Logging out issues with the MODx Manager due to Varnish caching and cookie conflict.
Symlink MySQL Database in Linux (Ubuntu w/ AppArmor)
6th
Dec
Dec
MySQL Database on external drive in Linux. SymLinking and updating AppArmor.
Using the SEOmoz API in Python – Newer Example
2nd
Nov
Nov
I noticed that the Python example on seomoz.org is outdated and uses deprecated and removed modules. Here is an updated example using Python 2.6.5.
Free UK Postcode Database – Towns & Counties
5th
Oct
Oct
Free UK Postcode Database that includes town, county, longitude, latitude, x and y. Based on the ezpy UK postcode data file it includes 2822 postcodes. It’s completely free and available in .csv, .sql and .ods file formats.
FTP Sync with Linux
18th
May
May
An introduction to syncing remote FTP servers using LFTP – Sophisticated file transfer program in Linux.
Gnome 3 YouTube Search Provider
22nd
Apr
Apr
Add a YouTube search button to the Gnome 3 search providers list.
Repair / Restore GRUB 2 with Ubuntu (10.04+) Live CD
18th
Apr
Apr
Repairing / Re-installing GRUB 2 to a partition using the Ubuntu Live CD (10.04+).
Failed to Import Current Network Settings Into Target System – Arch
17th
Apr
Apr
“Failed to Import Current Network Settings Into Target System” with a net install of Arch Linux means some packages have failed to download.
PyGTK Tutorial – Advanced functionality of EggTrayIcon
31st
Mar
Mar
Advanced functionality of EggTrayIcon in Python.
Update ProFTPD MySQL Quota Tally – Python
10th
Mar
Mar
A Python script that updates users disk usage tally for the ProFTPD quota module (when using MySQL for FTP virtual users).
Refresh / Clear MODx (Revolution) Cache from PHP Script
4th
Mar
Mar
Refresh / Clear the MODx Revolution cache outside of MODx with PHP.
How to Disable and Change Cron Job Email Alerts
3rd
Mar
Mar
How to disable and change crontab email alerts sent after a cron job is completed on Linux.
Escaping SQLite queries in Python
17th
Dec
Dec
How to escape SQLite queries in Python correctly using the SQLite API (and not formatted strings).
FreeDNS Python IP Updater for Linux
1st
Dec
Dec
A Python script for automatically updating to the latest IP address for the free FreeDNS.afaird.org Dynamic DNS service.
How to Boot live CD ISO with GRUB2 (Ubuntu)
30th
Oct
Oct
How to edit the GRUB configuration to boot Live CD Linux Distribution ISO files on your hard drive. It’s easy (no need for CDs or USB sticks) and very fast on decent hard drives.
How to Remove User Names from Ubuntu (9.10+) GDM Login Screen
25th
Oct
Oct
How to disable the list of users shown at the Ubuntu GDM Login screen for 9.10 and over. This ensures that user names can’t be seen at startup and has to be manually entered before logging in.
Python Wait Function – Alternative to Sleep for GTK
16th
Sep
Sep
A quick “wait” function that replaces the “sleep” function. It runs through a loop for the specified amount of time doing nothing. This stops hanging and unresponsive interfaces for things such as GTK.
PyGTK Destroys window On Close – Solution
11th
Sep
Sep
When a window is closed in GTK the window gets destroyed. Here is a quick reason why followed by a snippet to stop reusable windows getting greyed out and destroyed in PyGTK.
Insecure directory in $ENV{PATH} while running with -T switch at /usr/bin/pg_ctlcluster
4th
Sep
Sep
A quick post on fixing PostgreSQL 8.4 throwing “Insecure directory in $ENV{PATH} while running with -T switch” when running aptitude on Ubuntu Server 10.04.
Cross Browser Testing on Linux
21st
Aug
Aug
As a Linux user browsing the web you probably have respect and understanding for the importance of both cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility. This is a look at native and Wine Linux support for the major browsers out there and how to test with them.
Installing Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) on Linux (Ubuntu)
21st
Aug
Aug
If you’re in the unfortunate scenario where you have to support IE6 then here’s a quick guide to installing Internet Explorer 6 on wine for Linux using winetricks (and not IEs4Linux).
Using a Windows NTFS XAMPP / Apache Install on a Linux Apache Server
27th
May
May
How to use, view and edit websites and MySQL from a Windows NTFS installation of XAMPP in Ubuntu Linux.
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