Archive for the ‘Virtual server’ Category

How to Install phpMyAdmin on Windows 2003/ IIS 6.0?

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
How to Install phpMyAdmin on Windows 2003/ IIS 6.0?

This is the fourth part of the Installing WordPress From the Ground Up series. Previously I discussed installing MySQL, the FastCGI extension, and PHP. This article will show the exact steps for setting up phpMyAdmin on Windows and IIS 6.0. phpMyAdmin is a web-based tool for managing MySQL database servers. I would go so far [...]

Install PHP FastCGI MySql and PHPMyAdmin On IIS6

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

This is just a note to remind myself the process of installing PHP,MySql and PHPMyAdmin on IIS6 and Windows Server 2003. If it is of any use to you, that will be great. There are many ways to run php and mysql stack on windows, if you are from a background of linux, or as [...]

PHP 5 with IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 Tutorial

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

A few years back I wrote a simple tutorial on how to install and configure PHP5 with IIS6 on Windows Server 2003 in five easy steps. Back then things were not as straight forward as they turned out to be when I tried it again today on a different server setup. The following worked like [...]

TCP vs. UDP difference between two protocols

Friday, June 3rd, 2011
TCP vs. UDP difference between two protocols

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is the most commonly used protocol on the Internet. The reason for this is because TCP offers error correction. When the TCP protocol is used there is a “guaranteed delivery.” This is due largely in part to a method called “flow control.” Flow control determines when data needs to be re-sent, [...]

OpenVPN and Tap-Win32-Adapter not connected

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

OpenVPN on Microsoft Windows has a problem with the TAP-Win32-Adapter driver used for the tunnel. The device needs to be deactivated/reactivated after a Windows restart before any connection can be established. In this article I present a very simple script and solution for automating this process. OpenVPN is my preferred tool for implementing low-cost VPN [...]

PHP5 with IIS6 on Windows Server 2003 in five easy steps

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

How to install and configure PHP5 with IIS6 on Windows Server 2003 in five easy steps. I thought installing PHP would be as easy as just using the install program. Well it wasn’t… But by learning from my mistakes it can be almost that easy. Just follow these five easy steps on how to install [...]

How to install Windows Server 2008 in VMware

Monday, January 17th, 2011
How to install Windows Server 2008 in VMware

What’s Needed: • A server or computer running Windows Server 2003. • 2+ GB of RAM. The more you have, the better. • 20 GB of free hard drive space (12GB will do if you have limited hard drive space). • A decent processor. I would recommend at least an Intel P4, 3Ghz processor (or [...]