Virtual Private Servers

Upgrade MySQL to 5.6 on Plesk VPS (POA)

Login to your VPS via terminal. Commands in order —————– wget http://repo.mysql.com/mysql-community-release-el6-5.noarch.rpm && sudo rpm -ivh mysql-community-release-el6-5.noarch.rpm   yum -y upgrade mysql-server   service mysqld restart   mysql_upgrade -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`   vi /etc/odbcinst.ini #change the following: /usr/lib64/libmyodbc5.so to /usr/lib64/libmyodbc5a.so   ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock   service mysqld restart   (to check if the sock […]

Adding a SSL Certificate to VPS in Plesk (POA)

Here are the step by step instructions on how to add a SSL certificate through Plesk. 1. Log into the POA Control Panel with your main account’s username and password. 2. Once logged in you’ll see a link that says “Login via IP Address” under the Parallels Plesk Panel section at the bottom left hand […]

Adding another IP address to your VPS (POA)

Here are the steps to adding another IP address to your VPS (Virtual Private Server). Log into the Customer Control Panel with your main account’s username and password. Click on the “VPS Management” tab. Click on the “IP Addresses” tab. Click the “+Add New IP Address” Link. (Notice: Once you add an IP address, it […]

Remote Desktop Connection CredSSP error

If you get the following error when you try to RDP to your VPS : An authentication error has occured. The function requested is not supported. Remote Computer:This could be due to CredSSP encryption oracle remediation. For more information, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=866660 Do the following steps below: Open a Command Prompt window as Administrator. Run the […]