Adminer is a web-based database management tool that supports MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, Oracle, and more. Like phpMyAdmin, Adminer supports all those features you find with it, but with a tidier user interface, high performance, better support, and rapid development and enhances security, user experience, performance, and more. For more about Adminer, please see its homepage. Install Apache2 HTTP Server Adminer needs a web server to function. A popular open-source web server is Apache2....

In our previous post, we showed you how to create a Microsoft account. When you forget your account password, you will lose access to all Microsoft services that are linked to your account, including Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Xbox Live, and more. Losing access to your important files and data hosted with Microsoft is something that most people don’t want to go through. However, it’s easy to reset one’s Microsoft account password and regain access....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install the Bagisto eCommerce platform on Ubuntu with Apache2. This how shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. Bagisto is a free, eCommerce platform built Laravel eCommerce framework for anyone who wants to run an online store. It has comprehensive product features for small, medium, and large businesses that want a platform designed on some of the hottest open-source technologies such as Laravel a PHP framework, and Vue....

If you want a Content Management System (CMS) that has more features than many other CMS platforms, then e107 CMS is a good place to start. e107 CMS is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital content. This CMS platform is designed for ease of use to allow enterprises and business owners to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

Perfect for those who want to run the Nginx HTTP server instead. Evolution CMS claims to be the world’s fastest, most customizable content management platform built with PHP which is focused on speed, security, and flexibility. If you are looking for a CMS platform that is easy to install, simple to maintain, and flexible, then Evolution is a good place to start. With Evolution, you get a platform that separates registered web users and groups from administration users and can grant some web users granular access to pages in the backend....

Whether you’re creating a personal or company setting up a self-hosted project management platform, Kanboard can help you build and manage your content on every device with its intuitive and powerful user and admin dashboard. This brief tutorial will show students and new users how to install Kanboard project management software with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP 7.2 support on Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 LTS. Some features of this platform include:...

The proxy server takes and directs client requests to the appropriate backend servers. A proxy server can also perform additional tasks such as SSL encryption, caching, compression, and load balancing to take the load off the backend servers. A reverse proxy server is typically used in front of Node.js, Python, Java and other popular applications that do not have web server features enabled. In this case, Nginx is usually the proxy server used to handle requests for clients....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install YetiForce CRM on Ubuntu with an Apache2 HTTP server. This one shows you how to use Nginx instead. For the uninitiated, YetiForce is an open-source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software forked from Vtiger CRM that can serve as a strong alternative to the popular CRM systems in use today. If you currently run the Vtiger CRM platform and feel like it’s lacking in some areas, you might want to try YetiForce....

Microsoft Sticky Notes app is a simple way to quickly create post-it-like notes and save them for later. You can create a quick reminder and stick it on your desktop that can easily be discarded after use. In Sticky Notes version 3.0 and later, using the same Microsoft account, you can now sign in and sync your notes across apps and your other devices using the same Microsoft account. You do not need a Microsoft account to use Sticky Notes....

Windows 10 comes with a feature that automatically sets the printer you used most recently to be your default printer. This can be annoying especially when you’re in an environment with multiple printers. If you don’t want Windows automatically setting or changing your default printer, the steps below will show you how to turn it off. Windows 10 is the most recent version of operating systems for personal computers developed and released by Microsoft as part of its Windows NT family....

Even today, most website providers are making all their customers’ websites HTTPS-compliant by default. So, if you’re still running your Joomla websites or blogs not using HTTPS, then you’re probably doing it wrong. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to convert existing Joomla websites from HTTP to HTTPS easily without losing your audience. When you’re done, all traffic to your sites will be redirected to the HTTPS version of your content....

When you step away from your computer for a short time, it will automatically turn on the screen and sometimes goes to sleep. This feature helps save battery life and also protects you from others accessing your files and programs. When your screen is locked, other users can log in to their accounts by clicking Log in as another user on the password screen. You can switch back to your desktop when they are finished....

Hybrid sleep allows you to resume your computer quickly from sleep, but if there is some kind of power failure while in sleep, you can still restore and recover your computer from hibernation, so your data is not lost. Hybrid sleep is on by default for desktop systems but off by default on laptops. However, if you have a laptop and you want to enable this, the steps below will show you how to do that....

Windows 11 allows you to minimize connections from apps and Microsoft services or configure privacy settings so that communication is not enabled by default. One such app communication feature you may want to limit is a connection between devices that aren’t paired to your PC, such as an Xbox One, and others that want to share and sync info. You can enable or disable app communication with unpaired devices in Windows via Windows Settings app, Group Policy Editor, and Windows Registry....

If you’re adding a second display to your desktop computer with a dual display adapter, then make sure all the monitors’ cables are securely fastened. If adding a second display to your laptop, then connect the second display to a compatible display port on your laptop and make sure it’s securely seated. Once the second monitor is attached correctly, Windows will automatically detect and duplicate your desktop on both or all monitors....

Exclusions may help improve systems’ performance, however, be cautious with this feature as Microsoft Defender won’t scan your excluded files and directories for malware. If these excluded directories are compromised, there won’t be any detection and your computer might be vulnerable to threats. On the other hand, you wouldn’t want to scan all files and directories. Microsoft Defender has built-in exclusions to improve the system’s performance. You can do the same if certain tasks or applications are being impacted by Microsoft Defender scans....

As you now know, Windows 11 comes with a simplified context menu in File Explorer and other functions. You can access the full context menu, but you need to click the Show more options from the simplified menu. If you want to restore the classic Windows 10 right-click context menu where all the commands are shown on one pane, then use the steps below to do that. The steps below will have you edit the Windows registry which can be very dangerous....

By default, all Windows applications are installed on the Local Disk C: (This PC) drive. This has been the default location since from the beginning of the modern Windows OS. Advanced users may choose to install new applications at a different location, but that process isn’t automatic. You must manually select the location to install a program during the program installation. With the introduction of Windows 10, now you can configure your systems to always install new programs and applications at a location specified by default....

The default font size that comes in Ubuntu Linux is usually good for the majority of people who use it. But for some small groups, it might be too small, and not helpful, especially for people with poor vision. With the use of wide screens and higher resolutions, it can be difficult to see clearly across bigger areas of the screen, or even double screens. If you have difficulty reading on your screen in Ubuntu Linux, you can easily change the font size so you can enjoy reading....

When you connect to a computer through the Remote Desktop client, the Remote Desktop feature on your computer “hears” the connection request through a defined listening port (3389 by default). Port 3389 is the universal default port for Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol which is known by basically everyone. Windows allows users to change that listening port by modifying the system’s registry, and the steps below will show you how to do that....