Snipplr has a good article on how to find all of the files on a Linux system that contain a specific string.
find /the/path/to/start/at |xargs grep 'the string' -sl
The search will include subfolders.
Installing the Oracle Library for PHP
Chris Sibert wrote a good tutorial on installing the Oracle library for PHP. If you’re running SELinux, I’d recommend temporarily turning it off to get the module setup so you don’t have to worry about problems during the install, and then turn SELinux back on after you verify the module is working. Then you can […]
Domain Name Expiration and Renewal
Mike Davidson has written a good article detailing the sleazy underworld of domain name expiration and renewal.
Set Linux time using remote time server
You can use the rdate command to set the correct time on a Linux system, instead of having to manually enter it. NIST has a list of time servers. You can then use hwclock to update the hardware clock.
rdate -s nist1-ny.WiTime.net /sbin/hwclock --systohc
Additional FTP accounts on Plesk for Linux
Before version 9 of Plesk you couldn’t add additional FTP accounts for a domain through the control panel. This KB explains how to manually add extra FTP accounts that are restricted to their home directory.
Desktop TODO List Software
For the past several years I’ve just been using a Word document with a multi-layer bulleted list to keep track of tasks, but that’s getting a little hard to manage. I started looking for something with collapsible items and filters to show certain categories, statuses, etc. There are a lot of popular web-based applications, but […]
The Design Curve
