How to create Virtual Hosts in Ubuntu

Virtual Hosting is a method for hosting multiple sites/domains in a single server. It helps to reduce the cost and can share the memory and processor cycle. In local host also we can create Virtual host and we can call original domain name(production/live domain) from our development environment(localhost). Here I am providing the steps for creating Virtual host in Linux/Ubuntu workstation. i.  Assume your code resides at /var/www/yoursite ii.  You can access your site using http://localhost/yoursite. iii.  Edit vhosts file in sites-enabled. sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/vhosts.conf. iv. Add below code in vhosts file <VirtualHost *:80> ServerName local.yoursite.com ServerAlias www.local.yoursite.com DocumentRoot...

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Linux Bash Shell cheat sheet for beginners

Here I am sharing a Bash shell script sheet useful for Linux users who are not familiar with bash script/ Terminal commands. Script contain a list of commands and keyboard shortcuts with description, more relevant if you are an avid Ubuntu/Debian user. Download Linux Bash Shell Cheet Sheet PDF f...

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Install RabbitVCS in Ubuntu

The RabbitVCS is a set of graphical tools written to provide simple and straightforward access to the version control system(VCS). This is similar to Tortoise SVN for Windows. It provide multiple clients and extensions to give you a uniform experience no matter what development tools you use. It provide all Subversion client functionality without touching the command line so it is very useful for developers who are not familiar with Linux commands and newbies to Linux. It also provide an easy to use command line tool in this package. To install RabbitVCS in Ubuntu, first we need to add the PPA Karmic and later sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rabbitvcs/ppa Hardy, Intrepid and Jaunty Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list...

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WinSCP alternative in Ubuntu.

WinSCP is the most popular file transfer application in Windows Operating systems like filezilla. It helps to copy files from remote system to local system and wise versa. In Linux, filezilla is use for this purpose. But we can simulate WinSCP in Linux/Ubuntu by using Nautilus. To simulate this we need to install Nautilus elementary, which is a nice addition to Nautilus to enable split view in the file browser. The steps for installing Nautilus elementary in Ubuntu are here. Type the following in console sudo add-apt-repository ppa:am-monkeyd/nautilus-elementary-ppaThe above line will add the repository from where you can download the Nautilus elementary sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgradewill update the local repositories...

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