Server Or Site Backend?

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usr/local/bin/

Where are these files at and how do I access them?
#programming #backend #server #site
  • This is a directory in the file system of Linux-based machines.
    You access it via command line, or - if it's a remote machine - via an SSH client if you have sufficient rights. On Windows machines, you can use putty.

    Kind regards,
    Zorro
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    • Thanks for the reply Zoro.....

      There are three paths that an install i'm doing right now can not find. Can I make these paths manually?

      I have root access to this box, it's off site.
  • What you want install? I think you don't have enough right on machine.



    Rudolf
  • Be very careful if you're not used to working on Linux boxes! And I speak from bitter experience here! If you have root access, then you are able to move, delete and rename anything and everything. And it's not like windows - Linux command line will not ask if you are sure - it will do exactly what you tell it to!!

    Bottom line - if you have to ask where /usr/bin is - then you do not have enough knowledge of the Linux filesystem to be working command line as root on an offsite server. Setup an old PC with Linux (I use Pentiums running Debian for this all the time) and play with that until you are comfortable - it's just not worth the risk of going into an offsite box unprepared.
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    • Thanks Gary! I've been saying for the past couple of months now that I know just enough to really screw s#*! up now! HA

      What is a good source to tap to learn all this. I probably will do as you say and load up a dummie box to srew around with.
  • If you never use Linux before then I can recommend for you to start with LiveCD type Linux. You can download from internet CD image file witch you need burn to CD and after then reboot your machine. Boot your machine from CD and you can start to learn how to use Linux. If you like you can very easy install to you hard drive but be very careful because if you install Linux then installation program will overwrite you hard-drive! First you need make backup from your hard-drive!!

    PuppyLinux is very easy to use and you have good documentationat web site. You can download from www(.)puppylinux(.)org web site.



    Rudolf
  • If you have a spare box lying around, and you're working with websites, then I recommend installing LAMP - thats Linux, Apacha, MySQL and PHP. The easiest way (in my experience) is to go with Debian - they have a packaging system very like installing Windows applications, complete with easy updates too. Just download the netinstallation disk, reboot the target machine and follow the yellow brick road...

    As for learning - have a project in mind! To start with, getting that LAMP stack setup is a good one - and Google is your friend for all things Debian. Or join the various Linux forums... Or just PM me if (when!!) you get stuck!
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