Covering tips that I find usefull
Replace IP address across multiple SPF records in a MySQL server.
Just had to do this for a PowerDNS server. UPDATE `records` SET `content` = replace(content, ‘old_ip’, ‘new_ip’);
Linux Admin
Install and Automate LetsEncrypt SSL on your Plesk Login
When you use the LetsEncrypt module it handles the renewals of your encrypted domains without any issue. However it doesn’t appear to have any method […]
Unable to find backend willing to host … for potential supermaster
Fixing the “Unable to find backend willing to host hostname for potential supermaster” Error. I had set up many PowerDNS master slave nameserver clusters before […]
Bash Scripting Random Numbers
I needed to create a script that would pick a random line from a file. The $RANDOM variable isn’t the easiest to use as it […]
My Site is now encrypted using letsencrypt ssl cert on plesk 12.5 and Centos 6.7.
This server is now running a Free SSL Certificate from LetsEncrypt. I am running this server on Centos 6.7 and have plesk 12.5 installed. Now […]
Protecting .htaccess files from web application exploits.
Over the last 18 months I have seen more and more new clients contacting me regarding their site being flagged by google as hosting malware […]
ERROR 2006 (HY000) MySQL server has gone away
If you get this error when importing a mysql database add the following line to your /etc/my.cnf max_allowed_packet=573741824 The number should be larger than the […]
Export WordPress XML file to separate html files.
I needed to quickly export all the articles in a WordPress install to separate html files. There were over 400 posts so a copy and […]
Clearing the buffers and caches on Linux.
I have been playing around with a couple of modules and monitoring their memory usage. I wanted to clear the caches and buffers to give […]
What hard drives are in my Perc Raid Array
I had a client who ordered a new server for me to configure. The memory was not what was ordered so I checked out all […]