Reading Time: 2 minutesBelow is a list of very common linux commands that any linux person should know by heart. From gzipping files, to running backups this is my personal cheat sheet Compressing Files and Folders Unzip 7z Archive 7za x myfiles.7z gzip File gzip -9 file gzip Folder tar -zcvf archive-name.tar.gz directory-name Uncompress Gzip File gzip -d […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesFrequently I am asked by clients for details on how to manage a lampp server. While I do not recommend that clients who are not familiar with systems mess with the core system there are a few simple tasks that anyone can do to back or restart basic systems. Let’s get started. First you need
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy open source projects: These are projects that I’ve given back to the community. SynergyCMS 06 – Custom Content Management System on SourceForge https://sourceforge.net/projects/synergycms2006/ SynergyBugs – Very simple ticketing system and bug tracker http://code.google.com/p/synergybugs/ Country Data – Data object for getting country data in apps. http://code.google.com/p/countrydatasource/ StickyForms – A jQuery Plugin for remembering form values
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Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom time to time I need to install a way to accurately determine where users are located based on their header information. Thankfully there is a wonderful free database from MaxMind that gives you this ability when you install it with Apache2. Here are the steps to get it all setup on your Ubuntu (or
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re like everyone else in programming you’ve learned to HATE Microsoft’s implementation of HTML and how badly they’ve screwed up the web. Here is a quick function to use to clear out a few common special characters and replace them with standard ones. This is quick and dirty, but it works great. If you
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