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Category: short-guide

  • How to export Webflow code using simple Linux commands

    This article covers how to export Webflow code using simple Linux commands. Webflow is a great platform however most of its functionality is centered around editing and designing and less around hosting. Once a site has been designed and is receiving less frequent updates, moving out to your own web server can be a cost […]

  • Simple logging with rotation and custom format in Python

    Sometimes I find myself having to write a short Python script with proper logging capabilities. This code snippet demonstrates how to do use Python’s official logging module using very few lines but still with all these features in: basicConfig log rotation formating The following lines are interesting: ‘/path/to/log/file.log’ -> lets you specify where the log […]

  • Revoking MySQL Permissions

    Usage: Example: See Also Granting MySQL Permissions Show Permission MySQL Commands

  • How to pass parameters to a PHP script executed through the command line

    The syntax to pass parameters to PHP scripts executed command line is: For more information: Control your scripts with command-line PHP PHP CLI: Sending parameters via command line

  • Quick and dirty fix for VMware Linux guests loosing clock accuracy

    I covered on a previous post how to keep the clock synchronized for VMware Linux guest(s). Well this seems to not work at least for recent versions VMware Server 2 (i.e. the one with web based management console). For now the quick& dirty solution I am using is putting a cron job that executes ntpdate […]

  • How to install MySQL Server on Debian Linux

    While installing MySQL Server it is always good to keep in mind that the logs and data folders will potentially have a big size. By default MySQL keeps them in the root mount point (i.e. ‘/’). That may cause your database server system disk to get full, which is never a good idea. This article […]

  • Granting MySQL Permissions

    Usage Examples Notes WITH GRANT OPTION should only be added when really needed; this privilege allows a user to grant to others (more info). The location from where a user can connect (i.e. ‘username’@’server’) can be also a network if specified as  ‘username’@’10.120.%.%’ See Also Showing MySQL Permissions GRANT Syntax