Using bitmask permissions like Unix in PHP application
Have you ever wanted to give read/write/Delete type of permissions to users or other items within a PHP application? Why not use Unix-style file permissions (read/write/execute for example)? A PHP...
View ArticleRestarting Plesk base services
I recently had the need to restart Plesk on a server. Everything on the server was running just fine, but Plesk was not responding. After some searching I found these handy lines that allowed me to get...
View ArticleApache parse PHP from within files using ‘.html’ extension
Recently I had someone that needed to move their site to a new server. The site was entirely created with the files using the .html extension, but had embeded inside. I simply cleared this up by adding...
View ArticlePHP failing to upload images on a Plesk managed server
I recently upgraded a few of my Linux servers from Plesk 7.5 to 8.2. Everything seemed to be fine, however calls started coming in about PHP forms not uploading images correctly. My team and I were...
View ArticlePlesk backup problem
I had a problem backing up domains on a server and received the following error message: Error: Unable to create backup session: Specified file is not accessible Finally i solved this problem!!!! it...
View ArticleTinyMCE URL rewrite problem editing emails (kinda solved)
TinyMCE has a habit of rewriting the URL for images, etc. However, this becomes broken when using TinyMCE to edit things like emails. The relative path is totally useless in an email because the...
View ArticleRedhat, Plesk, named, and chroot oh my!
Well once again I performed my updates via Redhat up2date, and once again I lost all name services on a server. This time I thought I would post my fix, since it was the same as last time. There was...
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UltraEdit on Linux and MAC…finally ! ! !
I received an email that just made my day. It was the announcement that UltraEdit will finally be available on Linux! The screenshots show it on Ubuntu, and they say there will also be a version for...
View ArticleWindows backup bat script using xcopy
Recently I had the need to create a bat script that could be executed by the Windows Scheduled Tasks. The purpose was to copy files from one server to another as a cheap way to backup files created by...
View ArticleBackup Windows Domain Controller using NTBACKUP via cmd
Backing up your servers for disaster recovery these days much include your Domain Controller if you are utilizing a Windows Active Directory to manage your users. To do this is easy using a tool that...
View ArticleLinux backup using CRON to local directory
As many have pointed out I am on a backup and disaster recovery kick lately. Some would say that it is about time, others are simply glad to see that data is now being backed up. I have found that it...
View ArticleBackup files from Linux to a Windows server
Ok, this may be my last disaster recovery and backup blog for a long time. As you can probably tell from the title this blog entry is all about keeping backup strategies as cheap as possible. My...
View ArticleInstall APC (alternative PHP cache) on RedHat RHEL 5
After attending php|tek 2009 I decided it was finally time for me to play with APC, and at least install it on a server to see what all of the excitement is about. After all, if it is good enough for...
View ArticleCakePHP and Dreamweaver opening ctp files
I have been working with some web designers recently who do not have a lot of PHP coding experience, but fully understand HTML and CSS in code view using Dreamweaver. So, to help them transition...
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Tether Android to Ubuntu for free Internet
A couple of weeks ago I was without Internet (thanks to AT&T), and was forced to go to Starbucks to check email and commit work I had done. While I like going to Starbucks, it was not the best...
View ArticleVirtualmin error while installing on Ubuntu 10.4
While I am very comfortable using Linux via a command line shell, I think all of us can admit that occasionally we need to look up a command or two due to non-regular use. Because time is short, and...
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Executing CakePHP script using Windows Scheduled Task
In Windows adding a scheduled task is just not as straight forward as adding a CRON job using Linux. (Don’t get me started on troubleshooting a Windows Schedule Task that did not run for some reason.)...
View ArticleAdd items to Ubuntu 12.04 Unity Launcher (quicklaunch)
The recent upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin left me somewhat hanging when it comes to creating launchers on the desktop, and also in the Unity Launcher (also called quicklaunch in some places)...
View ArticleMy experience at Code Retreat Miami 2012
This past weekend (Dec. 8th, 2013) I had the great opportunity to experience my first Code Retreat in Miami, for the Global Day of Code Retreat, here is a post about it to help inform others about this...
View ArticleCopy and paste from virtual machines to host
With the growth of using virtual machines as development environments, thanks to great projects like Vagrant and Puphpet.com, I have been using virtual environments for most of my development these...
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