New HangTheDJ version is available here.

Nothing major, just fixed the refresh on filter change. This also has the first bit of skinning in it, so it is a bit ugly. Sorry! :>

Once I wrap up the skinning, and a few other odds and ends (the menu on both the small view and the taskbar view, for example), I think I will go for a major release. Hope you enjoy.

First step, set up a linux user and a Windows logon that match.

Viewing Windows shares from linux
Type the following (eventually set it up to run on boot):



mount -t smbfs //sharename/c /mnt/sharename_c -o username=### -orw -ofmask=777 -odmask=777 -ouid=www
(### = your Windows/linux logon name)

Viewing linux partitions from Windows
Set up /etc/samba/smb.cnf as follow
then run [/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb restart]



workgroup = #### (set to match Windows PC’s)
hosts allow = 192.168.###. (### = your LAN’s range)
[root]
comment = root path
path = /
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
write list = @### (### = your Windows/linux logon name)
create mask = 0755

Running this little site, along with online bookmarks and online email, has really been kicking Apache’s booty on my little K6-2 400MHz. Checking Apache’s performance-tuning help, I tweaked the following:

  • MaxClients 15
    This is the most fundamental setting, I turned it down from 150 to 15 to stop all the page swapping I was getting.
  • AllowOverride None
    This saves Apache from having to look for any “.htaccess” files that happen to be scattered about.
  • Options FollowSymLinks
    This saves Apache from having to call lstat all over the place to see if a file is a symlink.
  • HostnameLookups off
    This saves Apache from having to do DNS resolutions of names from all the IP’s just so it can write them in logs or whatever.

1000% snappier! Happy happy joy joy!

Xax has gotten another round of the Embedded HTTP Server (EHS) together. It now handles MIME! Check it out at his EHS page.

OK, Apache’s cool, but have you ever tried to build it yourself? If you want to add support for some rather fundamental features, it can be a real pain to get it all right. The main problem is that some of the modules (mod_ssl, mod_perl) ideally should be merged into the Apache SOURCE and then built. Here are detailed instructions for Building Apache on Redhat 7.2.