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Apache is one of the most widely used web servers in the world, offering a robust and flexible platform for hosting websites.

When managing a website, you might need to control who can access certain resources or entire websites. For example, you may want to block specific IP addresses or allow access only from certain regions or networks. Apache makes this possible using a feature called Access Control.

In this guide, we’ll walk through the steps to allow or deny access to websites in Apache using a simple, human-readable configuration.

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mod_rewrite is an Apache module used to rewrite URLs dynamically, commonly used to create user-friendly URLs, redirect traffic, or manage different URLs for search engine optimization (SEO). If you’re working with an Apache web server, enabling mod_rewrite in your .htaccess file is a common task.

In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps to enable mod_rewrite and make the necessary changes to your .htaccess file.

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Ubuntu 24.10 (Oracular Oriole) is now available to all Ubuntu fans, shipping with Linux kernel 6.11, GNOME 47, systemd updates, and many more enhancements.

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Coming a month after KDE Gear 24.08.1, the KDE Gear 24.08.2 release is here to improve the Dolphin file manager by ignoring trailing slashes when comparing place URLs and fixing displaying of filename ampersands in actions, the Konsole terminal emulator by addressing a crash that occurred when sending OSC 4 (RGB) color outside the 256 range, and the Kate text editor by fixing the session restore of tabs/views of untitled documents.

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Learn how to reset a forgotten MySQL password on a Linux system in this comprehensive guide. Follow the step-by-step instructions to regain access to your MySQL database with ease.

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Linux kernel 6.10 is not a long-term support (LTS) branch so it was supported for only a couple of months with fourteen maintenance updates, the last being Linux 6.10.14, announced today by renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who marked the Linux 6.10 branch as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website and urged users to move to the latest Linux 6.11 kernel series.

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In this article, you will learn how to install Python and Pip package manager and install popular Python libraries with practical examples.

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The latest Python release enhances performance and offers a more streamlined developer experience for users of the open source programming language.

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A dock is a graphical user interface element that allows the user to have one-click access to frequently used applications. Here are 11 of the best.

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Learn how to use grep with the context flags -A, -B, and -C, allowing you to easily include lines before and after your matches in Linux.

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KDE Gear 24.08.2 apps collection is now available for download, with key improvements to the Dolphin, Kate, and Konsole apps.

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Linux is widely used for servers and networking applications. One common issue administrators face is reaching the maximum number of TCP/IP connections. When this limit is reached, users may encounter connection errors.

This article will explain how to increase the maximum number of TCP/IP connections in Linux.

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YARA enables users to create detailed descriptions, or “rules,” for malware families or any other target based on textual or binary patterns. Each rule comprises a collection of strings and a logical expression, forming the criteria for its detection and classification.

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Resetting a USB device from the Command Line Interface (CLI) can help resolve issues such as unresponsiveness or connection problems. This guide will walk you through the steps to reset a USB device using simple commands.

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Learn how to substitute single or multiple environment variables from a file using the envsubst command-line tool in Linux.

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When using Linux, you may want to know if your system is a desktop or a laptop, as this information can help you understand the hardware capabilities and how to optimize your system.

In this article, we’ll explore a few simple commands that can help you determine whether your Linux system is a desktop or a laptop.

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Discover a step-by-step guide to install the ADB and fastboot on Ubuntu and other Linux distros, with practical examples of ADB command usage.

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OBS Studio 31.0 promises several new features including NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur, preview scrollbars, v210 format support for AJA device capture, Amazon IVS service integration, QSV AV1 screen content coding, and support for first-party YouTube Chat features.

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Having multiple developers work on pre-merge testing distributes the process and ensures that every contribution is rigorously tested before merging.

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MX Linux’s mirrors for downloading packages should be unaffected by the storm.

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