ELS stands for Easy Linux Security. ELS was created by the Server Monkeys Founder, Richard Gannon. ELS takes many of the tasks performed by our Administrators and puts it into an easy to use program for anyone to use. It is released under the GNU/GPL so it is free to use.
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009How to backup your server using rsync
Sunday, November 15th, 2009There’s a new kid on the backup software block: rsync. rsync was originally designed to replace rcp, the venerable old Unix remote copy program. Because of its sophisticated means of synchronizing and transferring file trees, rsync is widely used for mirroring Web sites. rsync transfers only the changes in files, using the devilishly clever rsync algorithm. It calculates diffs without needing both files to be present. This little bit of magic is described in the documentation accompanying the program (for those interested in such). rsync then does on-the-fly compression, making network file transfers very fast and efficient.
How to catch nobody spammer
Sunday, November 15th, 2009This is a patch to add an informational header to messages sent from PHP via the mail() function. This can help to track which script on a server was used to send a message, and which client caused it to be sent. (more…)
