kernel: Firewall: *SYNFLOOD Blocked*

CSF Firewall is blocking these attacks in /var/log/messages Check with You have set the following in your csf configuration but having such a setting, we definitely block SYN connections but legit connections as well. With the above settings, you will see a drop down in SYN connections but you won’t be able to browse your … Read more

Change SQL Server (MSSQL) Password

If you’ve forgotten the sa password for your SQL server, you are probably in a panic. Fear not, for you can change the password and once again have access to the powers of the SA account using Windows Authentication mode. Login into SQL Server using Windows Authentication. In Object Explorer, open Security folder, open Logins … Read more

Upgrade WordPress to 4.1 – The admin backend the connection times out

Upgrade WordPress to 4.1. The admin backend the connection times out and the server gets really slow:error “The server at domain.com is taking too long to respond.” It looks like this is actually a common issue with this version of wordpress. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-extremely-slow-after-upgrading-to-41 1) Open database via phpMyAdmin 2) Open table “wp_options” and look for “db_version” … Read more