Think LAMP - Web Development, Linux Administration and Networking

Configure Mutt to receive mail via POP3

bpeh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:05:32 +0000

1. install ‘fetchmail’ to get mail from POP3 server. 2. under home dir, create .fetchmailrc and use following syntax (assuming no ssl) poll [SERVER] with proto [PROTOCOL] user [REMOTE_USER] there with password [REMOTE_PASSWORD] is [LOCAL_USER] here 3. Start getting mail using “fetchmail -v” 4. mutt tips: # view html within mutt auto_view text/html # press I to auto fetch mail macro index I ‘ [...]

Zend QuickStart Error

bpeh — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:56:39 +0000

If you have been following the zend quickstart tutorial at Zend site: http://framework.zend.com/docs/quickstart and couldn’t work out why it didn’t work… You need to check a few things. A few friends complained that the code aren’t working. How can you expect Zend to release something that is not working??!! Well, I was persuaded to go through the [...]

Google Adsense Scam - Tricky

bpeh — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:08:02 +0000

I think this is tricky. the url might look ok on first glance http://adwords.google.com.session-57391038778512910152.17112081177941850527 .sys68.ru look again. the extension is .ru not .com. — Our system was unable to process a payment for your outstanding Google AdWords account balance using your primary credit card. For the time being, your account is still open, and your ads are still running. However, we require you [...]

10 Checklist For Starting A Software Business

bpeh — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:57:39 +0000

I am eager to write something based on my experience in the software business. Hey, it is a good reminder for me in the future as well! 1. Backup Plan Do you have a software or script to backup both database and raw files regularly? 2. Failure Plan What do you do when things fall apart? How do you [...]

Project Manager Is Important

bpeh — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:46:38 +0000

I was involved in a big project and our team couldn’t deliver the product in time. We went through a 3 hr debrief and everyone agreed that our biggest problem is the lack of a centralised person, ie a project manager to bring all resources together. We thought that was simple but often overlooked. In [...]

Command Line Blogging - Wordpress

bpeh — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:43:38 +0000

I am using command line most of the time because of the nature of my work. Normally, when I discovered new techniques to do things, solved a problem or had a cool idea, I would write them down on my exercise book. It soon became clear that I needed something more concrete as copying lines [...]

Removing Foreign Key Constraints In MYSQL

bpeh — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:29:08 +0000

Some Mysql db is using innoDB which implements foreign key contraints. If you can’t drop or alter a table, check that it doesnt have foreign key contraints. Well, innoDB can be an angel or devil… In mysql command line, check existence of foreign keys show create table demographic_type CREATE TABLE `demographic_type` ( `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, `user_group_id` varchar(255) [...]

10 Things that System Administrators should Know

bpeh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:49:47 +0000

I got inspired by the 10 commandments for system administrators from http://www.linux.com/feature/44315 This is my list: 1. Be WARY about COST CUTTING. (cheap hardware, cables, labour) 2. KNOW THE NETWORK well. (keep network, routing diagrams, track public and private IP, label cables if necessary) 3. ESTABLISH STRONG SECURITY POLICIES in the system. (Security Access, File Permission, good password choice, encryption, SetUID, LDAP, [...]

Retrieve Lost Password in MYSQL

bpeh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:11:33 +0000

Sometime, we forget the root password for mysql. It happened to me once in my company. The previous developer left and didn’t document where to look for passwords. Well, it is possible for the root user of the system to reset it anyway… First shutdown mysql, /etc/init.d/mysql stop then mysqld –skip-grant-tables –u root mysql -u root mysql> use mysql; mysql> UPDATE [...]

BlueHost Hosting Review - My Experience

bpeh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:21:08 +0000

Website hosting nowsadays is very competitive. Many web hosting companies offer tonnes of features at very competitive rates. With so many choices in mind, how do you choose the right host? I have tried many hosts over the years and finally landed on one that I feel has the most complete features that I need [...]

Search Engine Rankings With PEAR SOAP

bpeh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:12:05 +0000

Google implemented a search API in 2002 for web developers to do Google search within their own website. By using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) procedures, the API allows the search and results retrieval to run in the background. I have implemented a google search function in this website using PEAR SOAP. The script loops through [...]

Online Calendar Using PHP and AJAX

bpeh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:09:34 +0000

This calendar plugs in seamless with any content management system you are using. With Ajax, your screen need not be refreshed. The functionality can be easily extended using inheritance. The full demo can be seen here - PHP Ajax Calendar and source code is here - Simple PHP Calendar Source.

Arrow Keys In Vim

bpeh — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:02:32 +0000

When you navigate using the arrow keys in vim, you might get some funny characters like A, B, C…etc. In .vimrc, add this line: :set nocompatible This should do the trick.

Simulate Login Checks with Nagios

bpeh — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:02:07 +0000

If you wish to check that your web application is working fine (people are able to login), you can run a script to automate the login process. It is possible to use cron to do it but with nagios, you could do much more. Nagios is highly configurable and it makes perfect sense to write [...]

Linux Network Printing

bpeh — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:18:56 +0000

I installed a linux network printer for a friend and thought I post the steps here. First of all, find out the ip address of the printer. Go to http://localhost:631 to add a printer. You might need root access. Under device, choose ipp and in Device URI, type ipp://hostname/ipp/. Then add the model and follow through [...]

Internet Security Is About Common Sense

bpeh — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:15:20 +0000

I find remembering passwords the hardest thing in life. When creating user accounts on the net, we often need the username and password. To save trouble, a lot of people use the same username and password in alot of places - including bank accounts! Not every website uses encryption for password, so if you happen to [...]

copy and paste between vim windows - stupid indentation

bpeh — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:00:42 +0000

if you are using vim and tries to copy and paste between windows or shells, you may find that vim adds some extra spaces / identations to your code. Irritation? yes. The quick solution is to do a :set noautoident or add this in the vimrc file to make it a default.

IRAQ Get Rich Scheme

bpeh — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:08:10 +0000

Another one of those mails… when will these things ever stop? President/ceo. Dear sir, RE-CONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ - VARIOUS SUPPLIES... My name is ( ABD-AL-RAHMAN) and this is an urgent contract.We have recieved an allocation for a contract to supply your company’s Product, this is a Multi Million Dollars worth of international supplies to Iraq. My benefactor in this project is [...]

Create New Debian Package From Scratch (Extra Tips for PHP Pear Modules)

bpeh — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:06:35 +0000

Pear often has alot of packages that are not yet in the debian repository… It make sense to create new pear-debian packages just to follow the protocol. Firstly, you will have to make sure that the package that you are trying to create is not yet available in the repository else you will be re-inventing [...]

Web 2.0 online picture framing application

bpeh — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:34:47 +0000

Yourframer is finally launched after putting in alot of hardwork. The program is designed with flexibility and expandability in mind. Anyone can simply transfer an image from anywhere and start framing almost instantaneously by inserting a simple javascript in their site. Say, for example in my flickr album, I can frame any high res image [...]