Entries by Stefan Helander

Fixing “Regular Labs Library plugin is outdated. Try to re-install Modals. Modals cannot function.”

After an update I had the error message saying: Error Regular Labs Library plugin is outdated. Try to re-install Modals. Modals cannot function.Regular Labs Library plugin is not enabled. Modals cannot function.Regular Labs Library plugin is not enabled. Articles Anywhere cannot function. In my case, the extension causing this was cause by Articles Anywhere. Solution: […]

FreeNAS, VMware and iSCSI with MTU 9000

In order to improve perfomance there are recommendations to set the MTU for the iSCSI interface to MTU 9000 instead of the default 1500. To do this, it important that you set MTU to 9000 on all devices involved; FreeNAS network interface, VMware NICs and vSwitch and all switch ports on the switches connecting those. […]

Akeeba restore error – 1118 – Row size too large (>8126) [solution]

When restoring an Akeeba backup of a WordPress site the restore process was interrupted with the error message saying 1118 – Row size too large (>8126). Solution: Use SSH to log in to your database server Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf or if you use a config file under /etc/mysql/conf.d, edit that one Under the [mysqld] section add:internal_tmp_disk_storage_engine=MyISAMinnodb_strict_mode […]

Latest iLO2 firmware for HP Proliant DL380 Gen 5

When looking for the latest iLO2 firmware for HP Proliant DL380 Gen 5 on the HPE website I found version 2.27 dated in 2015. To resolve browser issues with modern browsers I wanted to find a later firmware. On this site you will find an exellent collection of all the latest iLO firmwares: https://pingtool.org/latest-hp-ilo-firmwares/ The latest […]

VMware ESXi 5.5 guest freezes randomly [solved]

On a VMware 5.5 ESXi host I suddenly experienced guest machined that hanged or froze. I had to reset the guest machine to get it up and running again. In the Events tab I could see entries like below at the time of freezing. Lost access to volume 51d15c1a-17706da4-0ae6-001f29e5c998 (datastore1) due to connectivity issues. Recovery […]

APS package installation_task stuck in ISPConfig3

When trying to install an APS package on a ISPConfig3 system, the package was never installed and the status “installation_task” remained for the site I tried to install a package. Investigating /var/log/ispconfig/cron.log revealed: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function curl_init() in /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/classes/aps_installer.inc.php:627 This problem can occur when curl is not installed on […]