I work for a hosting company I want to learn LINUX?
by admin on Friday, December 17th, 2010 | 4 Comments
I work for a hosting company I want to learn LINUX.
Currently I am a chat tech for this hosting company and I want to move up to administrator. So, I also want to learn more how to fix things in cpanel as well, Like database issues, Learn about ssl, Plesk, etc
Please let me know if you have any info regarding this.
My suggestion is:
(1) Install a Linux OS (e.g. fedora, CentOS, ubuntu) on your desktop or laptop, learn the Linux admin skills. Most hosting companies use CentOS.
(2) Install those hosting softwares used by hosting companies (e.g. firewall, virtualization software, apache, php, etc..), and learn how to use and configure these softwares.
Good luck!
Here is a starter
http://www.linux-tutorial.info/
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See if the company will send you to courses. Learning Tree is a very good place to learn a lot in a short time. (It’s not cheap, but some companies understand that an educated employee is a valuable asset.) They have courses on Linux, databases (my wife is starting to take a series of courses on that, even though she teaches Word and Excel) and web-related things (I’ll be taking an Ajax class soon).
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What I did was went and bought a pizza box (server) and had it in a local datacenter. It was a Cobalt RAQ – I didn’t know any better at the time but I did cut my teeth on it. (I still have it too.)
After a couple of years when the software for the RAQ was becoming outdated, I brought that box home and rented a dedicated server and ran dedicated servers on my own. It’s really the best way to learn.
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My suggestion is:
(1) Install a Linux OS (e.g. fedora, CentOS, ubuntu) on your desktop or laptop, learn the Linux admin skills. Most hosting companies use CentOS.
(2) Install those hosting softwares used by hosting companies (e.g. firewall, virtualization software, apache, php, etc..), and learn how to use and configure these softwares.
Good luck!
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