FMud version 0.3 released

FMud is a simple web based Flash mud client. A running demo, feature list and installation instructions are available on the FMud project page. Download Version 0.3 Released on 27th May 2008. 1. Bold colours replaced by bright versions.2. Both bright and normal versions of ANSI colours are now fully configurable.3. Colour parsing improved to … Continue reading FMud version 0.3 released →

Installing WordPress 2.5.1 on nginx with pretty urls

Getting WordPress set up with pretty urls on nginx is fairly straightforward. First thing we need to do is create a database for WordPress in MySQL and a user for this database. mysql -u root -p CREATE DATABASE wordpress; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO "user"@"localhost" IDENTIFIED BY "pass"; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; EXIT Enter your MySQL … Continue reading Installing WordPress 2.5.1 on nginx with pretty urls →

Security changes in Flash Player 9.0.124.0

The latest security update to Adobe Flash player now makes it compulsory to have a socket policy file even if the application and the server are on the exact same domain. According to Adobe a crossdomain.xml file will no longer apply to socket requests, instead a separate socket policy file needs to be provided to … Continue reading Security changes in Flash Player 9.0.124.0 →

FMud version 0.2 released

FMud is a simple web based Flash mud client. A running demo, feature list and installation instructions are available on the FMud project page. Download Version 0.2 Released on 13th May 2008. 1. Added dark grey colour (ANSI black) configurable from settings window.2. Example HTML file modified to resolve compatibility problem with Firefox.3. README file … Continue reading FMud version 0.2 released →

MySQL, nginx and PHP on Ubuntu 8.04

The nginx webserver is a lightweight alternative to apache and is perfect for running on a vps where resources are scarce. First we need to install our packages. sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev I am using apt-get instead of aptitude here so we don’t get a lot of unwanted dependencies installed. The MySQL install … Continue reading MySQL, nginx and PHP on Ubuntu 8.04 →

FMud version 0.1 released

FMud is a simple web based Flash mud client. A running demo, feature list and installation instructions are available on the FMud project page. Download Version 0.1 Released on 1st May 2008. 1. Initial release.

Configuring a simple firewall with FireHOL

Following on from my previous article on setting up a vps server running Ubuntu 8.04 I am now going to configure a simple firewall. Linux uses a rules based firewall system known as iptables. To check your current rules use the following command. sudo iptables -L As it’s a new install we don’t have many … Continue reading Configuring a simple firewall with FireHOL →

Ubuntu 8.04 setup on linode.com VPS

These are the steps I took to setup a fresh vps at linode.com running Ubuntu 8.04. Hopefully this will serve as a basic tutorial to configuring and securing a linux server. Once you've deployed your distribution in the linode account manager and waited for the server to build your vps you need to connect to … Continue reading Ubuntu 8.04 setup on linode.com VPS →