There are many how-to’s and examples on the net on how to enable MSSQL support in PHP on a Cpanel box, but none are 100% correct nor easy to maintain. I needed a solution that would be simple to maintain — in other words, something that didn’t have to be done over and over each […]
It would appear that Microsoft likes to keep files needed for critical core functionality of .NET, in folders called ‘temp’. I ran into an issue where contents of a bulging temp folder were deleted, in turn destroying all installed versions of .NET. Windows Update began failing, and the ability to update or reinstall .NET was […]
Convert a XenServer HVM domain to PV (paravirtual) and back again with this simple script.
With SMP (multi-CPU) VM’s on Xen or XenServer running Debian Lenny you need to add the following kernel options if you’re getting soft lockups: clocksource=pit nohz=off
Adding a remote MySQL user
Ajax-based password generation written in PHP/Javascript. It saves password length option in cookies.
How to install ffmpeg, flvtool2, mplayer, mencoder and ffmpeg-php on a Cpanel / CentOS server.
Recursively find many PHP shell scripts and PHP exploits with these simple one-liners.
When you’ve got dozens or more CentOS boxes to install Ksplice Uptrack on, this single cut-and-paste method lets you do it in one click. Remember to replace ACTUAL_KEY with your Ksplice access key.
Here are a few shortcuts for common monitoring tasks with TCPdump. I will update this post over time as new needs arise. Monitor traffic to/from a single port: tcpdump -n -i eth0 ‘port 53’ Monitor and decode traffic to/from or regarding a particular domain or IP (there may be a better way, this is quick […]