Category: Ubuntu

Fix vi On Ubuntu

October 25, 2013

Some times I’ll run into an Ubuntu install where “vi” does not work as expected. For example the backspace and arrow keys will in insert mode will add characters. Turns out Ubuntu installs vim-tiny by default which is a stripped down (and historically compatible) version of vi. The solution is just to install the full version:

sudo apt-get install vim

1	sudo apt-get install vim

Manage Apache Modules On Ubuntu

June 7, 2011

Configuration for enable modules is stored in: /etc/apache2/mods-enabled Available but inactive modules are stored in: /etc/apache2/mods-available A module can be enabled with:

a2enmod [modulename]

1	a2enmod [modulename]

Where [modulename] is the module to be enabled. For example:

a2enmod rewrite

1	a2enmod rewrite

will enable the rewrite module. A module can be disabled in a similar fashion with:

a2dismod [modulename]

1	a2dismod [modulename]

Don’t forget to restart apache after making changes with:

service apache2 restart

1	service apache2 restart

Install WordPress on Ubuntu virtual server at Media Temple

May 25, 2011

Server is a MediaTemple “ve” server which is a Parallels Virtuozzo container with Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid installed as the operating system. The first step is to install packages:


apt-get update
apt-get install mysql-server
apt-get install apache2
apt-get install php5
apt-get install php5-mysql

apt-get update

apt-get install mysql-server

apt-get install apache2

apt-get install php5

apt-get install php5-mysql

Now set mysql service to start automatically:


update-rc.d mysql defaults
service mysql start

update-rc.d mysql defaults

service mysql start

Next create a database for wordpress:


mysql -p -u root
create database wordpress;
grant all privileges on wordpress.* to 'wordpress'@'localhost' identified by 'YOURNEWPASS';
flush privileges;
exit;

mysql -p -u root

create database wordpress;

grant all privileges on wordpress.* to 'wordpress'@'localhost' identified by 'YOURNEWPASS';

flush privileges;

exit;

Next we’ll download and install wordpress:


cd /root
wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xvzf /root/latest.tar.gz
rsync -avz wordpress/ /var/www/
rm /var/www/index.html
cp /var/www/wp-config-sample.php /var/www/wp-config.php

cd /root

wget http://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz

tar -xvzf /root/latest.tar.gz

rsync -avz wordpress/ /var/www/

rm /var/www/index.html

cp /var/www/wp-config-sample.php /var/www/wp-config.php

Now set the database credentials in /var/www/wp-config.php:


replace 'database_name_here' 'wordpress' -- /var/www/wp-config.php
replace 'username_here' 'wordpress' -- /var/www/wp-config.php
replace 'password_here' 'YOURNEWPASS' -- /var/www/wp-config.php