Read the last x lines of a log file
If like me you need to check out the PHP error log, but its bloody massive, you might want to…
Display CSS in its full style
I wanted to add a style to a div, but I was sure that our extensive CSS would have a…
Multiple Dropbox accounts on your Mac?
Its really very easy to have two Dropbox account clients runing on your Mac if you use Dropbox Encore. Not…
Reload httpd config without restarting the service
So you’ve made changes to your Apache config, but there are hundreds of uses currently online. To reload the config…
AllowEncodedSlashes not taking effect?
If you are switching on the AllowEncodedSlashes setting in the apache conf file, and it doesn’t seem to be making…
Compress files and folders in tar (Linux)
GZIP and TAR are two different utilities bound by the same cause. Compressing files and making file catalogs. To compress…
How to add a new user to MySQL
Don’t leave the root user as ‘the’ user for your web application. That’s just not a good idea. For instance,…
Where is my.cnf on Mac OSX?
On Mountain Lion, I found that the my.cnf file is missing. This is because Mac uses the default MySQL settings…
Start/Stop MySQL from Mac OSX Terminal
So you want to stop MySQL, or restart it? sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server restart
SSH Clears Terminal on disconnection
I found on some servers that when I disconnect from an SSH connection, the terminal console is cleared. This is…