your web browser.

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How to install Drupal on Ubuntu 16.04

How to install Drupal on Ubuntu 16.04

We’ll show you, how to install Drupal on Ubuntu 16.04. Today’s article is all about installing Drupal with LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL and PHP-FPM) on Ubuntu 16.04. A LEMP stack is a synonym of LEMP server or LEMP web server. It refers to a set-up which includes Linux, Nginx, MySQL (MariaDB) and PHP. Drupal is a free and open source content-management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. Drupal provides a back-end framework for at least 2.3% of all web sites worldwide – ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and government sites. ystems also use Drupal for knowledge management and for business collaboration. Installing Drupal on Ubuntu 16.04, is really an easy task, just carefully follow the steps below and you should have it installed in less then 10 minutes.

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How to install X-Cart 5 on CentOS

xcart vpsX-Cart is a search engine friendly shopping cart software written in PHP with many features like: WYSIWYG editor, easy-to-use web interface, order tracking, customer order history, real time shipping calculation, printable invoices and receipts, built-in marketing tools like up-selling, cross-selling, discounts and more.

This install guide assumes that Apache, MySQL and PHP are already installed and configured on your Linux VPS. At the time of writing this tutorial, the latest stable version of X-Cart is 5.2.13 and it requires:

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Install MongoDB with RockMongo on CentOS 7

Install MongoDB with RockMongo on CentOS 7

We will show you how to install MongoDB with RockMongo on CentOS 7. MongoDB is a NoSQL document-oriented database and it is cross-platform which makes the process of data integration faster and much easier. RockMongo on the other hand is an open source tool developed for MongoDB administration, written in PHP 5. Its interface is user-friendly and provides an easy way to create databases, query collections, import and export data, insert and fetch documents etc… It is the MongoDB administration tool equivalent of phpMyAdmin. So what are the MongoDB and RockMongo prerequisites you ask? Well, you’ll need a web server with PHP 5.* installed and the php_mongo extension enabled. Installing MongoDB with RockMongo on CentOS 7 is fairly easy task, if you carefully follow the steps below.

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Install Osclass on a CentOS 7 VPS

osclass-allOsclass is a popular open source project that allows you to easily create and manage your own classifieds website without any technical knowledge. This PHP application is used by thousands of users around the world for creating job listing, sales listing, real estate and other similar listing websites. In this tutorial we will guide you through the installation of Osclass on a CentOS 7 VPS with Apache, PHP and MariaDB.

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How to Install ATutor on Ubuntu 14.04

atutor-logoATutor is a free open source web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used to develop and deliver online courses. It is used in various contexts, including online course management, continuing professional development for teachers, career development and academic research.

This software is cited as unique for its accessibility features, (useful to visually impaired and disabled learners) and for its suitability for educational use.

ATutor administrators can install or update ATutor in minutes, develop custom themes to give ATutor a new look and easily extend its functionality with feature modules. Educators can quickly assemble, package, and redistribute web-based instructional content, easily import prepackaged content and conduct their courses online giving students a chance to learn in an accessible, adaptive and social learning environment.

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Install 4images Gallery on Ubuntu

Install 4images Gallery on Ubuntu

We’ll show you, how to Install 4images Gallery on Ubuntu. 4images Gallery is an image gallery management system. It is written in PHP and uses MySQL database to store its data. 4images Gallery is free for private and non-commercial use. The installation of 4images Gallery is very easy and in this tutorial we will help you to install 4images Gallery on a Linux VPS running Ubuntu 14.04 as an operating system.

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