How to Install Yii PHP Framework on CentOS 8

Yii is an open-source, high-performance, flexible, efficient and secure PHP framework for rapidly building modern Web applications. It is a generic and full-stack web programming framework for writing code in an object-oriented fashion and provides many proven and ready-to-use features. Yii Features Here are some of Yii’s key features: A pure OOP-based framework. A component-based … Read more

How to Install LAMP Server on CentOS 8

LAMP, an acronym for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, is a popular free and open-source stack used by website administrators and developers alike to test and host dynamic websites. The LAMP server comes with 4 core components: the Apache web server, MySQL or MariaDB database and PHP which is a popular scripting language that is … Read more

How to Install Arduino Software (IDE) on Linux

Arduino is a widely-used, open-source electronics platform used to create devices that interact with their environment using sensors and actuators. It consists of a programmable hardware board and a software (Integrated Development Environment(IDE)) for writing and uploading programs to the board. Before you can start building projects using Arduino, you need to set up the … Read more

How to Disable IPv6 in CentOS

An internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) is an identifier of a network interface that’s involved in an IPv6 computer network. If you don’t want to use Ipv6 addressing, you can opt to disable it either temporarily or permanently. Disabling IPv6 in CentOS First, check whether IPv6 is enabled on your CentOS 8 machine using the … Read more

How to Disable SELinux on CentOS

SELinux or Security-Enhanced Linux is a mechanism or security module that provides access control security policies. In simple terms, it’s a feature or service used for restricting users to certain policies and rules set by the systems administrator. How to Temporarily Disable SELinux on CentOS Before you start disabling SELinux on CentOS , it’s prudent … Read more

LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS

This post gives a short overview of current Linux distributions. A Linux distribution is a collection of (usually open source) software on top of a Linux kernel. A distribution (or short, distro) can bundle server software, system management tools, documentation and many desktop applications in a central secure software repository. A distro aims to provide … Read more