Ubuntu & *Nix

Logrotate for a Web Server: overview and examples

It’s always important to keep your server logs around for as long as it makes business sense. These maybe required for auditing system access, discovering abuses, or to identify root causes to problems, among other reasons. The challenge, though, is that depending on the service being provided and the amount of traffic received, your logs are...

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The 'diff' in SEO: how to use the unix or linux command line tool

When it comes to debug a web site, no matter what the reason could be (e.g. hacked web site or just to check what changes have been done), another useful command offered by the *nix is the Diff command. The diff command is typically used to show the changes between one file and its former version. I don’t want to enter into details explaining...

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