Month: September 2017

In networked systems, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is pretty common. Despite being a mouthful of a term, the basic idea behind DHCP is pretty simple.   The DHCP server in a network maintains a list of possible IP addresses with it. As soon as a new device joins the network, it asks for an…

If you’re a sysadmin, you know how scary losing a root password can be. Don’t worry, though. If you lose or forget the password to your MariaDB or MySQL database, you can reset it in a few easy steps.   First, you’ll need a few things:   A Linux server running MariaDB A sudo-enabled user…

phpMyAdmin is a very popular tool for administration of relational databases like MySQL and MariaDB. However, it doesn’t come installed by default. In this article, we’ll see how to install phpMyAdmin on CentOS 7. Why choose phpMyAdmin over the command line? All that phpMyAdmin does can be done over the MySQL command line as well.…

As far as home theatre PCs (HTPC) are concerned, few software match up to the open source Kodi. For those who may have known it in its early days, the name XBMC will definitely evoke nostalgia. So, just how popular is Kodi these days? The developer community is pretty impressive. As of writing, Kodi has…

Wget is a popular utility just like its name – small and useful! The best thing is that Wget is open source, which means that not only can you use it to download files quickly over HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP, but can also study the source code in case you are curious. However, on some…