Help with a few projects

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Wed Dec 13 06:25:32 UTC 2017 

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 at vps:~$ cd /var/www/html
wordpressuser at 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
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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 <blinux-list at redhat.com> 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 <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Darn! I tried this fix as outlined below.
>>>>
>>>> Root at vps: # adduser wordpressuser www-data Adding wordpressuer to
>>>> www-data, done.
>>>>
>>>> root at vps: # chown wordpressuser:www-data -R /var/www/html
>>>>
>>>> Root at 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
>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>> 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 at vps:~$ echo "This is the body
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> the e-mail." | mail -s "This is the subject of the e-mail."
>>>>>>>>> green_gables
>>>>>>>>> _fan33 at yahoo.com
>>>>>>>>> Can't canonicalize "/home/wordpressuser/Maildir"
>>>>>>>>> wordpressuser at 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
>>>>>>>>> 7777
>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>> xxxxxxxx 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 error messages, but never received replies.
>>>>>>>>>>>          Back in July, I contacted a few people I know who were
>>>>>>>>>>> successfully
>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>          the popular content management system WordPress, and asked
>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>          help out. One person, whose name I won't mention, said
>>>>>>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>>>          my web site, if I could provide $300/hr USD and that it
>>>>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>>>> estimated
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>          take four hours to set up to where I wanted it to be. Now,
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>> person
>>>>>>>>>>>          is also blind. What I do not understand is how someone who
>>>>>>>>>>> may be
>>>>>>>>>>>          knowledgeable about supplemental security income could
>>>>>>>>>>> decide
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> charge
>>>>>>>>>>>          such a high price to set up something simple, and that is
>>>>>>>>>>>          semi-automated, and easy to install. I wrote a reply, and
>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>> hear
>>>>>>>>>>>          back for a month. I re-sent my reply and was told that if
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> wanted
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>          continue with the route that I choose, I would have to go
>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>> Bookshare
>>>>>>>>>>>          or BARD to download books on Windows server hosting, and
>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>>>          sufficient resources on the Audio Games net forum to
>>>>>>>>>>> start.
>>>>>>>>>>>          so in September, I finally found a fellow who turned out
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>> someone I
>>>>>>>>>>>          knew by reputation, and he offered to spend his free time
>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>> helping
>>>>>>>>>>> me
>>>>>>>>>>>          out, especially since he has had plenty of experience in
>>>>>>>>>>> working
>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>          virtual private servers and web hosting. If you ask him
>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>> he
>>>>>>>>>>> liked
>>>>>>>>>>> working with me, he might tell you that I learn things pretty
>>>>>>>>>>> quickly
>>>>>>>>>>> once I get to actually learning the steps live on Skype or phone.
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>>>>> record my sessions so I can look back and see what I did. By that
>>>>>>>>>>> time,
>>>>>>>>>>> I was a little
>>>>>>>>>>>          more knowledgeable in talking to others on this topic.
>>>>>>>>>>> http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=23002 Look at post
>>>>>>>>>>> four.
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> told my new friend a little bit of what I've hoped to accomplish,
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> what I
>>>>>>>>>>>          have done so far, and how much experience I've already
>>>>>>>>>>> had.
>>>>>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>>>>>> 2010
>>>>>>>>>>>          through 2013, I worked on building an HTML 4.1 and 5
>>>>>>>>>>> project
>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>> high
>>>>>>>>>>>          school using Notepad, and in 2013, I used CSS 3 to enhance
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>          took a college class in web development. In mid July of
>>>>>>>>>>> 2013,
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>>          myself a WordPress blog up and running, which has been
>>>>>>>>>>> since
>>>>>>>>>>> taken
>>>>>>>>>>> down.
>>>>>>>>>>>          I decided to export this blog and import it into the
>>>>>>>>>>> self-hosted
>>>>>>>>>>>          version, and I was able to successfully link up all of my
>>>>>>>>>>> web
>>>>>>>>>>> pages
>>>>>>>>>>> to a podcast generator and the WordPress system.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Right now we are sort of stuck on where to go, since I already
>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>          basic HTML site with no scripts on my Ubuntu VPS, a
>>>>>>>>>>> TeamTalk
>>>>>>>>>>> server
>>>>>>>>>>>          running, and hopefully an IceCast or ShoutCast server for
>>>>>>>>>>> streaming.
>>>>>>>>>>> I heard that you can get
>>>>>>>>>>>          an e-mail provider through Google Aps and install their
>>>>>>>>>>> mail
>>>>>>>>>>> exchange
>>>>>>>>>>>          and text verification records, but they are quite costly,
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>>>>          know if you'd have to install anything on Ubuntu to make
>>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> PHP
>>>>>>>>>>>          contact forms worked properly. By following several guides
>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>> Linode
>>>>>>>>>>> and Digital Ocean, I was able to install Postfix and S-Nail, but I
>>>>>>>>>>> keep
>>>>>>>>>>> getting error messages when I am trying to send a message as a
>>>>>>>>>>> test.
>>>>>>>>>>> I also got an account through Cloudflare, and if you were to do a
>>>>>>>>>>> user
>>>>>>>>>>> $
>>>>>>>>>>> dig +short sensation-experience.com or root# dig +short
>>>>>>>>>>> sensation-experience.com you'd see 104.28.6.155 instead of my
>>>>>>>>>>> actual
>>>>>>>>>>> server's IP address. If you tried using that directly, it'd say,
>>>>>>>>>>> Cloudflare direct IP access not allowed. This is to keep attackers
>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>> finding out what my server's IP address is. If they tried doing a
>>>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>> on my domain, they'd see a privacy protect dot org notice instead
>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>> name.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also, I really couldn't understand how C-Panel and Webmin
>>>>>>>>>>> administration
>>>>>>>>>>> tools worked until my friend showed me how he used the terminal on
>>>>>>>>>>> his
>>>>>>>>>>> Cent OS VPS to install it. It sort of reminded me of PHP My Admin.
>>>>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>>>>> simply put :2083, :2087, or :2086 at the end of your domain.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I also installed Certbot which uses Lets Encrypt. At the moment I
>>>>>>>>>>> can't
>>>>>>>>>>> seem to figure out how to force traffic to be automatically
>>>>>>>>>>> redirected
>>>>>>>>>>> to https(443) instead of http(80). But now since I'm using
>>>>>>>>>>> Cloudflare,
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure if that will be necessary.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>          Once I get more advanced, and raised my income through
>>>>>>>>>>> Amazon
>>>>>>>>>>>          Associates and stripe payments, I'd like to install a
>>>>>>>>>>> phone
>>>>>>>>>>> box or
>>>>>>>>>>> PBX using Asterisk as well. Note that I am running PHP 7. My
>>>>>>>>>>> friend
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> I tried installing Free PBX, but it doesn't seem to like it, so we
>>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>>> to give it up temporarily, at least until they release the newer
>>>>>>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On a more interesting topic, I don't know if any of you are into
>>>>>>>>>>> speech
>>>>>>>>>>> synthesis that can sing. I am very much into singing synthesis and
>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>> spent quite a bit of time with DECtalk and Vocaloid. I recently
>>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>> interested in learning how to use Festival and make my own speech
>>>>>>>>>>> synthesiser. If you look at post 57 of this thread, you can see
>>>>>>>>>>> where I
>>>>>>>>>>> am at right now. http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?id=8877
>>>>>>>>>>> So having said that, might any of you be able to help me resolve
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>> mail problem with Postfix and S-Nail? I keep getting a debug
>>>>>>>>>>> error.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Also, for some annoying reason which my friend and I have not been
>>>>>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>>>>>> to determine, I cannot install plug-ins or update WordPress
>>>>>>>>>>> directly.
>>>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>>> wants to access my web server through FTP or FTPS, and I don't
>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>>> properly configured. I tried changing all file and folder
>>>>>>>>>>> permissions
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> 7777 recursively, but I am still unable to update and install
>>>>>>>>>>> plug-ins
>>>>>>>>>>> automatically. If any of you are able to help me with that as well
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> would greatly appreciate it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Anyhow, I apologise for this lengthy e-mail, but hopefully that
>>>>>>>>>>> gives
>>>>>>>>>>>          you all an idea of what I've done so far and where I'd
>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>> to go
>>>>>>>>>>> next. :-)
>>>>>>>>>>>          Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>          -Ulysses
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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