lucasmx's questions

I've just finished setting up my Server on Digital Ocean (Ubuntu 12.10 x64) using nginx, but i want a separate MySQL Server to decrease the load to the web server.

The problem is, im unable to connect to my server.

I've tried to setup iptables to open port 3306, I've commented the line bind-address The server works fine locally, tested with wordpress, nginx and phpmyadmin.

I cant connect from anywhere, keep getting ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host '192.XXX.XXX.XXX' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server.

And yes i reloaded all services all the times...

I have a Server running Ubuntu 12.10 x64, and the last version of vsFTPd.

My user example.com has its home folder set on /var/www/example.com,

I created a public_html folder inside and gave 777 permisions to it, and removed the writing permissions of the home user folder. Everything is working well but:

Every file I upload by FTP (using SmartFTP) gets a chmod of 0.

My vsftpd.conf had only one line related:

local_umask=022.

I've tried to change to:

file_open_mode=777
local_umask=002

So my files would get 775 as soon as uploaded.

But only my uploaded folders are getting 775 permissions.

My uploaded files get 1411 permissions

Can someone help me solving that?

I'm new to SSL Certificates. I've seen some tutorials about creating personal certificates but I didn't go far reading.

It seems that I can create a personal SSL Certificate and use it on my website, but the question is:

Will it do its job nicely?

Will the connection with my customers will be encrypted?

Is it possible to create a personal SSL Extended Validation certificate on my own, or do I need a certificate authority?

My point is I don't need insurance; I just want to add another layer of protection and safety for my customers. They wont actually buy on my wbesite, but from paypal, but a SSL certtificate would increase their trust to my website. I don't care if some company will take responsibility and appear on my certificate info.