The question you may want to ask is why the mcrypt module is no longer supported with PHP-7.2. Again, there may be a legitimate reason not to support it. If you are running a PHP application that relies on the mcrypt module and you want to upgrade to PHP 7.2, then continue with the post below to learn how to install PHP 7.2 mcrypt module on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS servers and desktops....

Sentrifugo HRM is a free, open-source, Human Resource Management (HRM) platform for businesses and individuals. It offers HR resource modules with exceptional features and an intuitive interface that is easy to configure and set up. There are many open-source HRM platforms available today. However, when searching for one for your business, Sentrifugo HRM is a good place to start. This open-source HRM software is built on the LAMP or LEMP stack and offers features that help you run your business and collaborate with your employees and vendors....

Our previous tutorial showed you how to install Symfony 5 framework on Ubuntu with Apache2. This one shows you how to run it with Nginx instead. For the uninitiated, Symfony is a free, open-source, reusable PHP components and framework that help speed up the creation and maintenance of your PHP web and API applications. This PHP framework is designed for ease of use to allow webmasters to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile....

LEMP is an acronym for Linux (Ubuntu), Nginx [engine x] HTTP Server, MariaDB or MySQL Database Server, and PHP Scripting Language. It is a group of open-source software and building blocks of many of the web applications and the majority of the content management systems (CMS) in use today. Now that you can install Linux OS inside Windows via WSL, the steps below show you how to install the LEMP stack in Windows....

X2CRM is an open-source CRM platform for businesses and individuals with marketing, sale, and customer service departments. It offers a CRM workflow engine and features that are intuitive and easy to configure and set up. When looking for an enterprise Customer Relationship Management platform for your business, X2CRM is a good place to start. Below are steps on how to install X2CRM on Ubuntu Linux. How to install the X2CRM platform on Ubuntu Linux with Apache support As described above, X2CRM is an open-source CRM platform for businesses and individuals with marketing, sale, and customer service departments....

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....

Trackers are special servers with specific program installed on that server to help one seeder/leecher to find other seeder/leecher interested in the same torrent file. You can think the trackers as Mirror download link as you can find in many sites. The only difference is that, you need only one mirror link for direct download and for torrents, the more is the tracker , the faster is the download speed....