Monthly Archives: December 2009

Easy Javascript-based Bookmark Link

Here’s a simple Javascript-based bookmarking script for your site. It automatically populates the page name and URL so you don’t have to. Put this in the <HEAD>: <script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript”> function addToFav() { if(window.sidebar){ window.sidebar.addPanel(document.title, this.location,””); }else{ window.external.AddFavorite(this.location,document.title); } } </script> Then, you can add a link in your <BODY>: Bookmark Us!

Sysctl and ip_conntrack_max optimization

On a busy webserver, you have to be very careful that you don’t run out of connection tracking buckets. Check how many you have set as your max: /sbin/sysctl net.ipv4.ip_conntrack_max Check how many you’re using: wc -l /proc/net/ip_conntrack A good maximum setting for most web servers with at least 2Gb RAM is 65536. Change the […]

Bash: How to add a line on top of text files with sed

Sometimes you might need to add one or more lines of text to the top of an existing text file. Let ‘sed’ rescue you: sed -i ‘1iSTUFF TO ADD’ file.txt You can add multiple lines (separated by \n) to multiple files at once: sed -i ‘1iSTUFF TO ADD\nMORE STUFF’ *.txt

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