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 <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxx> >>> 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 >>>>>> <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> 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@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>> _fan33@xxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>> 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@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Blinux-list mailing list >>>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list