Archives for November 2014

November 30, 2014

Roundcube Install Errors

I ran into several issues with the Roundcube installation on Ubuntu. Roundcube is a browser-based IMAP client that you can install on your server. It’s available from the Ubuntu repository to install. You run this command from the Terminal to install.

Roundcube Install

sudo apt-get install roundcube roundcube-mysql

However, I ran into some issues. The two Roundcube configuration files are main.inc.php and debian.db.php. Both are located in the /etc/roundcube directory. If you have problems receiving or sending mails, it’s worth to take a look at your IMAP and SMTP settings on your /etc/roundcube/main.inc.php file.

Edit the /etc/roundcube/main.inc.php file. Use your own server settings.

sudo nano /etc/roundcube/main.inc.php

IMAP and SMTP Settings

// IMAP server
$rcmail_config['default_host'] = array("ssl://imap.yourmailserver.com");
 
// TCP port used for IMAP connections
$rcmail_config['default_port'] = 993;
 
// SMTP server
$rcmail_config['smtp_server'] = 'ssl://smtp.yourmailserver.com';
 
// SMTP port
$rcmail_config['smtp_port'] = 465;
 
// SMTP username (if required) use %u as the username
$rcmail_config['smtp_user'] = '%u';
 
// SMTP password (if required) use %p as the password
$rcmail_config['smtp_pass'] = '%p';

Use %u and %p if you have multiple accounts.

Database Settings

Make sure your database credentials are correct.

$dbuser='your_username';
$dbpass='your_password';
$basepath='';
$dbname='roundcube';
$dbserver='';
$dbport='';
$dbtype='mysql';

Finally, reboot the Apache server for good measure.

sudo service apache2 restart

November 27, 2014

Laracasts Black Friday Sale

If you’re a PHP developer, Laravel is all the rage. If you’re new to Laravel and you want to learn how to code, I recommend that you check out Laracasts, a video tutorial website about Laravel. You’ll find a number of free lessons, as well as some paid content.

Since it’s Thanksgiving Day, Laracasts currently has a fire sale. Well, a Black Friday sale to be exact. Laracasts is offering 40% off any type of subscription. You can apply it to a yearly subscription. What a bargain!

Better act soon. The offer will expire November 28 at 11:59pm EST.

Laracasts Black Friday Sale – 40% off any subscription

November 26, 2014

Linode Linux Package Mirrors

One way to speed up the Linux package updates is to use a package mirror made available by Linode. They are hosted in all six of their data centers. Just pick a data center where your data is Linode server is located by doing the following.

Edit your sources list

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Search and replace

# Replace this address 
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ 
 
# with the new address 
http://fremont.mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/
 
# you can also use this - returns round robin of all locations
http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/

The next time you run a Linux update, it will be significantly faster.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade