How to install Kodi on Ubuntu 15.10

Well one of these days it should happen… My Open Source Media Center pc had an hardware problem, so I’ve seized the moment also for a software update.
So I’ve noticed that my preferred Open Source Home Theatre Software has changed name: my beloved XBMC become my new best friend Kodi.

They use Lord of the Rings names, so I’m perfectly fine with em!
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Safe PHPMyAdmin on Ubuntu Server

Today I reached the task to make the PHPMyAdmin install secure on one of my Ubuntu servers.

The machine is running Ubuntu Server 12.10, but you can follow this article also for Ubuntu 13.04 and newer.

Since a web multi-domain server is running on it, my idea is:

Have only one third level to reach PHPMyAdmin: pma1.mydomain.ltd
Remove /phpmyadmin from every domain.
Additional security is provided by http authentication.

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How to replace Sendmail with Gmail smtp on Ubuntu server

Today my goal was to be able to send mails from PHP from my web-server using Gmail smtp.

My server runs on Apache with vhosts: I need a separate mailbox for every domain.
I don’ want to manage a MTA because it’s resource and time expensive, so I want to send mails trough a Gmail account.
I want the system to be fast and easy to maintain.

The standard packages such as postfix, sendmail, qmail etc doesn’t meet the last two requirements, so I had to choose an alternative to postfix: MSMTP

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