Programming, Development, Networking
May 14th, 2009
Here is a basic LAMP server setup. The linux distro of choice is Ubuntu. LAMP stands for:
Wikipedia says that the ‘P’ can stand for one of several scripting languages, including Python or Perl; but for our purposes we’ll work with PHP.
May 8th, 2009
SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol for connecting two computers securely. It provides secure authentication as well as encryption. If you use linux, most distros have ssh installed by default. Just open a terminal and type in:
$ ssh remoteuser@remotehost
The remote computer will prompt for a password, and you will then be working in a terminal for the remotehost.
May 1st, 2009
If you are going to start using php, you really need to understand what it is. PHP is a server-side-scripting-language. What that means is that when your web browser requests a page that has php code in it, ALL of the code is processed at the server before you see the page. The basic function of php is to generate HTML for presentation in your browser, but that is not all. PHP can manipulate strings, send an email, fetch information from a database, utilize FTP for file transfers, manipulate files, and even manipulate images.
