Dedicated Server Linux

how to manage dedicated linux server?
I would like to know how to manage a dedicated linux server without paying $50 everymonth for someone else to do it for me, I want to know how to set it up from scratch

It's not complicated. Download Fedora Core 4 for free from http://www.redhat.com and install it on a computer. It will give you the options for what you want to install. Read all the option, install what you want, but remember, you're just experimenting -- if you screw it up you can just reinstall! You can find a How-To on almost ANYTHING on fedora on the web. just install fedora and start doing rather than thinking about it

Why can't I upload a file to my LINUX server with apache as owner and apache as group?
I recently switched to a dedicated LINUX server am having trouble uploading files. The default upload owner and group is apache, and for some reason I can run PHP functions mkdir and chmod but NOT chgrp or chown. Ultimatly the PHP move_uploaded_file function is failing due to the apache group and owner. Any ideas how to fix this? The problem was related to safe mode being off. Once I changed the local and master values of safe mode, it worked.

What do the permissions look like? Are you sure that the web processes are running as apache or could it be "nobody" or "www"? Set the permissions on the upload directory to 777 for a second to test (remember to set them back). If it works, it's definitely a permissions issue and I would check the user Apache runs as and check that the upload directory is at least 700

Install PHP 5.2.0 or newer, on Fasthosts Dedicated Server running Redhat Linux Enterprise 5?
We have just purchased a dedicated server from fasthosts, running Linux Redhat Enterprise 5, however our script needs PHP 5.2.0 and the version installed is 5.1.6 - Can anyone tell us how to upgrade this, i have found various things online but none seem to work. A step by step would be great. Fasthosts customer support aparently say "its out of their range of support, as per usual. very unhelpful after spending over £1,000!"

It used to be that you just had to type, # up2date php , and the server would download and install/upgrade the latest version of PHP. I haven't done this for a while however so Red Hat may have improved its methods for updating software.

Why do dedicated server service prices vary so much?
I'm trying to purchase a dedicated Linux server service (e.g. 2G Ram, 80GHDD Raid, Pentium 4 or above (not Celeron), online incremental backup, dual internet access, unmanaged service) with Red Hat 4. We will put our own software on it and remotely manage the server. I understand that SLAs differ but the price range is huge! So far £90pm to £260pm! There just doen't seem to be a market rate!

Dedicate Servers are too expencive because, there is a server just for one person without any shares, and you should all the costs Alone ! but in other cases they will share a server with another users !

what is the ssh command to start tight vnc on my remote linux server?
i am new to linux and ssh and trying to setup my dedicated server and want to use tightvnc but can't seem to start the tightvnc server. can anyone tell me the ssh command line to do this please?

You probably want to run the server everytime it boots, do this, make a simple script in /etc/init.d/tightvnc. Something like this: #!/bin/bash # vncserver :1 -name sesion1 -depth 16 -geometry 800x600 Of course, change the depth like you would want. Run the command : update-rc.d -f tightvnc defaults and that will add it to the rc start up list. If you are just trying to turn it on for testing purposes or whatever, you should be able to do something as simple as: vncserver :1 once installed.

How do I build/run a gaming server? Linux? CPU? Ram?
I'm just getting my feet wet with PC gaming and I'm looking to build a gaming server with some spare parts lying around the house... AMD 1700+, 512mb ram, 40 gig hard drive, high speed cable connection. I would prefer to use a linux OS(suse) so I woundn't have to pay for windows. I'm not looking to build anything superior, just something to run dedicated servers for Half Life, Counter Strike, and Halo(not all at the same time). Is this possible with this hardware? If not, what would I need? Thanks, Jim My "budget" rig: AMD Athlon XP 2800 Barton @ 2.17 Asrock K7S41GX mobo 512 ddr 400 40 gb maxtor Gigabyte GeForce 6200 128mb Aspire X-Qpack w/430 psu Acer 8ms 19" widescreen LCD P.S. Any additional gaming tips would be much appreciated : )

You'll need more RAM, espcially if you want many people on. Do you have a static IP? If not, then you'll need a dynamic dns software from sites such as http://www.dyndns.com/. But why bother with a server. If it is just your friends, use hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc/)

linux...which fedora should i get ?
im about to get a linux dedicated server with fedora 7 install is it stable? or should i get like 8 or 9??

I think you should get Fedora 9. Fedora 8's support is ending soon, and packages for Fedora 10 might not be stable until January. Fedora 7 - no longer supported. (no security updates and I doubt the repos are still online) Fedora 8 - Support is ending around December this year. Fedora 9 - Supported until June 2009. Fedora 10 - Stable release on the 25th next month. Packages might break something or give problem. Also have a look at Cent OS. Its Red Hat under the hood, but free.

Linux ? ? ?
What is the best version/distribution (for free, somewhere) in English that will work great for an HTTP, FTP, and DNS server? Please give me links, and preferably download links or pages (no need for exact download locations unless you want to) This will be a dedicated server, X86 (INTEL)

For dedicated servers I would always choose Fedora.

linux server question?
My friend just bought an amd dedicated srvr that runs fedora core 6 and want me to help him manage it. He says I need fedora core 6 to manage it, I have a triple boot on my system: xp/vista/ubuntu 6. Im just wondering if you can use ubuntu to manage a fedora core 6 server. They look like the same distro with gnome and almost same features.

You don't even need Linux to manage a Linux box. It can make life easier, but when I am on the road I manage all my servers from whatever machine I find locally, PC win98/2000/XP/Vista, Mac and Linux.