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suPHP, mod_php and phpsuexec

What is suPHP? suPHP is a tool for executing PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners. It consists of an Apache module (mod_suphp) and a setuid root binary (suphp) that is called by the Apache module to change the uid of the process executing the PHP...
Google Gears

Google Gears

Gears is an open source project that enables more powerful web applications, by adding new features to your web browser: -> Desktop Let web applications interact naturally with your desktop -> Database Store data locally in a fully-searchable database -> WorkerPool...
Wacom Tablet on Ubuntu Hardy

Wacom Tablet on Ubuntu Hardy

Working on Linux is more fun and working with hardware which runs on Linux is pleasure. Hpn wrote the following cartoon with his brand new Wacom tablet. Ubuntu forums has got a nice how-to for making this hardware work. It was also found that Wacom tablet works out of...
First look at Google Chrome

First look at Google Chrome

It was nice to look at clear and clear look of my favorite websites on Google Chrome. I did face few issues while testing this on my systems though. I couldn’t install flash plugin while I was on windows XP. I had to download flash plugin separately and then get...