Linux Ask! is a Q & A web site specific for Linux related questions. Questions are collected, answered and audited by experienced Linux users.
Install APC for PHP on Ubuntu
Answer:
APC is a very fast byte-code caching module for PHP. (It will become part of PHP6 in the future). By installing it, the performance of your PHP codes can be speed up by 200-300%.
To install it under Ubuntu,
# sudo apt-get install php-apc
Then restart Apache,
# sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
Search for a software/package to install using aptitude
Answer:
To search for a software/package to install under Debian/Ubuntu is easy with aptitude
# sudo aptitude search php5-xdebug
i php5-xdebug - Xdebug Module for PHP 5
Search for a software/package to install using apt-cache
Answer:
To search for a software/package to install under Debian/Ubuntu is easy with apt-cache
# sudo apt-cache search php5-xdebug
php5-xdebug - Xdebug Module for PHP 5
Install GD Library for PHP on Linux
Answer:
To install GD Library for PHP on Linux
1. Fedora/CentOS
# yum install php-gd
Then restart Apache
# service httpd restart
2. Debian/Ubuntu
# sudo apt-get install php5-gd
Then restart Apache
# sudo /etc/init.d/apache restart
Setup default system timezone in Linux
Answer:
To setup the default system timezone in Linux.
1. Check what timezones are available in your system
# ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/
...
Australia Canada EST ..
..
2. From the list above, pick one you want to set, e.g. Canada
# sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada /etc/localtime
That's all.
