PIP is part of Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL), so we first need to install EPEL: yum install epel-release Confirm the install and hit enter to complete the install process. then we can install python-pip: yum -y install python-pip...
Here is how to check MySQL databases for malware: Open up PHPMyAdminLook for anything ‘weird’ It’s that simple. What’s ‘weird’ you ask? Well, anything that’s ‘not supposed to be in the database’...
The two most frequently used storage methods for email server side are mbox and maildir. The mbox format is older and much less common, since its basically putting all your eggs in one basket. A single database file stores all of the...
It means to kill job number 1, not process number one. $ kill %1 Jobs can be listed with the jobs command. More broadly, it relates to whichever shell you are using, and the syntax could differ from shell to shell...
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After installing LiteSpeed in our server, new uploads in WordPress websites (wp-content/uploads directory) are showing “nobody” permissions. If switched back to Apache, uploads work fine and are uploaded under the correct user. Error log...
To generate a sendmail configuration file you must edit the file /etc/mail/sendmail.mc (make a copy of it first for future reference). This file is used to generate the sendmail.cf file which is the main sendmail configuration...
During a rutine malware cleanup a file named hax.html caught my attention. On the outside the file was a simple “you’re hacked page” that looked like this: 407 Authentic Exploit Shell But with a POST method sent to it a nice little...
Here is a list of the most commanly used Linux commands for performance monitoring and debugging that will be helpful when you are working on Linux environment. This list is not comprehensive or authoritative by any means. However, this list has...
During a regular anaysis of a WordPress website for a new user I’ve noticed a file named wp-blogs.php in the public_html folder. As an experienced WordPress user, the name itself drew attention, as I do not recall ever seeing a file called wp...
A few weeks ago I was approached by a friend of mine, complaining about high load and CPU usage on one of his shared hosting servers (DELL) running CentOS 7, CloudLinux and cPanel. I was more than happy to take a look, and after a couple of minutes...