Comments on: Tune Your Linux Server http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/04/tune-your-linux-server/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:11:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Hinkey http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/04/tune-your-linux-server/#comment-4552 Hinkey Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 968755708#comment-4552 <p>Is this some kind of sick joke? Someone running/admining there own linux server should have enough common sense to dissable unneeded application server and on that note should have the common sense to not install multiple SQL servers for no reason.</p> Is this some kind of sick joke? Someone running/admining there own linux server should have enough common sense to dissable unneeded application server and on that note should have the common sense to not install multiple SQL servers for no reason.

]]> By: bwarrene http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/04/tune-your-linux-server/#comment-4553 bwarrene Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 968755708#comment-4553 <p>The last 100 or so dedicated servers I have seen deployed from hosting firms have been pre-built with multiple database servers (minimum of MySQL and PostgreSQL) installed and a vast array of services loaded that may be unnecessary to many administrators. </p> <p>This column seeks to cover open source for those of all experience levels - and from my experience in the sitepoint.com forums, there are many newcomers investigating Linux solutions who may find introductory information useful. Everyone starts somewhere, and at one time at the beginning of my open source career I knew little of tuning a *nix server and had to be taught.</p> <p>Additionally, while in our case, we acquire and software-build (*nix os and apps) a majority of our servers from scratch, numerous web developers lease pre-built hardware from hosting firms and they may need modified to meet your performance and security standards. If a server is inherited it also may need tuned.</p> The last 100 or so dedicated servers I have seen deployed from hosting firms have been pre-built with multiple database servers (minimum of MySQL and PostgreSQL) installed and a vast array of services loaded that may be unnecessary to many administrators.

This column seeks to cover open source for those of all experience levels - and from my experience in the sitepoint.com forums, there are many newcomers investigating Linux solutions who may find introductory information useful. Everyone starts somewhere, and at one time at the beginning of my open source career I knew little of tuning a *nix server and had to be taught.

Additionally, while in our case, we acquire and software-build (*nix os and apps) a majority of our servers from scratch, numerous web developers lease pre-built hardware from hosting firms and they may need modified to meet your performance and security standards. If a server is inherited it also may need tuned.

]]> By: Skunk http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2004/04/04/tune-your-linux-server/#comment-4554 Skunk Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 968755708#comment-4554 <p>A couple of useful commands for figuring out what's running on your box:</p> <p>ps -auxww | more</p> <p>This lists all running processes along with the command line that launched them.</p> <p>netstat -l</p> <p>This shows all ports that the server is currently listening for connections on.</p> <p>If you are running Red Hat, a useful command for telling what services are running is this:</p> <p>chkconfig --list | grep :on</p> A couple of useful commands for figuring out what’s running on your box:

ps -auxww | more

This lists all running processes along with the command line that launched them.

netstat -l

This shows all ports that the server is currently listening for connections on.

If you are running Red Hat, a useful command for telling what services are running is this:

chkconfig –list | grep :on

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