by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 19, 2019 | Latest, Server Administration, VPN
OpeVPN is a great tool to implement secure point to point connections. But, often a single wrong step during the setup can break the connection and result in errors. One such error in OpenVPN is “cannot resolve host address”. At Bobcares, we help users...
by Sijin George | Feb 19, 2019 | Latest, MySQL, Server Administration
Databases work as the storage for many Web applications. Maintaining these applications involve frequent export or import of data. Unfortunately, SQL server can report errors during this import/export process. One such error is “error 1114 (hy000): the table is...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 18, 2019 | Latest, Server Administration, Vultr
There are people who are still die hard fans of Windows. Vultr offers Windows OS, but there are many limitations. Windows 2012 and 2016 only come up with 64 bit Vultr systems. So, it costs you a lot. But, what should you do if you need a custom operating system with...
by Sijin George | Feb 18, 2019 | Latest, Server Management, VPN
Can you please help me to setup Debian server as VPN client? Some of my user data can only be transferred using VPN. That was a recent support request received in our Managed VPN Services help desk. Customer was looking to install OpenVPN in his Debian server. Often,...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 17, 2019 | Latest, MySQL, Server Administration, Vultr
At times, server owners need to connect to the databases from outside their office network. In this case, they must connect to the database using third party software that runs remotely. In other words, this is called remote MySQL connection. It’s a simple...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 16, 2019 | Latest, MySQL, Server Administration, Vultr
I forgot my MySQL password. Can you reset the MySQL password of my Vultr instance? That was a recent support ticket received from one of our server owners as part of our Managed Cloud Services. It’s common that users forget the MySQL root password....
