With the arrival of another computer system at home was necessary to get fast access to a collection of movies and music stored on the server through FTP, however it is not convenient. Hence in order to get fast access, you must configure Samba server in Ubuntu or debian whatever you use, a detailed installation steps are shown below. Put Samba on Ubuntu, the same configs can be done for other versions of Ubuntu, Debian and and other distributions of Linux.

The installation process includes the most basic, i.e. the creation of the balls, the institution customers and creating an alias for a username.

Establish the Samba server :

aptitude install samba

How to install Samba Server in Ubuntu or Debian?
Edit the config file / Etc / samba / smb.conf It will look like this:

; Global server settings
[Global]
; General server settings
The name of company, as will be seen in a networked environment
netbios name = main-server
server string =
; Working Group customers
workgroup = WORKGROUP
announce version = 5.0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE SO_RCVBUF = 8192 SO_SNDBUF = 8192
passdb backend = tdbsam
security = user
null passwords = true
; File for alias names of users
username map = / etc / samba / smbusers
name resolve order = hosts wins bcast
wins support = yes
Supports printers
printing = CUPS
printcap name = CUPS
; Logs
log file = / var / log / samba / log.% m
syslog = 0
syslog only = no
; Setting bind to the interfaces on which to listen to, unless stated listens on all interfaces
; Interfaces = lo, eth0
; Bind interfaces only = true
;
; [Print $]
; Path = / var / lib / samba / printers
; Browseable = yes
; Guest ok = yes
; Read only = yes
; Write list = root
; Create mask = 0664
; Directory mask = 0775
;
; [Printers]
; Path = / tmp
; Printable = yes
; Guest ok = yes
; Browseable = no
;
; [DVD-ROM Drive]
; Path = / media / cdrom
; Browseable = yes
; Read only = yes
; Guest ok = yes
; Bowl Hard Drive
The name of the balls can be seen from customers
[SDA1-250GB]
; Path rassharivaemomu drive
path = / media/sda1
; Can I view
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755
; Binding to a specific user or group name, the names separated by spaces
; Force user = user1 user2
; Force group = group1 group2
; Another hard drive, by analogy with the fact that higher
[SDE1-120GB]
path = / media/sde1
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
create mask = 0644
directory mask = 0755

Now, its time to deal with users, Samba uses a user who is already in the system, take for example the name “user”, Say that he is already in the system, it is necessary to make it into the database SMB and assign a password to access shared resources.

smbpasswd-a user

You will be prompted for a password, the user will be added to the database, now you want to include this user.

smbpasswd-e user

Next is to create an alias for a user name that the user would facilitate their access to Windows machines on which we have for example a user named “Admin”, for this we will need to create and edit the file / Etc / samba / smbusers

touch / etc / samba / smbusers
vim / etc / samba / smbusers

Enter a file a couple of lines :

# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2
user = Admin

Setting is finished, now simply Restart the Samba team / Etc / init.d / samba restart and you can use shared resources.

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Reseller Hosting vs. VPS Hosting

Reseller hosting is a form of shared web hosting that allows users to create and sell off their own web hosting packages and at the same time allows them to create their own client accounts for their web hosting customers; VPS hosting is a form of shared hosting to an extent, but to many it is regarded as a form of dedicated hosting because of the way in which a VPS is able to function. Although reseller hosting is designed specifically for the hosting of multiple client accounts and websites, VPS hosting servers are able to offer users a lot more if they have enough knowledge to make the most of their VPS server. The difference in price between a high end reseller hosting account and a low end VPS hosting server, and because of the freedom that you have with a VPS server you may be tempted to purchase one purely based on price. As a beginner you will be more suited towards reseller hosting since the server administrator is taken care of by your web hosting provider, and you are unlikely to have to pay any extra charges for things such as control panels and support. VPS servers on the other hand are suited more towards experienced professionals who are able to manage servers to an extent that they are secure.

VPS hosting is generally powered by the Virtuozzo server virtualization daemon which is used by many web hosting providers to offer both Windows and Linux VPS hosting solutions to customers. Reseller hosting accounts tend to be hosted on the same server as shared hosting accounts therefore meaning that you don’t need to worry about server management. In terms of control panels you will find in most cases that you will have to pay extra in order to have a control panel on your VPS server, whereas control panel access comes provided as standard with reseller hosting.

Advantages

In terms of advantages you may find that those of VPS hosting will outweigh the advantages of reseller hosting, however at the end of the day it is your own personal preference and previous experience that should help you decide on which hosting solution will be better for your needs. VPS hosting offers you freedom that have only been available on high end dedicated server, but its the fact that VPS servers offer the same experience but at the lower cost of a dedicated server that draws many businesses and individuals into purchasing them for their requirements. Reseller hosting is the perfect solution for beginners since you can normally count on the support of your web hosting provider to help you out if you face any problems with your web hosting account, and they are also likely to be monitoring the server that you are hosting on in order to make sure that it remains stable. The main advantages that you will get from reseller hosting will include:

• lower costs – by using reseller hosting you are able to lower your overall costs than if you were to use VPS hosting – most reseller hosting accounts tend to be cheaper than VPS servers meaning that you are more likely to get something that suits you within your budget with reseller hosting, if you choose VPS hosting with a budget which is designed more for reseller hosting then you will end up only being able to afford a basic VPS server
• no experience needed – in order to offer their reseller web hosting services, you will find that web hosting companies use a control panel of some sort to enable you as the customer to manage the different aspects of your web hosting account using a web browser – because of this, you will find that you don’t need to have any experience when it comes down to managing servers or web hosting accounts since such control panels are normally very intuitive and management of the server is taken care of by your web hosting provider
• full support – since web hosting providers are normally responsible for the management of their shared hosting servers, you will find that you are entitled to receive full support for your reseller hosting account – this means that you can contact your web host to clear up any issues that you may be having with your account, but as an example, it also means that you can have them install applications within your web space for you if needed.

Although a majority of the advantages for reseller hosting services are aimed at beginners who may not necessarily know how to manage servers, the opposite can be said for VPS hosting services since a majority of the advantages are only likely to affect advanced system administrators who know how to manage servers. The main advantages that you will see from VPS server hosting will include:

• dedicated hosting environment – VPS servers are basically dedicated environments in the form of a virtual environment meaning that you can carry out most of the same tasks that you would be able to on a VPS server, the only different being that a VPS is virtual whereas a dedicated server is a physical version – unless you need physical access to a server, you will probably find VPS hosting more beneficial this way
• dedicated resources – since you have your own dedicated hosting environment, you need your own dedicated resources – because of this you will find that when looking for a VPS hosting package, VPS hosting providers are offering VPS servers with different amounts of ‘guaranteed RAM’, ‘burstable RAM’, disk space and bandwidth – it is important that you find out what these different terms mean so that you can get the best deal going
• freedom – with having your own dedicated environment you have freedom that shared hosting isn’t able to offer – this means that you can install any programs of your choice on your VPS which you can then make use of as and when needed – for example you may want to install a specific program to make sure that your website works correctly, however your web hosting provider may not be able to do this for you on a shared/reseller hosting package.

As you can see, both forms of web hosting are able to offer you their own advantages when it comes down to what suits you best. So far we can see that if you are a beginner then you will be more suited to reseller hosting, and if you are a more advanced user or have outgrown your reseller hosting account you will be more suited to VPS hosting. As a startup web hosting provder you may want to consider reseller hosting however because of the low costs involved.

Disadvantages

Both forms of web hosting have their disadvantages, although in the eyes of some one form or the other may seem like the clear choice. VPS hosting can cost a bit more than reseller hosting and because of the current economic situation, some people may be put off from purchasing VPS hosting servers. Reseller hosting services can restrict what you are able to do as a reseller since you will be affected by the security rules that your web hosting provider has put into place on the hosting server. In both cases you may find that getting your neck around how a control panel works may be a bit hard, but once you have learnt to use a control panel you will find that it will benefit you greatly in the future. The main disadvantages that you may find with reseller hosting services could include:

• shared servers – reseller hosting servers contain many hosting accounts that will be a mixture of both shared hosting accounts that have been sold by other resellers as well as the shared hosting accounts of your web hosting provider – this means that the overall performance of a server may not be great, but of course this will depend on the specifications of the hosting server that your reseller hosting account is hsoted on
• account resources – you will find that the amounts of disk space and bandwidth that you will have assigned to your reseller web hosting accounts are far less than you would be able to get on a VPS server – because of this you are likely to reach these limits in a short amount of time at which point you will probably need to upgrade to a VPS server – it may be better for you in the long run to start off with a VPS
• limited applications – in most cases you will find that you are limited as to the applications that are installed on the hosting server – if there is a specialist application which you need to make a website function correctly then you will have no choice but to consider VPS hosting services – most web hosting providers won’t install third party applications on their hositng servers just to benefit one customer.

Although such disadvantages are likely to put you off reseller hosting and sway you more towards VPS server hosting, you should still keep your main requirements in mind as well as your budget since you don’t want to go over the amount you wish to spend. The main disadvantages that you may face with VPS server hosting could include:

• resource over-usage – many VPS hosting servers are hosted on one VPS node, and although each VPS is assigned its own usable amount of RAM, disk space and bandwidth, you will find that the server’s processor is split amongst the multiple VPS servers that are being hosted – because of this it takes just one VPS server to make the entire VPS hosting node crash if there is no CPU power left for any other VPS to use
• cost – the cost of VPS hosting services is normally greater than that of shared hosting packages but less than you would pay for a reasonable specification dedicated server – however, the cost of a VPS server when compared to that of a reseller hosting package can still be daunting for those who may be upgrading from one to the other.

All in all you will find that VPS hosting is worth it if you are able to afford the extra costs and know how to manage a server correctly. On the other hand, reseller hosting packages are more suited to those with smaller budgets and who may not know how to manage a server.

In conclusion, reseller hosting packages have their advantages but the overall package architecture is designed more for users to may not know how to manage a server correctly. Since web hosting providers take full responsibility for their reseller servers they will be able to offer you full support for your reseller hosting account. VPS hosting on the other hand requires that you know how to manage a server; although you can purchase fully managed VPS hosting plans, it is still a good idea to have a good range of server management skills.

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PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

Please add the following line in the php_flag short_open_tag X in the .htaccess file and
short_open_tag = X in the php.ini file under the clients folder on the suexcec server and then check .

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check the files from /var/log or /usr/local/apache/logs/

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Dedicated Server Hosting

Dedicated Servers are seen as the best type of web hosting for people who are running large resource intensive websites that receive many visitors, as well as for people and businesses who need to be guaranteed a stable service that is more reliable than other types of web hosting, such as shared website hosting and VPS Hosting; this is because a dedicated server is yours only, meaning that you are not sharing it with anyone else, thus meaning that all the resources on the server are for your use only and can’t be used by anyone else, allowing you to ensure that you are able to provide a reliable and stable service. However, dedicated server hosting is out of most people’s price range for the main reason that dedicated servers are relatively expensive to get hold of, since they are physical machines, unlike VPS hosting for example where the servers are actually virtualized on a physical hosting node that is shared; this means that dedicated servers are only mainly used by businesses who have a large budget and want to ensure that their servers are stable, or by people who are running large websites that provide them with enough revenue to be able to justify and cover the cost of a dedicated hosting server.

The Dedicated Server hosting market has seen a boom in recent years, meaning that the overall costs of dedicated servers has been reduced, allowing people who couldn’t previously afford one to purchase one to cover their needs; this means that the overall number of dedicated servers being taken out with web hosts has increased, thus increasing the amount that web hosts have been earning, but also increasing the number of web hosts there are to choose from since many people have seen the advantages of starting a web host and have decided to do so. In order to use a dedicated server, you will need to ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to be able to administrate one with ease, this means that you should choose an operating system for your dedicated server that you are comfortable with during the order process, since getting used to the dedicated hosting environment will be much easier if you are using a familiar interface or system; it is important that you know what you are doing with a dedicated server since in most cases it is up to you to keep the server up to date and secure, to ensure that hackers and other malicious attackers aren’t able to gain access to it and exploit it.

You should also be familiar with the relevant dedicated server terms before purchasing one, so that you know if you are running out of a certain resource or so that you know what a problem is if something happens to go wrong with your server; this is because in some cases the support team of the web host from which you have purchased your dedicated server might only provide you with limited support, meaning that you should know the ins and outs of your server as to avoid any problems with it. You should ensure that what you want to use your dedicated server for is in line with your web host’s AUP (acceptable usage policy), since if any activities or actions that you carry on your dedicated server aren’t in line with it or are affecting the performance of other servers on the same network as yours, then your web host might suspend your dedicated server in order to sort out the issues; in most cases you aren’t allowed to use dedicated servers for free web hosting because of the high risk of system abuse that is involved, and you aren’t allowed to host warez or IRC servers either since warez are deemed as illegal, and in most cases IRC chats are used to discuss illegal activities which is why web hosts don’t allow them in most cases.

Dedicated Servers have many advantages over other types of web hosting, meaning that if you need the utmost reliability then you should consider a dedicated server for your needs, since it is something that should fit the needs of most people; the main advantage is that you aren’t sharing the server or resources with anyone else which is most people’s main reason for choosing dedicated server hosting.

Advantages of Dedicated Server Hosting

Dedicated server hosting has to be the best type of web hosting for anyone, since you are not sharing your server with anyone else meaning that you have complete use of all the server resources; this means that you can allow for your large traffic website to flourish in a dedicated hosting environment. If you run your own small hosting business, then you are also able to ensure your clients a high level of reliability and uptime, meaning that their websites will also be up and available; with other types of hosting you aren’t able to guarantee either of these factors since other websites and accounts could easily affect you.

Dedicated Resources

The main advantage of having a dedicated server is the fact that the server is all yours, meaning that you have complete use and control of the server’s resources since there is no one else on the same server to use them as well; this means that if you run a resource intensive website, or an application or service that requires high specification hardware, you are able to without disrupting anyone else and without anyone else disrupting you meaning that you are able to ensure that your website or server is reliable and always available.

Although with the lower end equivalent of dedicated server hosting, VPS hosting, you are given guaranteed resources that will always be available for your use, but the CPU of the main host node isn’t split between the VPS on the server equally in some cases, meaning that it is a resource which isn’t always guaranteed for your use; however, with a dedicated server you have your own CPU meaning that it is always available for use by you – you also have a choice of CPUs in most cases, meaning that you could have up to 8 CPU cores available for your own use at any time. Like VPS Hosting, you have your own dedicated amounts of RAM and bandwidth which you are able to utilize on your dedicated server; however, with a dedicated server, the amount of RAM that you have is actually physical meaning that you can easily have it upgraded – bandwidth is the same as a VPS server though, meaning that you can only transfer as much bandwidth you have each month – once you have used all your bandwidth up you will have to upgrade your dedicated server by purchasing more bandwidth.

Since your dedicated server is yours, no one else is sharing it with you meaning that the performance and reliability of it isn’t able to be affected by anyone else; the only way that your dedicated server can be affected by other people is if someone attacks the network which your dedicated server is connected to – for example, another server that is connected to the same network as yours might get DDOS’d, which can slow down the entire network, this will affect your dedicated server directly since any external connections to it will be very slow. In most cases, you aren’t provided with any sort of control panel to allow you to remotely manage your dedicated server, meaning that if it crashes you will have to get your web host‘s support team to bring it back up again; it is for this reason that it is suggested that you use some sort of external monitoring system so that you are alerted when your server goes down, or when too much of a certain resource has been used.

Root/Administrator Access

Unlike other types of Web Hosting, except VPS hosting, with dedicated server hosting you are able to have root/administrator access to your dedicated server meaning that you are able to install and do anything you want within your dedicated server, allowing you to customize it to the way that you want it to be; this means that if you want to host a website or application on your server that requires you to have a certain component installed or for the server to be configured in a certain way which isn’t possible on other types of hosting, you are able to do so and at the same time are enabling your website to be more reliable by hosting it on a dedicated server.

Root/administrator access is needed on a dedicated server since it allows you to installed the programs that you need to ensure that your dedicated server is secure, and so that you are able to run what you want and use your dedicated server for what you want; you can also carry out custom configurations of certain programs with root/administrator access, meaning that you can easily change the configuration of a certain program if needs be. With root/administrator access, you are also able to easily manage and view the server resources, allowing you to monitor them so that you can take the necessary action if a resource was to get overloaded which could cause the server to crash, which is not something you want since you might not have the ability to restart it yourself; you could also deploy an internal monitoring system so that you easily view and manage your server’s resources without having to be constantly logged into it – this would also mean that you have the ability to view and manage your server’s resources over the internet from any location in the world.

In the case of a Linux dedicated server, you will be given ‘root’ access to it meaning that you will be able to manage it using the ‘root’ account, normally via the means of SSH meaning that you should be aware of the main Linux commands prior to purchase a Linux dedicated server; Linux server administration via the means of SSH is carried out through the use of unique commands, meaning that in most cases a GUI isn’t provided for administration access – however, in some cases a GUI via the means of VNC might be available for your use.

In the case of Windows dedicated server hosting, you will be given ‘administrator‘ access to your dedicated server meaning that you will be able to manage it via the means of remote desktop, for which a client comes pre-installed with the most recent Microsoft Windows versions; this means that if you have the Microsoft Windows operating system installed on your desktop computer, you will be able to interact with your Windows dedicated server via the means of remote desktop, meaning that you can easily manage your dedicated server using the Windows GUI.

Priority Support

As dedicated server customers are the highest paying for most web hosts, you will find that you receive priority support for your dedicated server, just as long as your web host provides a certain level of support for dedicated server customers, since some don’t provide any support at all for dedicated server customers since they take it for granted that they have the necessary knowledge to be able to administrate their dedicated hosting server effectively; this means that if you choose a web host that provides support for dedicated server customers, you will be able to get support for almost anything quicker than you would be able to with other types of web hosting.

If you are already on a lower end web hosting package, such as a shared hosting package or VPS server, then you should notice that your support requests will be replied to quicker than they were on lower end hosting packages; this means that priority support is one reason that many people choose to move over to dedicated server hosting, since most aren’t happy with the level of support that they are receiving on the lower end package that they are currently on.

Most web hosts also give priority support to dedicated server customers since most dedicated hosting customers are using their servers to host important websites, meaning that it is important for the server to always be up and stable so that the hosted websites can always be accessed; if a dedicated server was to crash, then it could cause a considerable loss to the business that has taken it out, meaning that most individuals and businesses alike try to go with a web hosts that provides priority support where possible, since at the end of the day maximum uptime is what is wanted by the dedicated server clients.

If you choose to go with a web host that doesn’t provide any support for dedicated server customers, then you will need to ensure that you have the necessary knowledge to allow you to administrate your dedicated server effectively.

Disadvantages of Dedicated Server Hosting

There aren’t really any disadvantages that you can directly apply to dedicated server hosting, which is one of the reasons why it is so popular with both businesses and individuals alike. The only factor nearest to a disadvantage that you could apply to dedicated server hosting is the cost of it; this is because dedicated servers cost quite a lot, compared to lower range hosting packages such as shared hosting packages an VPS hosting packages; the cost is only high because the server physically exists, and the original cost of the server for your provider was probably hundreds of pounds, and they need to make that money back in the short term, especially if they are providing many dedicated servers, otherwise they won’t be making any profit on each server. The arrangement that your web host has with their data centre can also affect the price of dedicated servers; this is because data centres charge a certain amount of each individual server that is hosted with them, to cover the cost of electricity, bandwidth and the rack space that has been filled – your web host has to deduct this amount from the cost of your dedicated server since they still want to maintain a profit from your server, but at the same time it needs to be located within a data centre so that it is connected to the internet.

Conclusion

In conclusion, if your website receives a large amount of visitors or is mission critical then Dedicated Server hosting is for you, for the main reason of the added stability which isn’t provided with lower range hosting packages such as shared website hosting and VPS hosting; this means that you are able to ensure that your important website is always available for your visitors, when with lower range packages it might not always be. The fact that your website will be more reliable is because you have your own server with its own resources that are not shared with anyone else, thus meaning that there isn’t anyone else or any other server that will be able to affect the performance of yours in any way; as mentioned previously, you have your own CPU unlike VPS hosting which doesn’t, meaning that your programs and services will always be able to process what they need to without the threat of not being able to because there isn’t enough CPU space available.

Although VPS Hosting does provide you with your own guaranteed RAM and bandwidth, the physical CPU isn’t evenly shared between all the VPS that are hosted on the server concerned, meaning that it only takes one greedy VPS to take the whole hosting node down by using up all the available CPU space; in the case of dedicated server hosting, the CPU is all yours meaning that it can’t be used by anyone else or by any other server – you also have the option to choose from dual or quad core CPUs meaning that you have the ability to give your dedicated server extra reliability.

As mentioned previously, the only way that another server is able to affect the performance of your dedicated server is if another server on the same network as yours was to be DDOS’d, meaning that you have that extra level or reliability and security when compared to other types of hosting; a DDOS would slow the entire network down meaning that all servers would be affected and no-one externally would be able to connect to the servers.

With a dedicated server, you are also given root/administrator access, allowing you to install any programs or services that you want, just as long as they are in line with your web hosts acceptable usage policy – you are also able to carry out custom configurations with root/administrator access, since your dedicated server is your own dedicated environment; with a Linux dedicated server you will be given root access via the means of SSH, and with a Windows dedicated server you will be given administrator access via the means of remote desktop – although the use of remote desktop requires that you have the Windows operating system in order to use the remote desktop client.

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