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4June 27, 2011
thinkingsphinx failed to start searchd daemon

It’s a bit of a common question (in the Ruby on Rails / ThinkingSphinx world, at least!).
0June 14, 2011
Resetting the MySQL Root Password

How to reset the MySQL root password from a Linux command prompt
0June 10, 2011
How to Avoid Thinking Sphinx Injection Attacks

Do we need to worry about Injection Attacks in Thinking Sphinx? No, I say..
2May 11, 2011
Stopping a Dictionary Attack

How to prevent Dictionary Attacks from affecting your servers performance
0September 27, 2010
Copying a Remote folder using SCP

SCP (Secure Copy) is an excellent method of copying folders across different servers; it makes server moves a breeze. To use SCP, log into the server you want to copy…
1August 23, 2010
Using CSF and LFD

We currently manage servers for some clients which use Config Server Firewall (csf) together with the Login Failure Daemon (lfd) to maintain security. Here are some useful commands for controlling them.
0July 11, 2010
Patching Drupal

How to apply Drupal patches using SSH and wget
0July 1, 2010
Using Drush

Some simple (but much used) Drush commands
0July 1, 2010
Installing Drush

How to install Drush to help with Drupal command lines
0July 1, 2010
Updating Drupal via SSH

I always update Drupal as a two stage process (actually, it’s a four-stage process because I do it on the development version of my site prior to doing it on…

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