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This step-by-step article describes how to use Iisreset.exe and Task Scheduler to schedule Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 and 6.0 to restart.

To schedule IIS to restart on the local computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Scheduled Tasks.

3. Double-click Add Scheduled Task, and then click Next.

4. Click Browse, navigate to the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, click Iisreset.exe, and then click Open.

5. Either accept the default name that is displayed in the Type a name for this task box or type the name that you want to use.

6. Under Perform this task, click the interval that you want to use for this task, and then click Next.
7. If you chose to schedule a daily task, a weekly task, a monthly task, or a task that runs only one time in step 6, specify the time and the day when you want the task to run, and then click Next.

8. Type the user name and the password of a user account in which you want to run the task, and then click Next.

This account must be a member of the Administrators group. You must type the user name by using the following format, where domain is the domain name and username is the user account in which you want to schedule the task:

domain\username

9. Click to select the Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish check box, and then click Finish.

10. Click the Task tab.

11. At the end of the command line that is displayed in the Run box, insert a space, type /restart, and then click OK.

For example, to stop and restart IIS services on the local computer, the command line that is displayed in the Run box should look similar to the following command line, where drive is the drive on which Windows is installed:

drive:\winnt\system32\iisreset.exe /restart

NOTE: You can use other Iisreset.exe parameters in combination with /restart. For example, to restart the computer if an error occurs less than one minute after the Internet services attempt to start, use the /rebootonerror parameter and the /timeout:value parameter. In this scenario, the command line that is displayed in the Run box looks similar to the following command line:
drive:\winnt\system32\iisreset.exe /restart /rebootonerror /timeout:60

Alternatively, if you want to schedule the computer to restart, use the /reboot parameter. In this scenario, the command line that is displayed in the Run box looks similar to the following command line:
drive:\winnt\system32\iisreset.exe /reboot

12. Verify that the new task is displayed in the Scheduled Tasks window, and then close the Scheduled Tasks window.

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To install Zend onto a Linux server, its not as complex as it may seem and

its actually pretty easy. To do so, you will first need to SSH onto the linux

server. Once you do this, simply type the following to access the root

directory;

cd /root

Now that you are in the root directly, if you type the following, it will

pull the Zend files over to the servers. This is an install hosted on this blog;

wget

http://keithdmitchell.com/downloads/zend/ZendOptimizer-3.3.3-linux-glibc23-i386.tar.gz

Now that you have this, you are ready to install Zend.

Since the file is in the root directly, you will need to type the following

to start;

tar xvfx ZendOptimizer-3.3.3-linux-glibc23-i386.tar.gz

Once that is done, you will need to goto the directly that the files are now

located, so type;

cd  ZendOptimizer-3.3.3-linux-glibc23-i386

Once you have changed directory, Make sure the install.sh file has been

created. To do this type this command:

ls -la

If you see the files, you are now ready to follow-up on the install. To start

the install process, type  the following;

./install.sh

This will start the install process and prompt you using a setup wizard. Make

you sure read and accept the license agreement (otherwise you will not be able

to install zend).

By default, zend will install to /usr/local/zend or

/usr/local/zend/etc. When it asks you if you are using a webserver,

enter yes, as you are using apache web server.

It will ask for your location of the php.ini file on your server. Depending
on

your OS and if you are running a control panel, it will end up being a different

location.

.

If you aren’t sure, then quit the install and type;

locate php.ini

This will attempt to locate the php.ini file for you. Zend will

attempt to locate it on the install process, but if it can’t, then you will need

to find the file.

Next it will ask if you are using Apache web server. Answer yes

as you are.

It will then ask for the apache control utility directory, Zend will locate
this for you.

Zend will then install, verify the install and then ask to restart the
webserver,

which you will need it to do.

Once this is done, the Zend optimizer is installed.

Congrats! You have now installed  Zend Optimizer v3.3.3.  If

you have a php test page, this will also now show;

Zend Optimizer v3.3.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2007, by Zend Technologies

Until the release of SP1 from Parallel’s, for Virtuozzo 3.5.1, you were not able to use either a VPN client or RRAS (as it depends on a VPN). If you attempted to do so, you’ve no doubt encountered the error below;

However if you do have the SP1 service pack installed for Virtuozzo 3.5.1 installed or your host for your VPS does, you can enable it.

To do so, you must log onto the vps node/cluster (if you are leasing your vps, you will need to have the host do so). Once on the node, you must enabled the VPN access by doing the following;

C:\vzctl set %veid% –vpn on –save. Make sure you replace %veid% with the ID of the vps. If successful, if will reply back with Command ‘set’ is successfully finished. Once this is done, you will need to restart the vps.

Once that is done, you can test the VPN by typing the following, on the vps node;

vzlist -o nettype 101

It will reply back with;

NETTYPE

routed+vpn

If you ever need to disable the VPN, you simply need to type “vzctl set %veid% –vpn off –save”.

Please note this only supports Microsoft VPN clients only!

To have SSL 3.0 on a windows server, you will first needs to disable the other protocols running. Normally this means disabling SSL 2.0, which is outdated and is suggested that you disable if you are trying to lock down your windows server or have been told so via a security scan.

To disable SSL 2.0:
1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32 or type regedit, and then click OK.
2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:

HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders \SCHANNEL\Protocols\SSL 2.0\Server
3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value.
4. In the Data Type list, click DWORD.
5. In the Value Name box, type Enabled, and then click OK.

*Note* If this value is present, double-click the value to edit its current value

6. Type 00000000 in Binary Editor to set the value of the new key equal to “0″.
7. Click OK. Restart the computer.

You may find that you also need to disable PCT 1.0 as well, but by default this not installed in Windows.

1.     Click Start, click Run, type regedt32 or type regedit, and then click OK.
2.     In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key: HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders \SCHANNEL\Protocols\PCT 1.0\Server
3.     On the Edit menu, click Add Value.
4.     In the Data Type list, click DWORD.
5.     In the Value Name box, type Enabled, and then click OK.

Note If this value is present, double-click the value to edit its current value.

6.     Type 00000000 in Binary Editor to set the value of the new key equal to “0″.
7.     Click OK. Restart the computer.