MariaDB is an open source fork of the MySQL database system. It’s designed to be a ‘drop-in’ replacement for MySQL, and is being developed by Michael “Monty” Wideniusby – the original lead author of MySQL. The first release was in … Continue reading →

There are many different ways to test whether a network port is listening on a system, including GUI port scanners, Nmap and nc. Although all of those can work well, and even I find myself using Nmap more often than … Continue reading →