A common problem is how to test a website that has been installed on a new server when the domain name for the site is still pointing to the old server. An easy solution to this problem is to use a "hosts" file to force your web browser to go to the new s

There are three ways to add a technical contact to your RackSpace account: 1. Contact your RackSpace Account Manager by phone. 2. Call RackSpace technical support. 3. Add the contact through the MyRackSpace website. Each method is described in de

Testing your new server with a hosts file is a 4 step process:

• Install hosts file entries.

On Redhad, edit /etc/mail/sendmail.mc and add the following line towards the end of the file before the first MAILER line:

FEATURE(`dnsbl', `sbl.spamhaus.org',`"Rejected due to Spamhaus listing see http://www.abuse.net/sbl.phtml?IP=" $&{clientaddr} " for more information"')dnl

Then run:

cd /etc/mail/
make
/sbin/service sendmail restart

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Here's a simple logrotate script for Tomcat:

/usr/tomcat/apache-tomcat-5.5.27/logs/*.log { rotate 90 lastaction /sbin/service tomcat restart endscript }

It should be placed at:

/etc/logrotate.d/tomcat

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Create a .htaccsss file containing the following lines:

RemoveHandler .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

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