Archive for January, 2009

31 Jan, 2009

Move service clustered via command line

Posted by: admin In: Windows|howto

Windows Enterprise 2003 offer a GUI for moving resources (aka services) to free node’s inside a cluster. But this is possibile if you are logged-in by means of remote desktop, and often is desirable switch node in no working hours. An example is exchange server, if you switch nodes all clients connected reporting lost connection [...]

15 Jan, 2009

Protect OWA with Apache proxy

Posted by: admin In: Apache|howto

OWA, [outlook web access] is a webmail interface of Exchange server. Run on IIS server and for this and other reasons (you can find several worms and exploits warnings) is not a good idea to expose webmail and consequently the mail server, to Internet. Microsoft sell ISA [Internet Security Access] a firewall and proxy software. [...]

If you are in trouble, after create new POP3/IMAP4 resource into Exchange cluster, expecially for symptoms like failed starting service that cause a restarting and switching node for all Exchange group. The solution is simple, stop the Group (take offline) and go to service (start – run – services.msc), now find Microsoft Exchange IMAP4 or [...]

If you get this error: Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module: The solution is changing your current php.ini settings for session.save_handler user to session.save_handler files. Edit your php.ini file from: [Session] ; Handler used to store/retrieve data. session.save_handler = user to [Session] ; Handler used to store/retrieve data. session.save_handler = files If you [...]

04 Jan, 2009

Excel and PHP

Posted by: admin In: howto|php

From Office 97 version, the World famous spreadsheet can read html table’s like a spreadsheet rows and colums. With this interesting feature we can create .xls file on the fly from php with a simple play of <table> html tag. Here the code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 [...]

04 Jan, 2009

MySQL sample connection

Posted by: admin In: Mysql|howto|php

Pre-requisites: Database host or IP Database name Username and password access of db. First we need to declare some critical data like username and password, so i strongly recommended to store this value into a different file where php will ask tables and data, this for security reason. In the php convension, usually we make [...]

04 Jan, 2009

Watch netstat -naop

Posted by: admin In: Linux|Networking|howto

If you need to watch how many active network connections are running on your machine, and what processes using it, simply run from root (or under Sudo) watch netstat -naop where: -n: show ip address -a: show only active connections -o: show the ports connected -P: pid and name of processes

04 Jan, 2009

Netsh and Network Profiles

Posted by: admin In: Networking|Windows|howto

How to create multiple network profiles on Windows XP/2000. if you have a notebook, usually at work you have an IP/subnet and home another IP/subnet. This little howto explain how save network profiles and recall it with a double click. no additional software required unlimited number of profiles easy to run First, save your network [...]

04 Jan, 2009

Recovery NTOSKRNL

Posted by: admin In: Windows|howto

Warning your NTSOKRNL is missing or damaged! if you get this messagge at boot-up, means that your file NTOSKRNL have some troubles. first you need the CD of your Windows XP, reboot the machine (be sure your BIOS can start-up from cd). run the setup like a new windows installation until the setup ask you [...]

04 Jan, 2009

Recovery Hal.dll

Posted by: admin In: Windows|howto

HAL.DLL missing or damaged If you get this message in boot-up of your Windows, the problem is on your file BOOT.ini stored into top level of disk. First you need your windows xp cd rom, boot the machine with it (be sure your BIOS can boot from cd). Start a new installation until the setup [...]