BoxBilling is a free, open-source, and community-driven billing client management platform based on PHP and MySQL, and also capable of doing anything, extensible for any need. If you want to a true open-source platform to automate your invoicing, incoming payments, client management, and communication, then BoxBilling should be a great fit. This tutorial is based on Ubuntu Linux. We’ll be installing an Apache web server, MariaDB database server, and additional PHP modules....

It comes with everything, from user management to site configuration, to content editing, and many more features that are available with other popular CMS platforms. Exponent is designed for ease of use with security features that may help protect your content out of the box. For more about Exponent, please check its homepage. This brief tutorial is going to show students and new users how to install Exponent CMS on Ubuntu 16....

If you’re thinking of running a website, you’re more likely to go with Nginx or have support for Nginx on web hosting companies than other web servers. Nginx provides powerful features which can be extended by a wide variety of modules. If you’re a student or new user learning Linux, the easiest place to start learning is on Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu is the modern, open-source Linux operating system for desktops, servers, and other devices....

If you’re looking for a highly functional eCommerce platform to manage your online stores, you’ll find OXID eShop to be useful. OXID eShop is built on an open-source core with support for open standards, which might be very useful in helping you run your digital stores. 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....

PHP supports and works with many types of web servers. You can use PHP with Apache, Nginx, and a few other open-source web servers. However, the vast majority of PHP implementations are integrated with Apache or Nginx web servers. Because of that, this post will only show you how to use PHP with Apache or Nginx on Ubuntu Linux. PHP is always constantly being updated, so don’t be surprised that the versions installed here aren’t the latest....

If you need a database management system open, flexible, and easy to use, then you may want to look at Ralph. Ralph DBMS uses REST API to query documents using Python right out of the box. Building your apps using this database system should make your job using its intuitive web UI. For more about Ralph, please visit its homepage. If you want to test it in your lab environment before going out and using it in production, the steps below should be a great place to start....

Strapi app Node.js 8 or higher and provides features such as Admin Panel, Authentication & Permissions management, Content Management, API Generator, etc. Strapi is in use for many kinds of websites, from small nonprofits and large enterprises. Using Strapi to edit your content on the web should be easy and fun. No need for learning templating and HTML. Strapi hides most of that stuff and focuses on what matters most....

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, and flexible HTTP server with a small memory footprint compared to other webservers. Its event-driven architecture is optimized for a large number of parallel connections (keep-alive) which is important for high-performance dynamic applications. WordPress, the most powerful and popular content management system (CMS) is the right tool to develop and build powerful and dynamic websites based on PHP is flexible and can be run on a variety of HTTP servers....

The Open-Source version is free to download and use and comes with an intuitive user interface, granularly administer users and groups, and a responsive design that supports all modern devices. This platform is fast and lightweight, gives webmasters modular and extensible features, extensible via plugins to collaborate and automate engaging experiences with users across multiple devices, including mobile. For more about Yclas, please check their Homepage To get started with installing Yclas, follow the steps below:...

Gibbon LMS is a free, open-source platform created by teachers to solve problems teachers face every day in the classroom, allowing seamless planning, teaching, and assessment. Teachers can use this Gibbon to create powerful sets of tools to help students learn via a user-friendly and responsive interface where students can follow each course via any device. This LMS platform is robust, mobile-friendly, and responsive out-of-the-box so your students can enjoy reading and interact with your courses from multiple devices anywhere....

You can join a PlayStation Party Chat on Android and iPhone whenever possible, courtesy of Sony’s PlayStation App. But what if you want to do that on your PC? The PlayStation App is unavailable for Windows, so that’s a no-go. However, Sony allows remote play on a PlayStation through Microsoft’s desktop operating system. So, assuming you own a PS5 or PS4 console, all you need to do is set up the PS Remote Play app on your PC to use PlayStation Party Chat....

For any system administrator overseeing multiple computers, it is important to be able to view the status of these critical services. The Task Manager approach is too slow for this, and you cannot automate it with a script. The solution? Command-line tools. Using the Command Prompt or PowerShell, you can quickly get a read on the operational Microsoft services running on a system, helping you diagnose any issues swiftly. Listing Windows Services In the Command Prompt While not as flexible or powerful as Windows PowerShell, the Command Prompt is still an excellent tool for system administrators....

In this post, we’ll show you how to make GIFs you can share with friends. Find a Video Making GIFs starts with a great video. Your final output will be compressed so you’d want to have a high-resolution video to start with. Most GIFs are moments captured on film. Think of a show or movie moment that sums up your emotion. If you’re lucky, you’d be able to find a copy of that on YouTube or Vimeo....

The new Windows 11 also comes with these legacy account types. There are two types of accounts on Windows 11: Standard and Administrator accounts. When you create a new user account in Windows 11, the user does not automatically become an administrator. The account you create will be a standard account with limited rights to do or change any critical settings on the computer, including installing and removing programs. The administrator account has full control of the files, directories, services, and other resources on the local computer....

Opera is built for speed and efficiency, and also has privacy features that block ads and trackers that slow you down and invade your privacy online. For users looking for a web browser built to speed up web browsing, Opera should be considered. The default web browser in Windows 11 is the new Microsoft Edge browser. Most people might not realize that the new Edge is better and more useful than the old one, and may not be open to using it, and instead are switching to Opera or another browser to make it their default browser....

The Protection history page in the Windows Security app is where you can go to view actions that Microsoft Defender Antivirus has taken that include, including Potentially Unwanted Apps that have been removed, or key services that are turned off. By default, Protection history only retains events for two weeks, after which they’ll disappear from this page. However, instead of waiting for event logs to clear out, you can manually clear them out before the time they’re automatically removed....

There are a few ways you can password protect folders in Windows 10. If you have Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you could also use built-in features to encrypt files or a USB device. Alternatively, you could zip up folders with a password, or use third-party software to create encrypted folders instead. Using Built-In Folder Encryption using EFS One of the simplest methods to password protect a folder in Windows 10 is to use the built-in folder encryption system called the Encrypted File System (EFS)....

Instead of the normal display of just small icons, it was showing text and icons. Each program on the taskbar was now taking up 5 times the space as before. In addition, if I had multiple instances of one program open, each instance would take up its own slot. Luckily, this was an easy fix. In this article, I’ll show you how to remove the text in taskbar icons so that it only shows the icons and takes up less space....

So, what are you to do with pesky, hard-to-delete viruses? Within the scope of antivirus software is an entire category of tools that do the scanning before the operating system starts. Often called bootable antivirus programs, they scan files and remove viruses before they even have a chance to open. Below are the best ways to remove viruses before the operating system starts. If you’re not familiar with this process, we’ll go over all the steps, including how to download the scanner and what to do next to have it run at startup instead of your operating system....

PDF files are portable, print-ready, and easily shareable. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to save a webpage as a PDF file on your Mac and Windows devices. We cover steps for popular web browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge) and reputable third-party tools. Save a Web Page as a PDF in Firefox Firefox’s “Print tool” lets users print web pages to physical papers (via a printer) or save them as PDF....