Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP
For some reason on upgrading my kernel on a Fedora 11 install just now, I found on reboot that my grub install was no longer working. I think possibly the offending laptop went into standby Read more…
During a domain transfer, while DNS was still propogating I needed to retrieve mail from the old server to the new. I did so thusly… # yum install fetchmail $ touch .fetchmailrc $ chmod 600 Read more…
I’ve been playing with CentOS 5 lately, and really needed KeePassX on it. I ran into a few problems… No rpms for Centos means you have to try and build from source. You also need Read more…
To get a bit more speed out of your sluggish windows development machine (I use wampserver), add the following code to your php.ini. ; APC accellerator extension=php_apc.dll [APC] apc.enabled = 1 apc.cache_by_default = 1 apc.enable_cli Read more…
When installing memcached on my CentOS 5.2 box using the rpmforge repo, I found apache/php complaining of API version problems. To get round it I first used PECL to install memcached, then used yum to Read more…
I had to enable quota support to my hard disk mounts on one of my new Plesk boxes today. This lets Plesk manage how much space is given to whomever… very necessary for a virtual Read more…
These are some notes on the path I’m walking from Windows to Linux. I’m trying to replace my development environment which to date has mostly been in Dreamweaver. Eclipse is a strong contender for usurping Read more…
In the event that Linux has a rare turn and decides to crash on you, you might want the machine to reboot if at all possible. The following will give you that ability. It should Read more…
I’m more seriously investigating the feasability of moving my main desktop environment to Linux. I’ve just found a package of fonts vital for the web that has brought me one step closer. It contains Verdana, Read more…
Hi, This is just a heads up. Sitepoint are launching a new CSS reference that sounds very promising. They’ve hinted in the latest newsletter that you’ll need a Sitepoint forums account for access to it.. Read more…
