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How To: Enable Remote MySQL Connections on Ubuntu Server

Posted on August 31st, 2015.

1. Identify public IP address: 2. Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf, replacing the value for bind-address, usually 127.0.0.1 with your public IP address derived above: 3. Type the following to enter the MySQL shell and provide your password: 4. Grant remote access to the desired MySQL user with the following command, replacing ‘root’ with the desired user and […]

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ISP Review: Smile Communications, Abuja – Nigeria

Posted on April 29th, 2015.

Some information: I use Globacom in a BlackBerry 10 device and tether the 3GB BIS subscription to my laptop. The 3GB data plan costs only ₦1,000.00 per 3GB which is good for me. I also have another BlackBerry 10 device with Airtel’s 3GB BIS plan priced at ₦1,400.00. I find that I use Globacom a […]

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Piwik: Tracking HTTP/HTTPS Visits

Posted on April 20th, 2015.

For web administrators that rely on Piwik for analytics, if you’ve tried to track a HTTPS URL from a non-HTTPS installation of Piwik, you will notice that visits to the HTTPS page(s) will not be logged to your non-HTTPS piwik installation. This is because all resources (such as the requests to Piwik) of the site […]

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How To: Change Bluetooth Device Name – Ubuntu 14.04

Posted on February 21st, 2015.

In this guide, I will show you how to change the Bluetooth device name from the default “ubuntu-0” to your personalized name. This was done on Ubuntu 14.04, however it should also work on older or newer versions of Ubuntu as well as other Debian based distributions.

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Fedena Auto-Installer: Ubuntu (Server)

Posted on February 4th, 2015.

This is an auto-installer to automate the otherwise lengthy installation process of Foradian’s School Management System, Fedena. You will need a Dedicated or Virtual Private Server (VPS). I recommend Digital Ocean. This script has been updated and will now run on Ubuntu 16.04. The estimated run time is 7 minutes. Login to your server using […]