Re: Help with a few projects
Hi all,
To the person who tried helping me fix this WordPress web server issue,
I'm glad to say that I found a solution thanks to Ask Ubuntu on Stack
Exchange.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/986972/why-does-wordpress-keep-telling-me-that-it-needs-to-access-my-web-server
So in the future, if someone else has a question and the steps you had
me to didn't work, then the last step is to check the wp-config file and
make sure it has that extra line.
define('FS_METHOD','direct');
This fixed everything! 😌
Now all I'll need to work on is the postfix issue, and then hopefully
that will make it easier for me to stay in touch with my visitors.
-Ulysses
On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix
> problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a
> public list, then go ahead & email me privately at
> abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've
> munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure
> it out.
>
> Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the
> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that
> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file
> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked.
>
> Unless there's a compelling reason to do so, ie, you're developing
> some sort of Windows software, my recommendation would be to use Linux
> to host websites. It's cheaper, &, IMO, also more secure for a number
> of reasons. I realize I'll likely encounter the ire of some on this
> list for saying thus, but it really is a fact, IMO.
>
> I would also advise disabling Cloudflare until you get everything set
> up, because it tends to add an additional layer in terms of
> redirecting certain web components that makes things hard for a
> beginner to learn & figure out what's going on.
>
>
>
> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion
> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> My name is Ulysses Harmony Garcia. My web site is
>> https://www.sensation-experience.com/ I heard about I heard about
>> this mailing list through a Facebook post.
>> For several years, I've been trying to figure out what kind of
>> services I
>> could use to satisfy my needs. In the early 2010's, I looked into shared
>> hosting plans, but the more I looked at them, the more I didn't like
>> them because I wanted to be able to have full
>> control of the server. All they let you use is a public HTML folder
>> and an FTP server port 21 or 990 for secure connections, and a web-based
>> administration tool like Webmin or C-Panel. So I continued using Dropbox
>> to host my web site. The only problem was that I had to use an http
>> colon slash slash dl dot dropboxusercontent dot com slash u slash
>> slash index dot html to render it, which is a pretty long link,
>> but at least it worked.
>>
>> Four years later, I looked into the cloud, SSD, and dedicated
>> VPS options. By asking around, I heard of several different choices
>> such as Linode,
>> Vultr, Digital Ocean, OVH, and through a diary entry I had made back in
>> 2014, VPS dot Next, I had to learn about which operating system I
>> would most likely
>> use for the server. Since 2005, I have primarily used Windows,
>> and I started using a Mac in 2011. I have never used Linux, and I
>> probably chose to stay away from it because I associated Linux as an
>> operating system only computer geeks would use. So when I was looking
>> for a
>> VPS, I was lucky to find a Windows server on vps dot net. However,
>> when I told others
>> about it, many people acted like that was a crime, or that it was
>> impractical to use Windows as a server, and that 99.99% of the web was
>> hosted by Linux, which was meant to be used as a server operating
>> system.
>> I've done most of the work on my own. I first began with a Windows
>> virtual private server at VPS dot net, but I was not able to set
>> up the web server, database server and PHP to work on-line, except
>> through Localhost. I wasn't able to use Internet Information Services
>> IIS either, so I gave up on it and cancelled my server. Fortunately,
>> I kept my
>> account active, so I could come back to it when I wasn't overwhelmed.
>> I even tried enabling Internet Information Services on my Windows 10
>> computer by using the enable or disables Windows features. I checked
>> every one of them, but when I typed localhost in the connect to computer
>> dialogue box, I got this message. IIS6 Manager dialogue Unable to
>> connect to localhost. The target server does not have the SMTP service
>> installed. You cannot manage an IIS 7.5 Web or FTP server by using
>> Internet Information Services (6.0) Manager.
>> As primarily being an extroverted person, I get energy from working with
>> other people rather than worki
Re: Help with a few projects
Hi, chown www-data:www-data -R /var/www/html set. Rebooted the system. Went to WordPress and tried updating. Connection Information To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. Something's wrong but none of these have worked so far. On 12/12/2017 10:56 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi, > > You should have ownership of /var/www/html set to www-data:www-data > > Try changing the ownership, restart apache service and try again > > > On 12/13/2017 1:25 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Connection Information >> To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web >> server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not >> remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. >> Hostnam > ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Re: Help with a few projects
Hi, You should have ownership of /var/www/html set to www-data:www-data Try changing the ownership, restart apache service and try again On 12/13/2017 1:25 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Connection Information To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. Hostnam -- Edhoari Setiyoso ___ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
Re: Help with a few projects
Hi, An ls -l on /var/www/html/blog? It shows that everything in the blog folder is owne by Wordpressuser, and the group is www data. This is quite long but wordpressuser@vps:~$ cd /var/www/html wordpressuser@vps:/var/www/html$ ls -l total 372 -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 9398 Nov 30 02:33 about_me.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 5559 Nov 30 02:53 Art.html drwsrwsrwt 6 wordpressuser www-data 4096 Dec 12 16:35 blog -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 25167 Sep 17 21:39 braille.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 12322 Nov 30 02:55 cc.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 13294 Nov 30 03:00 command_list.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 3027 Nov 30 04:58 contact.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 770 Nov 28 05:47 example.php -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 26575 Sep 15 17:14 First_time_on_a_plane.txt -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 53 Sep 19 17:35 google79a9f664a29e3f51.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 12991 Nov 30 03:01 hardware.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 7582 Sep 15 09:16 How_to_play_the_clarinet.txt -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 16020 Sep 15 09:25 how_to_play_the_flute.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 10819 Sep 15 09:31 How_to_use_the_mac.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 2757 Nov 30 02:35 index.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 4458 Nov 30 03:11 math.html drwxr-sr-x 2 wordpressuser www-data 4096 Dec 10 10:10 multimedia -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 5610 Nov 30 03:25 music.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 44994 Oct 14 00:41 My_sky_dive.txt -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 12815 Nov 30 03:27 other.html drwsrwsrwt 8 wordpressuser www-data 4096 Nov 25 20:29 podcasts drwxrwsr-x 3 wordpressuser www-data 4096 Dec 4 07:45 private -rw-rw-r-- 1 wordpressuser www-data 35521 Nov 30 04:02 productions.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 5059 Nov 30 03:28 reading.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 3578 Nov 30 03:28 resources.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 4009 Sep 18 09:19 resume.docx -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 4990 Nov 30 03:29 screen.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 2302 Sep 15 07:45 send_form_email.php -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 4117 Nov 30 03:30 support.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 432 Nov 30 04:48 today.php -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 291 Nov 28 05:49 token_gen.php -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 14024 Nov 30 03:31 Tutorials.html -rwxrwxrwt 1 wordpressuser www-data 1304 Jun 7 2013 ulysses.css drwxr-sr-x 3 wordpressuser www-data 4096 Dec 6 22:39 wget w On 12/12/2017 6:24 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > How bout u do a quick ls -l to see if your ownership changes took effect. > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> I did that, but that didn't do anything, so I typed reboot and am >> waiting for everything to come back on-line. Okay, I'm logging into the >> web site right now, so far so good. >> >> I'm clicking the update plug-ins... >> >> Nope, it still says connection information. >> >> >> On 12/12/2017 4:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> Did u restart your webserver? >>> >>> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >>> wrote: Hi, Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to www-data, done. root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html Root@VPS: # Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with same read write execute permissions. I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. Connection Information To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. Hostname On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you > as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas > I only have used one. > > He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely > different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this > list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions > about Debian and Arch distributions. > > -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. > > > On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the >> States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to >> me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not >> far off. >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >> >> wrote:
Re: Help with a few projects
How bout u do a quick ls -l to see if your ownership changes took effect. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I did that, but that didn't do anything, so I typed reboot and am > waiting for everything to come back on-line. Okay, I'm logging into the > web site right now, so far so good. > > I'm clicking the update plug-ins... > > Nope, it still says connection information. > > > On 12/12/2017 4:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Did u restart your webserver? >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. >>> >>> Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to >>> www-data, done. >>> >>> root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html >>> >>> Root@VPS: # >>> >>> Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with >>> same read write execute permissions. >>> >>> I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. >>> >>> Connection Information >>> To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web >>> server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not >>> remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. >>> Hostname >>> >>> >>> On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas I only have used one. He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions about Debian and Arch distributions. -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the > States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to > me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not > far off. > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > > wrote: >> Hello, >> >> For your information, could you please address me properly? I am >> female, >> and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of >> a >> much younger age, but I am twenty-three. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> -HeavenlyHarmony >> >> >> On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking >>> the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u >>> would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error >>> is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. >>> >>> My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need >>> to >>> get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I >>> would >>> be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out >>> & >>> a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a >>> little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's >>> likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree >>> till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & >>> trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my >>> invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on >>> list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. >>> >>> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >>> >>> wrote: Hi, This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables _fa...@yahoo.com Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip ping this file Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. I only unders
Re: Help with a few projects
I did that, but that didn't do anything, so I typed reboot and am waiting for everything to come back on-line. Okay, I'm logging into the web site right now, so far so good. I'm clicking the update plug-ins... Nope, it still says connection information. On 12/12/2017 4:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Did u restart your webserver? > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. >> >> Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to >> www-data, done. >> >> root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html >> >> Root@VPS: # >> >> Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with >> same read write execute permissions. >> >> I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. >> >> Connection Information >> To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web >> server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not >> remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. >> Hostname >> >> >> On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you >>> as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas >>> I only have used one. >>> >>> He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely >>> different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this >>> list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions >>> about Debian and Arch distributions. >>> >>> -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. >>> >>> >>> On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not far off. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hello, > > For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, > and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a > much younger age, but I am twenty-three. > > Sincerely, > > -HeavenlyHarmony > > > On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking >> the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u >> would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error >> is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. >> >> My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to >> get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would >> be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & >> a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a >> little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's >> likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree >> till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & >> trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my >> invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on >> list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >> >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. >>> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 >>> The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body >>> of >>> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." >>> green_gables >>> _fa...@yahoo.com >>> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" >>> wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: >>> file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip >>> ping this file >>> >>> Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this >>> problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your >>> problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >>> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >>> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >>> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >>> >>> I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the >>> WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog >>> is >>> the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog >>> Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >>> rwsr
Re: Help with a few projects
Did u restart your webserver? On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi, > > Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. > > Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to > www-data, done. > > root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html > > Root@VPS: # > > Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with > same read write execute permissions. > > I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. > > Connection Information > To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web > server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not > remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. > Hostname > > > On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you >> as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas >> I only have used one. >> >> He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely >> different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this >> list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions >> about Debian and Arch distributions. >> >> -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. >> >> >> On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the >>> States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to >>> me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not >>> far off. >>> >>> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >>> wrote: Hello, For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a much younger age, but I am twenty-three. Sincerely, -HeavenlyHarmony On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking > the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u > would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error > is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. > > My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to > get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would > be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & > a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a > little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's > likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree > till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & > trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my > invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on > list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. >> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 >> The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body >> of >> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." >> green_gables >> _fa...@yahoo.com >> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" >> wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: >> file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip >> ping this file >> >> Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this >> problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your >> problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >> >> I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the >> WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog >> is >> the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog >> Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P >> >> Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership >> of >> both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP >> to the same user that WordPress is set to. >> /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php >> apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, >> Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20
Re: Help with a few projects
Hi, Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below. Root@vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to www-data, done. root@vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html Root@VPS: # Win SCP shows that /blog owner is wordpressuer, group is www-data, with same read write execute permissions. I went to update an existing plug-in and was presented with this message. Connection Information To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web server. Please enter your FTP credentials to proceed. If you do not remember your credentials, you should contact your web host. Hostname On 12/12/2017 3:35 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you > as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas > I only have used one. > > He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely > different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this > list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions > about Debian and Arch distributions. > > -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. > > > On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the >> States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to >> me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not >> far off. >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, >>> and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a >>> much younger age, but I am twenty-three. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> -HeavenlyHarmony >>> >>> >>> On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi, > > This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. > https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 > The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of > the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables > _fa...@yahoo.com > Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" > wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: > file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip > ping this file > > Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this > problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your > problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the > wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that > happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file > permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. > > I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the > WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is > the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog > Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: > rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P > > Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of > both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP > to the same user that WordPress is set to. > /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php > apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, > Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: > wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: > rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, > Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: >>
Re: Help with a few projects
I'm asking my friend to see if they can join this list and or e-mail you as they have more experience using various Linux distributions, whereas I only have used one. He said that Cent OS, which is a Red Hat distribution has a completely different management than Debian-based systems. So I'm wondering if this list is for people who use Red Hat only, or if it includes discussions about Debian and Arch distributions. -P.S. I'm also known as HeavenlyHarmony. On 12/12/2017 3:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the > States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to > me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not > far off. > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> Hello, >> >> For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, >> and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a >> much younger age, but I am twenty-three. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> -HeavenlyHarmony >> >> >> On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking >>> the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u >>> would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error >>> is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. >>> >>> My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to >>> get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would >>> be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & >>> a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a >>> little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's >>> likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree >>> till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & >>> trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my >>> invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on >>> list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. >>> >>> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >>> wrote: Hi, This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables _fa...@yahoo.com Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip ping this file Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP to the same user that WordPress is set to. /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote d
Re: Help with a few projects
I apologize. Ulysses is generally a male name, at least here in the States. As for your being young, my kids are all older than u--so to me you're young. I had actually guessed your age at 22, so I was not far off. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hello, > > For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, > and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a > much younger age, but I am twenty-three. > > Sincerely, > > -HeavenlyHarmony > > > On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking >> the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u >> would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error >> is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. >> >> My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to >> get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would >> be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & >> a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a >> little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's >> likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree >> till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & >> trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my >> invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on >> list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. >> >> On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion >> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. >>> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 >>> The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of >>> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables >>> _fa...@yahoo.com >>> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" >>> wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: >>> file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip >>> ping this file >>> >>> Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this >>> problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your >>> problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >>> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >>> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >>> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >>> >>> I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the >>> WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is >>> the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog >>> Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >>> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P >>> >>> Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of >>> both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP >>> to the same user that WordPress is set to. >>> /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php >>> apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, >>> Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: >>> wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >>> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, >>> Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: >>> 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P >>> I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error >>> message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help >>> me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a >>> small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. >>> Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to >>> would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep >>> people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing >>> wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. >>> I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they >>> have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and >>> SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote desktop. And for some people, if >>> you want to get things done without worrying about command lines, you >>> could try C-Panel or something simple, but if you want to know how and >>> why things work, and how the puzles all fit together, you can learn as >>> long as you have a good support sytem, and many people do not have that. >>> What kind of certain web components would be redirected that would make >>> it difficult for a beginner to work around? How accessible is >>> cloudflare? I noticed some unusual buttons that have vague labels and >>> whatnot. I am using NVDA on Windows 10 with Google Chrome and Firefox.
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Hello, For your information, could you please address me properly? I am female, and I do not know if there is anything that had implied that I was of a much younger age, but I am twenty-three. Sincerely, -HeavenlyHarmony On 12/12/2017 3:00 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking > the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u > would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error > is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. > > My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to > get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would > be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & > a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a > little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's > likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree > till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & > trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my > invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on > list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> Hi, >> >> This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. >> https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 >> The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of >> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables >> _fa...@yahoo.com >> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" >> wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: >> file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip >> ping this file >> >> Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this >> problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your >> problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >> >> I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the >> WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is >> the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog >> Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P >> >> Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of >> both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP >> to the same user that WordPress is set to. >> /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php >> apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, >> Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: >> wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: >> rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, >> Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: >> 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P >> I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error >> message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help >> me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a >> small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. >> Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to >> would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep >> people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing >> wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. >> I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they >> have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and >> SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote desktop. And for some people, if >> you want to get things done without worrying about command lines, you >> could try C-Panel or something simple, but if you want to know how and >> why things work, and how the puzles all fit together, you can learn as >> long as you have a good support sytem, and many people do not have that. >> What kind of certain web components would be redirected that would make >> it difficult for a beginner to work around? How accessible is >> cloudflare? I noticed some unusual buttons that have vague labels and >> whatnot. I am using NVDA on Windows 10 with Google Chrome and Firefox. >> -Ulysses >> On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>> Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix >>> problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a >>> public list, then go ahead & email me privately at >>> abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've >>> munged it
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Ulysses, if you've got an Apache webserver, then generally speaking the group to hwich the webserver belongs by default is www-data. So u would add the wordpressuser to that group. Again, your postfix error is telling u that your user/group permissions are incorrect. My web hosting invoicing program just crappe the bed. I really need to get that up first before I can provide much help. I apologize. I would be willing to try to help once I get this situation straightened out & a small website built for a client. But right now, young Sir, I'm a little inundated. Truthfully, given the way things are now, it's likely gonna be hard for me to get back w/u to any meaningful degree till after the first of the year. I'm sorry. Holidays w/a family & trying to run a business can get a little hectic. But if I can get my invoice program working in a reasonable timeframe, I'll get back on list sooner & see if I can't help u out. I hope that sounds fair. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi, > > This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. > https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 > The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of > the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables > _fa...@yahoo.com > Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" > wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: > file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip > ping this file > > Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this > problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your > problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the > wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that > happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file > permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. > > I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the > WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is > the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog > Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: > rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P > > Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of > both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP > to the same user that WordPress is set to. > /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php > apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, > Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: > wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: > rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, > Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: > 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P > I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error > message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help > me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a > small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. > Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to > would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep > people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing > wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. > I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they > have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and > SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote desktop. And for some people, if > you want to get things done without worrying about command lines, you > could try C-Panel or something simple, but if you want to know how and > why things work, and how the puzles all fit together, you can learn as > long as you have a good support sytem, and many people do not have that. > What kind of certain web components would be redirected that would make > it difficult for a beginner to work around? How accessible is > cloudflare? I noticed some unusual buttons that have vague labels and > whatnot. I am using NVDA on Windows 10 with Google Chrome and Firefox. > -Ulysses > On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix >> problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a >> public list, then go ahead & email me privately at >> abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've >> munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure >> it out. >> >> Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the >> wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that >> happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file >> permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. >> >> Unless there's a compelli
Re: Help with a few projects
Hi, This is the guide I used to follow and set up Postfix. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-16-04 The error occurred here. wordpressuser@vps:~$ echo "This is the body of the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail." green_gables _fa...@yahoo.com Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir" wordpressuser@vps:~$ postdrop: warning: /etc/postfix/dynamicmaps.cf: file is owned or writable by non-root users -- skip ping this file Could you be less vague. I.E. provide actual steps on how to fix this problem? I'll outline the steps I took when I read this sentence. Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. I only understood you as far as needing to change the ownership of the WordPressfiles and their permissions. /var/www/html/blog, where blog is the folder that contains WordPress, is as follows, using Win SCP. blog Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 12/12/2017 1:58:35 P Based on your statement, I assumed that I needed to change ownership of both group and user, and change permissions to Apache2, MySQL, and PHP to the same user that WordPress is set to. /etc/apache2, /etc/mysql, and /etc/php apache2 Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 11/28/2017 1:25:20 A mysql Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 10/29/2017 6:02:10 P php Owner: wordpressuser, Group: wordpressuser, Type: File folder, Rights: rwsrwsrwt, Changed: 9/16/2017 12:33:01 P I tried updating a plug-in, but it is still giving me the same error message. If you want to do an actual session where you could try to help me via phone or Skype, I let me know if you would like to pay you a small sum or if you'd like to volunteer your time. Also, you didn't specify how having all files and folders set to would increase the level of attack if Cloudflare is supposed to keep people from finding out my IP address, or if they tried accessing wp-content/uploads and put malicious PHP scripts. I think Windows servers have their place in the universe, but why they have to be expensive I know not. Yes, Linux is all done via bash and SSH, whereas Windows is done via remote desktop. And for some people, if you want to get things done without worrying about command lines, you could try C-Panel or something simple, but if you want to know how and why things work, and how the puzles all fit together, you can learn as long as you have a good support sytem, and many people do not have that. What kind of certain web components would be redirected that would make it difficult for a beginner to work around? How accessible is cloudflare? I noticed some unusual buttons that have vague labels and whatnot. I am using NVDA on Windows 10 with Google Chrome and Firefox. -Ulysses On 12/12/2017 1:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix > problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a > public list, then go ahead & email me privately at > abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've > munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure > it out. > > Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the > wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that > happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file > permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. > > Unless there's a compelling reason to do so, ie, you're developing > some sort of Windows software, my recommendation would be to use Linux > to host websites. It's cheaper, &, IMO, also more secure for a number > of reasons. I realize I'll likely encounter the ire of some on this > list for saying thus, but it really is a fact, IMO. > > I would also advise disabling Cloudflare until you get everything set > up, because it tends to add an additional layer in terms of > redirecting certain web components that makes things hard for a > beginner to learn & figure out what's going on. > > > > On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion > wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> My name is Ulysses Harmony Garcia. My web site is >> https://www.sensation-experience.com/ I heard about I heard about >> this mailing list through a Facebook post. >> For several years, I've been trying to figure out what kind of >> services I >> could use to satisfy my needs. In the early 2010's, I looked into shared >> hosting plans, but the more I looked at them, the more I didn't like >> them because I wanted to be able to
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Ulysses, provide your error logs & we can assist w/the postfix problem. If those error logs contain information u don't wish on a public list, then go ahead & email me privately at abletec at g mail dot com. You can't copy-&-paste that email, as I've munged it to prevent spam harvesting, but u should be able to figure it out. Your problem w/WordPress is that you likely don't have the user of the wordpress files belonging to the webserver group. Once u make that happen, your updating problems will disappear. U need to set the file permissions back to a safer level, or your site wil get hacked. Unless there's a compelling reason to do so, ie, you're developing some sort of Windows software, my recommendation would be to use Linux to host websites. It's cheaper, &, IMO, also more secure for a number of reasons. I realize I'll likely encounter the ire of some on this list for saying thus, but it really is a fact, IMO. I would also advise disabling Cloudflare until you get everything set up, because it tends to add an additional layer in terms of redirecting certain web components that makes things hard for a beginner to learn & figure out what's going on. On 12/12/17, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hi everyone, > > My name is Ulysses Harmony Garcia. My web site is > https://www.sensation-experience.com/ I heard about I heard about > this mailing list through a Facebook post. > For several years, I've been trying to figure out what kind of > services I > could use to satisfy my needs. In the early 2010's, I looked into shared > hosting plans, but the more I looked at them, the more I didn't like > them because I wanted to be able to have full > control of the server. All they let you use is a public HTML folder > and an FTP server port 21 or 990 for secure connections, and a web-based > administration tool like Webmin or C-Panel. So I continued using Dropbox > to host my web site. The only problem was that I had to use an http > colon slash slash dl dot dropboxusercontent dot com slash u slash > slash index dot html to render it, which is a pretty long link, > but at least it worked. > > Four years later, I looked into the cloud, SSD, and dedicated > VPS options. By asking around, I heard of several different choices > such as Linode, > Vultr, Digital Ocean, OVH, and through a diary entry I had made back in > 2014, VPS dot Next, I had to learn about which operating system I > would most likely > use for the server. Since 2005, I have primarily used Windows, > and I started using a Mac in 2011. I have never used Linux, and I > probably chose to stay away from it because I associated Linux as an > operating system only computer geeks would use. So when I was looking > for a > VPS, I was lucky to find a Windows server on vps dot net. However, > when I told others > about it, many people acted like that was a crime, or that it was > impractical to use Windows as a server, and that 99.99% of the web was > hosted by Linux, which was meant to be used as a server operating > system. > I've done most of the work on my own. I first began with a Windows > virtual private server at VPS dot net, but I was not able to set > up the web server, database server and PHP to work on-line, except > through Localhost. I wasn't able to use Internet Information Services > IIS either, so I gave up on it and cancelled my server. Fortunately, > I kept my > account active, so I could come back to it when I wasn't overwhelmed. > I even tried enabling Internet Information Services on my Windows 10 > computer by using the enable or disables Windows features. I checked > every one of them, but when I typed localhost in the connect to computer > dialogue box, I got this message. IIS6 Manager dialogue Unable to > connect to localhost. The target server does not have the SMTP service > installed. You cannot manage an IIS 7.5 Web or FTP server by using > Internet Information Services (6.0) Manager. > As primarily being an extroverted person, I get energy from working with > other people rather than working alone, yet for some reason, I've > encountered a lot of people who think that being too dependent on others > was a bad thing, that being completely independent was the best way to > go. I disagree with that. I mean, I can see why some people wouldn't > want to be too dependent on others for fear of taking too much of > someone's time or being too clingy, etc, or taking advantage of said > person, but I also believe that there needs to be a balance in helping > others and being self-reliable. This is where interdependence comes > in. Manuals are never straightforward. You can follow the directions in > the manual as exactly outlined and end up with error messages. Even > googling error messages can't guarantee that you will get a quick > solution. Having said that, I have joined a few community forums and > posted these er
