Find large files from the command line
To find large files on the command line: find / -type f -size +10240k -exec ls -lh {} \; | awk ‘{ print size $5 “, location ” $9}’ This […]
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Installing Font Awesome
I use a few Font Awesome icons in my Atom editor, so I have a global install on my desktop sudo apt-get install fonts-font-awesome
Execute batch file and continue without pausing
If you want to execute a command in DOS and then continue without waiting on results of the call, use: start command-or-filename You can create a single batch file that calls […]
Proxying with Apache2 (running NodeJS apps through Apache)
Ubuntu 14.04 provided modapache2_mod_proxy_html as an option to pass requests to Apache through to something like NodeJS running on a different port. However, this package does not exist for 16.04! […]
phpMyAdmin – mbstring not found error
To resolve the mbstring extension not found error with phpMyAdmin, enable the extension. Open your php.ini file and ensure that extensions are enabled, and pointing to the correct directory: extension_dir […]
php manual install – don’t forget to create a global php.ini
When installing PHP on Windows, I used the manual install method. After installing, there are two sample php.ini files in the install directory. If you want a global PHP configuration […]
phpinfo gives a HTTP 500 error on Windows / IIS
When installing PHP on Windows Server, I set up a simple ECHO page to test the install. It worked fine. I tried a simple phpinfo() file, and got a 500 […]
Install PLEX media server from terminal
Grab the installer: 64 bit: wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.3.4.3285-b46e0ea/plexmediaserver_1.3.4.3285-b46e0ea_amd64.deb 32 bit: wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.3.4.3285-b46e0ea/plexmediaserver_1.3.4.3285-b46e0ea_i386.deb Then install manually sudo dpkg -i {the filename} The application should be available at http://{IP ADDRESS / DNS name}:32400/manage/index.html Restart the […]
Cleaning up old kernels (command line)
I manage some headless (command line) servers, so I need a way to remove old kernels without a GUI. I haven’t written a script to do it yet, since I […]
Enable themes install without FTP or SSH
Edit the wp-config.php file and add: define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’) Changing the owner will stop the prompt, but will sometimes break customization and previews. DO NOT do: cd /var/www/html/siteFolder sudo chown -R […]