WordPress and BuddyPress

WordPress & BuddyPress Overview

Oh well, I have always wanted users to register up on my site and create a base for my clients. That way I am assured of regular hits and get to gain a few of the competitive ads on my site. It was then I got to know the real know-how of this BuddyPress feature and gosh this is just amazing. With BuddyPress, you can let users register on your site, make friends, chat and just do whatever you wish to get them together.

It could be a blog they can post up or patch up with friends and even more, there are really good Buddy Press Developers in the mart, who can actually get things working out for you the way you need them. Further, aside the buddy press feature, there are a couple of blogs that I own on WordPress and have always wondered if it could be possible to integrate both these seamlessly together. And LOL it did happen! There is a WordPress Plug-in that I did install in using the features with ease.

The plug-in that I choose for my BuddyPress site were too good and could be installed on the WordPress Dashboard with ease. And for the newbie who desire to take a look at what this could be all about, there are demos that are offered and make your way through the test drive and then select the one that is best ideal for you.

July 7, 2012 | admin | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

How to Install and configure PostgreSQL on Centos/RHEL

Install PostgreSQL and PostgreSQL-server packages

[root@egrovechn]# yum install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-contrib

Configure PostgreSQL Database Server

Initialize the cluster first with initdb command:

[root@egrovechn]# service postgresql initdb

(or)

[root@egrovechn]# /etc/init.d/postgresql initdb

Edit /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf file:

[root@egrovechn]# vi /var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf

Set PostgreSQL server to listen all addresses and Change PostgreSQL port (default is 5432). Add/Uncomment/Edit following lines:

listen_addresses = ‘*’

port = 5432

Edit /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf file:

[root@egrovechn]# vi /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf

Add (example) your local network with md5 passwords:

# Local networks

host       all           all           xx.xx.xx.xx/xx   md5

# Example

host       all           all           10.20.4.0/24       md5

# All Network

host       all           all           0.0.0.0/0 trust

Start/Restart PostgreSQL Server:

[root@egrovechn]# service postgresql start

(or)

[root@egrovechn]# /etc/init.d/postgresql start

Change to postgres user:

[root@egrovechn]# su postgres

Create test database (as postgres user):

createdb test

Login test database (as postgres user):

psql test

Create new “pguser” Role with Superuser and Password:

CREATE ROLE pguser WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD ‘password’;

Open PostgreSQL Port (5432) on Iptables Firewall (as root user again)

Edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables file:

[root@egrovechn]# vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables

Add following line before COMMIT:

-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp –sport 1024:65535 –dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

-A OUTPUT -p tcp -m tcp –sport 1024:65535 –dport 5432 -j ACCEPT

Restart Iptables Firewall:

[root@egrovechn]# service iptables restart

(or)

[root@egrovechn]# /etc/init.d/iptables restart

Test remote connection:

[root@egrovechn]# psql -h dbserver -U testuser test

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November 29, 2011 | admin | Tags: , , | No Comments »