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A PHP Snippit For Troubleshooting Permissions Errors

Default admin account — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:44:40 -0400

When you run into a "permission denied" or "failed to open stream" error, better check the output of this real quick before spending too much time banging your head against the desk:

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echo 'PHP script owner's GID: ' . getmygid() .

How To Load A .sql MySQL Dump File Into A Database

Default admin account — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:28:35 -0400

Dumping a database can be as simple as: mysql --uUser -pPassword databaseName > filename Loading it back is just as easy: mysql --uUser -pPassword databaseName < filename

How To Set Your Default Unix Editor To Nano

Default admin account — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:41:15 -0400

What you do is "export" what's called an "environment variable:" export EDITOR=nano

Stranger Than Fiction?

Default admin account — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:40:57 -0400

My Work Isn't As Sexy As You'd Think

Default admin account — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:39:02 -0400

How To Delete All Root Email From The Command Line

Default admin account — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:11:13 -0400

> /var/spool/mail/root

Hey Bro, We'll Totally Maximize Your Profit Centers

Default admin account — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:30:05 -0400

Canned

Default admin account — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:44:56 -0400

Search And Replace A File On The Command Line Using Awk

Default admin account — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:19:22 -0400

awk '{gsub(/search/, "replace"); print}' path/to/file

Roomba vs. SpotBot

Default admin account — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:09:40 -0400

Dancing With Herself

Default admin account — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:37:43 -0400

Search And Replace String From Command Line Using Sed

Default admin account — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:22:18 -0400

sed -i 's/toreplace/replacewith/g' /path/to/file

Subway Breakfast Isn't That Bad, Actually

Default admin account — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:14:16 -0400

Now working in downtown San Francisco, I was tempted into Subway at around 7ayem on my first day.

Reset WordPress Password By Hand Via SQL Command

Default admin account — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:29 -0400

UPDATE `wp_users` SET `user_pass` = MD5( 'password_to_save' ) WHERE `wp_users`.`user_login` = "account_username_to_update";

Adventures In Fail I: Bluetooth

Default admin account — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:19:40 -0400

All I wanted to do was make a Mac Mini non-discoverable via Bluetooth. I used the wireless mouse to click the icon, then hit the spacebar on the wireless keyboard to clear the confirmation prompt.

Excuse Me Officer, But I Think There's Been A Mistake

Default admin account — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:29:52 -0400

Searching for the wrong guy.

How To Ignore .SVN Files When Using Grep

Default admin account — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:50:35 -0400

Here's a recursively seeking grep example:

grep -E "EXPRESSION HERE" --exclude=\*.svn\* -r ./

Load A .sql Database Dump Back Into MySQL

Default admin account — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:17:17 -0400

mysql --verbose --uUser -pPassword DatbaseToLoadInto < whatever.sql

How To Dump A Single MySQL Database

Default admin account — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:13:31 -0400

mysqldump -uUser -pPassword --databases DatabaseToDump1 DatabaseToDump2 > file_for_dump.sql

Flush DNS Cache on Mac OS X 10.4

Default admin account — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:05:04 -0400

lookupd -flushcache