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Here is a quick tip showing you how to add mySQL and PHP to your Windows Server path. Many people ask how to do this and while it is included in the Installing mySQL and Installing PHP tutorials I thought I would make it easier for everyone to get the information.

Exploiting the privilege-escalation vulnerability may allow attackers to perform certain actions with elevated privileges. Successful exploits of the denial-of-service issue will cause the database server to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Well it has been a while since I added any articles to the site. Before I get on with the article let me first announce that Admin Reports has opened a forum for you to get help with your Windows Server problems.

You can find the forum at Windows Server Forums

Password protecting websites, directories and files on Windows 2003 Servers is very easy. It only takes a couple clicks and it’s done. For users to access the protected areas they’ll need to have an account on the server. There are ways to avoid this by using Passport authorization, but for this article we’ll use Integrated Windows authentication.

There was a time when water cooling was bleeding edge technology used by overclockers. It looks like HP is ready to bring it main stream into the the server arena. I read this over at ZDNet.
Hewlett-Packard plans to begin selling a water-cooling system next week to address the power and heat problems that new technology [...]

This is an adaptation of How to Assemble a PC written by Gavino at Extreme Tech Support. It is always a good idea to have a server at home to test out new versions of software or hacks to the software that you use to run your community. By testing on a dev server you don’t sacrifice your live site. Once you have tested everything and are satisfied there will be no problems when you upgrade you can easily transfer the files from the home server to the live server. You don’t need top of the line hardware for your test server. In fact you can use an old PC instead of building a new one. Of course if you choose to use an old PC you have lying around you’ll want to make sure you use the newest versions of server software and tools.