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Here is how to uncompress tar file. # gunzip filename.tar.gz or # tar xvf filename.tar Here is the command to execute .pl file. # perl

To increase ‘max_allowed_packet’. I came across this issue when trying to import 1.6gb sql dump. It took me a couple of hours to figure this[…]

Command line as follow: /etc/init.d/httpd  restart /etc/init.d/mysqld restart Or serice httpd restart serice mysqld restart ————————————– Import Database dumps 1) mysql -u root -p -h[…]

# ab -n 100 -c 10 http://www.yourwebsite.com/index.php ————————————– Benchmarking www.yourwebsite.com (be patient)…..done Server Software: Apache/2.2.17 Server Hostname: www.yourwebsite.com Server Port: 80 Document Path: /index.php Document[…]

Hi all, here is a tip how to create your own MD5 Encrypt password. There are a few MD5 Encrypt gernerators sites out there like[…]

This example only works for FireFox and Chromes. Sorry not for IE 🙁 #page-wrap { background: rgba(255, 147, 51, 0.7); -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px black;[…]

Recently my external hard drive died on me, and I had lost valuable content. I wished I had backed them up. I’m sure you all[…]

I have had my T-Mobile wireless broadband pointer for 6month and the MIFI device has been a life saver. Ideal when you’re out and about.[…]

There are a few ways to optimise your hosted WordPress sites, for example using ‘Quick Cache’ or ‘Mimify’ plugins and many more which will help[…]

The two best virtual machine player are VMPlayer by VMWare and VirualBox by Sun. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from their websites.[…]

Here is a tip how to sync all your iPhone/iPad contacts to gmail. 1. First of all you need to export all your contacts from[…]

I came across this site which help you setup a search script in your iPhone/iPad when surfing. Very handy tool, check it out! Or download