Yearly Archives: 2019

Changing the Time Zone on Amazon Linux

TIP: If you are using a Linux server with, Amazon Linux, RDS database and PHP, you also need to change the timezone settings on them! Amazon Linux instances are set to the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time zone by default, but you may wish to change the time on an instance to the local time…
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How to install PHP 7 and MySQL on EC2 Instance – Amazon

1. Install Apache 2.4 and PHP 7.0 on Amazon Linux AMI # Remove current apache & php (If you have installed a earlier version or you are having problems. Don't worry this WILL NOT remove any of your files, and it will make backup's of any config files you have). sudo yum remove httpd* php*…
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IE, Chrome, Firefox – Timeout errors

Just a quick tip, if you open up a browser (and ARE connected to the internet) but seem to be getting timeout or unreachable errors on any site you go to. Do a quick check and see if you have Malwarebytes installed. This program more than likely is causing that issue. Why? Well, it tries…
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KB4480970 blocks SMB shares. The FIX.

The patch KB4480970is a Monthly Rollup update for Windows 7. It addresses a number of issues in PowerShell, fixes a vulnerability known as Speculative Store Bypass (CVE-2018-3639) for AMD-based computers, and includes Security updates to Windows Kernel, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Wireless Networking, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. Unfortunately, the update causes issues with networking. After…
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