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Hello all, I have a laptop running XP Pro. Also using web software called Front Accounting to handle my paperwork for small business. I installed by myself all the necessary software and have some experience using Apache / PHP / Mysql. Brief description of problem: I installed all the components …

Hello--- I'm attempting to compile a software package ([url]http://www.freeusp.org/[/url]) on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.3), and unfortunately, the Makefile cannot find an include that is required for compilation. In the /trcgp/ directory is a Makefile with the following: [CODE] include ${DEPTROOT}/etc/gmake.init [/CODE] In my .bash_profile file, I have the …

So, I have 2-3 php scripts that I run as crons calling them using wget: [I]/usr/bin/wget -o /dev/null [url]http://example.com/cronrss.php[/url][/I] These files (cronrss.php) are getting copied in the example.com directory every time the cron runs, every new file having a new number (/home/example/cronrss.php1, ...cronrss.php2 etc) So, what could be the reason …

I am developing a web page which retrieve data from a seperate mysql server on the same network musql_connect('192.16.1.2:3306', 'root', '123'); but ana error shows Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to MySQL server on '192.16.1.2' (13) in /var/www/html/index.php on line 3 the 2 servers are on 2 different virtual network …

I am an absolute beginner with Linux. I did install UBUNTU 10.04 = great, but every time I try to run Lazarus it raises a message: '"/usr/share/fpcsrc/2.4.0/" does not look correct' How to solve this ? Thank you !

Hello, I think it was yesterday, that I turned on my computer and my mouse wasn't working. First, [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread276352.html"]Mozilla Firefox doesn't start [/URL] and then I cannot move the pointer on my screen, I don't think both problems are related, but I might have deleted some file(s) or while removing …

Hey, so as the title says my Firefox Web Browser doesn't want to start. It was working properly, but I guess after running a virus scan with KlamAV and quarantine a couple of errors that it gave me, it simply does not start. I've googled it, and I've tried a …

Hello, I am trying to create a debugfs file using the debugfs_create_file(...). I have written a sample code for this. static int __init mmapexample_module_init(void) { file1 = debugfs_create_file("mmap_example", 0644, NULL, NULL, &my_fops)\ ; printk(KERN_ALERT "Hello, World\n"); if(file1==NULL) { printk(KERN_ALERT "Error occured\n"); } if(file1==-ENODEV) { printk(KERN_ALERT "ENODEV occured\n"); } return 0; …

I am in a jam. And, I am pulling out what hair I have left. I have a server with CentOS4 on it. It has Tomcat running on port 80. This seems to be hijacking all the sites. By this I mean, I want to run a bunch of non-tomcat …

I recently uninstalled python 2.6 from my Ubuntu, unbeknown to me at the time, the gnome desktop is reliant on python 2.6. Ubuntu then crashed and now will only load up in Kubuntu KDE. Kubuntu will not let me switch back to Ubuntu gnome, it's not an option. So from …

I need some Free & Easy Linux Distributions for: 1. Skype; 2. Lazarus Free Pascal + Firebird; 3. Some Linux Application to work using Autocad files [B].dwg[/B]; Is it possible to install them on a USB HDD 320 Gb ? How many independent Linux Distributions can I istall on USB …

Hi guys, how to find a drive letter in linux (Red Hat)? I inserted a thumb drive but i don't know how to check which drive letter is assigned to it. Sorry so noob in linux. Please help. Thanks.

Hi, I need to host a Website I can develop but I want first some hosting solution opinions other from what I can get from my hosting provider company :) The site will be built using php+mysql basically - i need [B]*nix[/B] system. It's about a big corporate website that …

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to using linux however I need to know a few things. (I'm very aware there are examples on the web for most of these, but I want to know how you guys personally prefer to go about these) 1) Find hard drive serial (SCSI) without …

I have a humax decoder for satellite TV its hard disk is formatted in EXT3 and I have an external USB HD also EXT3. I can, using linux see the files on the USB HD but cannot play them or make a DVD from them. (not protected!) Any suggestions how …

hey there, I am trying to install ubuntu 9.10 in my pc. as instructed, I burned the iso file I took from ubuntu site into a cd and restarted my computer. after that, I was promted for the language I want to use. I chose english, then when offered four …

I am building a website locally and I have a crazy problem. If I enter a path to the file in my browser like: file:///home/jcrider/public_html/site/assets/5182/sound/r_Fantasia_Chopin_44.mp3 It will play the mp3, but when I try to run it through localhost like: [url]http://localhost/site/assets/5182/sound/r_Fantasia_Chopin_44.mp3[/url] It does nothing. It did work once, but I …

Hi, I have a problem with signal handler algorithm in linux. My code is hanging ( It is continuously looping inside the signal handler) . I am pasting my code here... any help is appreciated [code] #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <signal.h> struct sigaction oldHandler; void myHandler(int sig, siginfo_t *siginfo, …

Hi: I have a working samba file share server working ok. But all users have to join using the same login/password. I need every user have is own folder, unvisible to others users and password protected. These folders are used as backups, and added to shared folderd shorcuts. I use …

I have a need to make my own .img file that can be mounted as a virtual diskette, but I do not know the command I need to use to do so. I've looked briefly at the man page for dd, but I can't tell if this can be used …

I'm using Ubuntu 9.10. And I'm having problems installing my network driver for my wg111v2 wireless dongle. Everytime I run setup I get when type user: ndiwswrapper -l installed ndis drivers: net111v2 invalid driver! I have tried multiple times to run ndiswrapper -e net111v2. But no luck. I would appreciate …

Hi all! After a recent upgrade to PHP 5.3.1, I cannot get my apache http server to start. The only way I can seem to get it started is by commenting out the lines that make PHP work. Thinking, naturally, that the recent PHP was at fault, I reinstalled it. …

Hello everybody. I have a SIS-based dtk MiBook S52 laptop (SIS chipset, SIS ethernet, SIS vga ...) I have tried to setup linux on it, but the installer hung up and I can't determine the problem the distribution I tried are: 1- RedHat 2- open SUSE 10.2 3- Fedora 10 …

i need a c++ compiler with a graphical user interface which can easily be used and that contain many option like for example microsoft visual ,simply i can write the code on a gedit and compile it by using : g++ "file name" -o test ./test but it is so …

I`m in a computer science program, just started. I`d like to know the difference between linux and windows, which one is better, or if it`s just a personal preference? I have never even seen how linux looks like, but I`d like to try installing it in my computer since a …

Hi, I have pinnacle tv tuner card installed in my machine. I have a dual boot machine (win xp & Ubuntu 8.04). Earlier it was working well in both (with tvtime in ubuntu). Recently I have been facing a problem in both OS - in Windows, the sound control is …

How do you get your recent vi command history to show up? I keep randomly getting like my previous 5 commands and can't figure out how I'm doing it. I think it has something to do with the shift key and another button. I know you can use the up …

I'm in a college course right now which focuses mainly on setting up and administering a windows network (Windows Server and Windows Client). I would also like to learn, on the side, how to setup a comparable Linux server solution. Something that would have all the standard amenities that a …

Hi guys, I'm new to this and I would appreciate some of your expertise :-) I'll let you know what I'm trying to do: I have a small website with static pages and I just want to remove the extension .php from my files. After lots of tries I came …

Hi All, I am exploring on file properties.Specifically I want to know about file icon and other. How does the process of file save is done when we create it first time? And where all properties get save. I want to change that icon file through code for any file. …

Hi, Trying to add a swap file to my server as below: [code] dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile1 bs=1M count=2048 2048+0 records in 2048+0 records out 2147483648 bytes (2.1 GB) copied, 27.4514 seconds, 78.2 MB/s [root@clearab2 /]# mkswap -c /swapfile1 Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2147479 kB [root@clearab2 /]# swapon …

Is it just me or has Ubuntu 9.04 become broken by not allowing any software to be installed. I have done two clean installs and still the synaptic package manager does not show any items that are not installed. Also I am unable to install any software from the command …

Very simple question - can a Ubuntu 9.10 distro format a hard drive in ntfs format?

Hi, I would Like to access the Linux desktop from windows PC. I don't want to use SSH console for I need immediately (Have no time for learning for now). TRied VNC, but I cannot access it from Windows. I'm stucked! I can Access my windows machine from Linux with …

I have ssh, apache running on a ubuntu 9.04 home server and can access from any network connection. However, I want to be able to go onto the linux server (as I can to Windows servers) as a terminal services client; run programs on the server, check e-mails, browse, etc, …

Hi friends , I installed Apache Server on my Ubuntu 9.10 and it is working now . Now i can able to access the localhost using the IP Address 127.0.1.1 . I want to access my website in Apache server in Ubuntu from my Windows system through LAN . Is …

Hello. I remember once I googled a topic, and I kept stumbling upon a linux command, that would allow me to get some info on a binary application, including it's architecture. Basicly, I could see if the program was build for x86_64 or for x86. Now I actually need this …

I am looking to have both a forward proxy, and a reverse proxy at the same time. It seems as though, when I do this, the Proxy definition I put in place to restrict access to the forward proxy also effects the reverse proxy. [CODE] ... #... inside my virtual …

hey guys just want to install open suse with windows 7 but i have a problem which i have only one hard disk with one primary partition running windows so i want to know how to make another primary partition to boot open suse from .. so how to make …

Can it be done!? I just found out about this version of Ubuntu called Ubuntu Studio (based on 7.04), and I want to know if I can do it without losing everything in /home/alex. I don't care about applications, I just want music and documents. Without insane amounts of DVDs …

Hi, How are you??? I need help with ubuntu I installed ubuntu9.10 just before few days and I am newbie in ubuntu and linux I have problem with activate the wireless network If I connect the caple, it works, but wireless doesn't work I tried to install wicd instead of …

Hello! Here's the deal, my server has at least 5 different IP's. What is need is to in some of that IP's block specifique ports. Example: 120.120.120.120:4000 -> Port 4000 is open, I want it open! 120.120.120.124:4000 -> Port 4000 is open, I want it closed! I'm using APF firewall. …

I have a makefile that creates a certain executable. This executable has to be in a certain directory to be able to run, so everytime I compile and make, i have to move it manually Is there any way to tell the makefile to also move the file to a …

hey guys, would really appreciate if you could help me out. on my web server, i have created a directory, to which i want password protection. for that i have created a .htaccess file and saved it in that directory. Also, i have created a .htpasswd file and saved it …

Hi guys/gals I'm having the most frustrating time trying to connect to FTP servers in order to upload files. I try to connect to a number of different FTP servers and cannot connect to any of them. I've tried connecting to the same servers using the same FTP programs on …

I have a toaster system that does one thing. I'm looking to provide some network troubleshooting ability to the extremely stripped Linux OS by providing the 'dig' command. However, it appears that 'dig' is only available via the 'bind' package. My questions is: has anyone ever successfully buildt a dig …

Hello! I'm running a dedicated web server and I'd like to use APF to block HTTP(S) access to certain PORTS from all IP's except from mine. Anyone knows how to do that? Many thanks in advance!

I have installed Flash plugin for Mozilla how ever some pages containing flash will not work properly. For example[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/merlin/#/games/"] this game[/URL] (select Camelot Defence and Play Now) when I try to click on Play Game button it will not start (neither other 2 buttons respond). So where is the issue?

The taskbar at the top of the desktop in ubuntu ,which I have lost , cant restore again.I'm unable to access many programs,please help me.....

Please help me ... a NullPointerException appears here's the codes import java.util.Random; public class Dice { Random r =new Random(); int sides; //constructor public Dice(int s){ sides = s; } //roll method depending on sides on top public int roll(){ return r.nextInt(sides-1)+1; } } // end of class public class …